[Qgis-user] Re: Overview (inset map ) in map composer

[Lionel Roubeyrie]

Hi Andreas,
I don't like manually setting extents values in the composer, I prefer
having the same extents in the map canvas and in the composer, but
sometimes I can't because the composer doesn't exactly follows the map
canvas (specially when I want to print in A3 format). I know we can
zoom with the mouse wheel but then the zoom factor is sometimes too
big. Maybe if we can have more precision on the zoom factor, like by
holding the CTRL key while zooming with the mouse wheel, or/and a
zoom-rectangle button...

2010/10/28 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>:
> Hi Lionel,
>
> Do you mean a zoom-rectangle in the selected map view?
>
> I usually set the map scale to some round value (I don't like map scales
> that are not rounded). This sets the zoom value for me. Then you can
> change the map extent by dragging the map content.
>
> Are you aware that you can also zoom with the mouse wheel in the map in
> the print composer? Given this functionality - do you still think that the
> zoom rectangle is necessary?
>
> Andreas
>
> On Thu, October 28, 2010 9:39 am, Lionel Roubeyrie wrote:
>> HI,
>> and a select zoom area button in the print composer would be a great
>> thing too, setting manually extents is not as simple as in the map
>> canvas.
>> cheers
>>
>> 2010/10/28 Alister Hood <alister.hood at synergine.com>:
>>> Hi guys,
>>> There is a feature request for adding the map from the overview pane to
>>> the composer:
>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2348
>>> That person is after essentially the same result as you Marco, but they
>>> seem to have forgotten that the extent of the map view is almost always
>>> at least slightly different from the extent of the detail map in the
>>> print composer.  So the map extent rectangle shown in the overview would
>>> be wrong.
>>>
>>> It might be more flexible anyway to have a plugin add a rectangle to a
>>> normal map canvas on the print composer, showing the extents of another
>>> map canvas.  I think this would be a popular feature - does anyone know
>>> how feasible it would be?
>>>
>>> I imagine the other problem mentioned in that ticket (the difficulty
>>> around preserving/changing the layers shown on a map canvas in the
>>> composer) is something that should be addressed separately.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alister
>>>
>>>> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:42:10 +0000 (UTC)
>>>> From: Marco Tuckner <marcotuckner at public-files.de>
>>>> Subject: [Qgis-user] Re: Overview (inset map ) in map composer
>>>> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> Message-ID: <loom.20101027T174030-962 at post.gmane.org>
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>>>>
>>>> > You can simply add another map to the canvas, and then set the
>>>> extents and
>>>> scale to only cover your area of interest.
>>>> Yes.
>>>> But how do I make them dynamically zoom and also display an extend
>>>> rectangle on
>>>> the overview map showing th extend of the detailed map?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for following up.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Marco
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