[Qgis-user] inserting symbols into qgis

[sunny74]

Hi


Your suggestions did not work.
I converted my .jpg's into .svg's and placed them in  a separate folder
within the svg folder of QGIS but it did not show in symbology.
Then I put them in to one of the existing folders but again the same result,
even though I restarted QGIS.
there is a button called "Load Style" and I tried to use it to add symbols
but it required .qml files.

So how to add the symbols.

Regards.
                                                            

James Card wrote:
> 
> Inkscape also has an image tracing utility built-in to convert raster  
> images to vectors. If you're willing to do a bit of tinkering with the  
> conversion parameters I've had very good results with this process.
> 
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:46:04 -0700, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> SVG is a hybrid format. It can also embed raster images (jpg,png). So  
>> theoretically you could embed your existing symbols in a raster (with a  
>> SVG shell around it). However, this is not recommended since the raster  
>> images don't scale properly. They would get pixely/or blurry when  
>> enlarged.
>>
>> SVG is the best choice for scalable symbols.
>>
>> If you want quick results and don't care about quality you could still  
>> embed the rasters (you can embed them base64 encoded in the data URL),  
>> so you only have one file and not two files. In Inkscape (at least in  
>> 0.47) you can embed the image in the SVG by using "Extensions" -->  
>> "Images" --> "Embed Images".
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Andreas
>>
>>
>> sunny74 wrote:
>>> Hi Alex,Fischer
>>>
>>> Thanks to both of you for your replies.
>>> So I understand that only SVG files are accepted by QGIS as symbols.
>>> Then I have to convert jpg,bmp etc into svg.
>>> Do I have to use Inkscape i.e http://www.inkscape.org/ for the  
>>> conversion.
>>>
>>> Warm Regards.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jürgen E. Fischer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Alex,
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 09. Oct 2009 at 07:44:43 -0700, Alex Mandel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In the QGIS installation folder there's a subfolder called svg. Any  
>>>>> svg
>>>>> files you place in there will be picked up the next time QGIS is  
>>>>> started
>>>>> and show up in the symbol picker.
>>>>>
>>>> There's even a context menu in the symbol picker that allows a rescan
>>>> without restarting.
>>>>  Jürgen
>>>>
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