[Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

typo: "I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few *weeks* ago?"

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM, percy langa <percylanga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Murali,
>
> I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few ago? I also found
> that the New Symbology has performances issues on the Printer Composer.
>
> I am happy with 1.6.
>
> Cheers,
> Percy
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Murali krishna <
> murali.krishna.gurram at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> This was the problem even I encountered with Symbology option and Print
>> Composer. Especially the problem we face with the white band when we place a
>> legend is very frustating,. In fact, you can not compose a map with legend.
>> I think, the issue need to be resolved as soon as possible.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Murali Krishna Gurram
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM, percy langa <percylanga at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My experience with 1.7 has been good and really bad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I really like the new features, especially the ability to
>>> switch between Old and New Symbology. The trouble started with Print
>>> Composer. First, it was Legend issues (a white band appears at the top of
>>> the Legend, extending to the top of the Composer). After a bit of
>>> troubleshooting (I switched off all the layers in Map View and switched them
>>> on again, one at the time), the Legend was almost working again (but really
>>> slow). The 'white band' would only be present if certain layers were added
>>> to the Map View.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Secondly, and the most critical issue, is that QGIS crashes when I save
>>> the Print Composer as an Image (tiff). 'Save as PDF' works fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, after a few crashes yesterday, I re-installed 1.6 and I am happy
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Funny thing is, a few months back, before 1.7 stable was announced, I had
>>> both 1.6 and qgis-dev working fine. Hopefully I'll spend a bit more time
>>> troubleshooting the 1.7 issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Machine: Win XP, Service Pack 3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers and keep up the great work,
>>>
>>> Percy
>>>
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>>
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