[Qgis-user] Send us your tips!

[Tim Sutton]

Hiya Percy

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM, percy langa <percylanga at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> I think this is a fantastic idea. I'll be contributing my tips in the
> near future.
>
> BTW, Im also based SA. KZN North Coast to be precise (ex-state
> employer and now environmental consultant).
>

Nice! Greetings from Swellendam, WCape :-) Glad you like the tips
feature, I'll look forward to your contribution!

Regards

Tim

> Cheers,
> Percy
>
>
>>> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:02:15 +0200, Tim Sutton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday I added a 'tip of the day' type dialog that appears when
>>>> QGIS starts. You have probably have seen a similar feature in other
>>>> applications. And no, before you ask, we are not going to implement a
>>>> 'Mr. Paperclip' function next :-). Right now the tip list is rather
>>>> basic so I would like to invite everyone to submit your favourite
>>>> little tips for QGIS. Here are some guidelines:
>>>>
>>>> - The tip should have a short title
>>>> - The tip content should be short - one or two paragraphs
>>>> - Simple HTML formatting can be used for the tip, including links, lists
>>>> etc.
>>>> - Tips should be broadly useful and perhaps reveal functionality that
>>>> users may have otherwise overlooked.
>>>>
>>>> Here is an example submission:
>>>>
>>>> Title: Quick access to project properties
>>>> Content: You can quickly access the project properties dialog by
>>>> clicking on the icon in the bottom right corner of the window in the
>>>> status bar area.
>>>>
>>>> If you are a developer, you can add tips directly to
>>>> src/app/qgstipfactory.cpp - it should be self explanatory what to do
>>>> when you look at the source.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Tim
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