[Qgis-user] Tool to copy the content of the map canvas to the clipboard

[DelazJ]

Hi,

2016-12-20 18:23 GMT+01:00 Bo Victor Thomsen <bo.victor.thomsen at gmail.com>:

> Hi List-members -
>
> Is there in Qgis a function / button / menu-item / short-cut / plugin to
> make a simple bitmap copy of the current content of the map-canvas and save
> it to the clipboard ? My users need this to make a copy of the map and
> paste into MS-Word or other software.
>
> I really need the functionality for my users and I can't seem to find it.
> The closest I've come is the "save as png" menu-item in the project menu.
> But it's to cumbersome to use in this case.
>

Afaics, there's no "save as png" option but "save as image" in Project
menu, option from which you can choose the image file format (bmp, jpg...).
It's not on the clipboard but easier and more accessible than print
composer.

Regards,
Harrissou


>
> I'm familiar with the composer function. My users can't use this neither
> because it takes to long to activate (to many choices and to many buttons
> to click)
>
> So I've decided to make a simple plugin to cover this functionality. But
> first I want to be very sure the function actually is missing ;-)
>
> Regards
> Bo Victor Thomsen
> Municipality of Frederikssund, Denmark.
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