[Qgis-user] Re : Edit print composer

[Alexandre Neto]

The usage of presets is quite simple.

While in the map canvas, set the desired visibility of your layers. Now at
the top of the legend there is a eye Icon (presets). Click on add preset
and give it a meaningful name.

Then go to the composer. Notice that near the "lock layers for map item" is
also an eye icon. You can now choose to select the already saved preset for
this map item. Since you can have many presets, you can use it to switch
between layers combinations.

As a preview, in the current master version there's a new feature that will
allow to save different style settings for the same layer. This feature is
connected to presets, meaning that you can use the same layer with
different styles in different compositions (or even in different map items
in the same composition) without any duplication, and switch between them
using the  presets.

How cool can that be?

Alexandre Neto


On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:48 AM, Matt Boyd <mattslists at gmail.com> wrote:

> thanks Andreas,
> every time I turn around there's something new in QGIS (which is great).
> just browsing through the manual, are you able to give me some tips on how
> to enable / use this functionality.
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> It isn't directly possible.
>>
>> However, starting with QGIS 2.6 you can use the visibility presets
>> (bookmarks of combinations of layer visiblities) which can be used directly
>> in both the main window and the print composer. So you can switch very
>> quickly in both windows.
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>>
>>
>> On 13.01.2015 23:57, drruddy gmail wrote:
>>
>>  Hello Matt,
>>
>>  I don’t think that’s possible. Would be interested to know if it can be
>> done but I’ve only been able to change layers in composer from map
>>
>>  MR
>>
>>
>> On 13 January 2015 at 22:48:42, Matt Boyd (mattslists at gmail.com) wrote:
>>
>>  Thanks junior,
>> This is what I'm doing at the moment. What I'd like is to be able to load
>> the locked items in the print composer to the main window.
>> Sorry if I wasn't clear.
>> On 13/01/2015 7:02 pm, "Junior" <delazj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi Matt,
>>> Once you have activated all the layers that should be displayed in your
>>> print composer, select the map item inside your print composer and check
>>> the option "lock layers for map item" in the properties tab.
>>> More info can be found below "Composer Items" chapter in this link
>>> http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/user_manual/print_composer/print_composer.html
>>>
>>>  Envoyé depuis mon HTC
>>>
>>> ----- Reply message -----
>>> De : "Matt Boyd" <mattslists at gmail.com>
>>> Pour : "qgis-user" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
>>> Objet : [Qgis-user] Edit print composer
>>> Date : mar., janv. 13, 2015 06:02
>>>
>>> Hi QGISers,
>>> I've got a few different print composers in the same project and it's
>>> slightly painful to go back and turn layers on/off when I want to edit one
>>> of them.
>>>
>>>  Is there an easy way to turn on/off the layers in a particular print
>>> composer automagically?
>>>
>>>  THanks
>>> Matt
>>>
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