[Qgis-user] Hello

[Andreas Neumann]

regarding the coordinate grid:

this is now in the print composer (Version 1.4 and above). No more
complicated workarounds or separate plugins ... This new feature is
available when a map item is selected and active in the print composer.
Activate the grid with the checkbox and make your settings. I am sure that
there are special cases not handled in the print composer, like grid in a
different coordinate system than your data (eg. data in UTM and grid in
degrees (lat/lon)). But most general cases should be possible now.

Andreas


On Wed, January 13, 2010 9:29 am, Pierre Chevalier Géologue wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> Brett Adams claviota:
>> Hi Pierre,
>> I'm a geophysicist in Australia, working primarily in Nickel and IOCG.
>> Just started my own consultantsy this year and started with Qgis last
>> week. My requirements of Qgis sound very similar to yours.
> Certainly.  You geophysicists like bright colours, and we geologists
> have more dull colours, but after all, we are dealing with the same
> thing: rocks, displayed on maps! ;)
> So I believe we should have similar requirements!
>
>> How are you getting a coordinate grid around your maps?
> Not easily.  Usually, I generate several graticules using the
> appropriate plugin, which creates a shapefile for each graticule.  I
> have to manually change the srid, and then I overlay all my graticules,
> using different transparencies, to get a neat visual effect.  I also
> play with labels, according to map scale and the step of graticule.
>
>> I'm hoping you have a better (faster) system than me.
> I'm afraid not... ;(
>
>> My process works but is a bit of stuffing about. I generate a vector
>> grid, edit the DBF file, reimport the DBF then get the labels organised.
> All right: then, you end up with points with a little cross symbol, if I
> understand well, with labels around them.
>
> I believe this is a feature that would be needed by many of us, qgis
> users.  I had the plan to try to write a plugin to do a neat graticule,
> generated every time the map is changed, with coordinates every 1km, or
> 100m, or 1000km, depending on the zoom, or 1°, or 30", etc. depending on
> the srid (which may be different from the map).  But no time...
> So many software packages already do this neatly, so I guess it should
> not be too difficult to adapt their code.  I'm thinking of viking, for
> instance.
>
> A+
> Pierre
>
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