[Qgis-user] loading geologic symbol library

Firstname Lastname byron at conjugategeo.com
Fri Jan 14 11:56:09 PST 2022


hello Bernd etal.  i did not see a solution to this or did i miss it.
thanks for the assistance.


On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 10:02 AM Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>
wrote:

> Hey Benoit,
>
> now all is fine :) Can imagine that it's not so easy to keep everything up
> to date .
> E.g. the geological stuff from the Resource Sharing Plugin seems to be
> mainly non-functional as well at the moment ...
>
> Thanx a bunch!
>
> Bernd
>
>
> Am 13.01.22 um 17:36 schrieb info:
>
> Hi Bernd,
>
> Oops! Some files did not upload at all... Please try again to download the
> FGDC folder.
>
> 32 files should be in 700-LithoMetalIgneousVein folder.
>
> Cheers,
> Benoit
>
>
> On 13/01/2022 18:16, Bernd Vogelgesang wrote:
>
> Hi Benoit,
>
> thanx a ton! Now it works. Just, symbols for 703 to 733 are question marks
> again.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bernd
> Am 13.01.22 um 15:20 schrieb info:
>
> Hi Bernd,
>
> You're right the xml's on the repo do point to non-existent folders.
>
> I've added a FGDC folder to the repo with the correct folder structure.
> Copy that folder (FGDC) into one of QGIS svg path folders and you can then
> use the xml files to import the svg symbols.
>
> Cheers,
> Benoit
>
>
>
> On 13/01/2022 15:04, Bernd Vogelgesang wrote:
>
> Hi Benoit,
>
>
> sorry for the confusion. I specifically refer to your answer and the
> linked project. There is a svg-folder and a folder with the xml-files from
> the download.
>
> Setting the path to the svg-folder and then importing the xml is simply
> not successful.
>
> As you refered to this project, I assumed that you successfully imported
> those styles.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bernd
>
>
>
> Am 13.01.22 um 13:56 schrieb info:
>
> Hi Bernd,
>
> Thanks for your comments. It seems I've misread Byron's problem and
> assumed that his library is wrapped up into an xml file!
>
> In order to use the solution I've provided you need to have an xml
> "library" file describing the .svg files.
> Then you point *Settings -> Style Manager... -> Import/Export -> Import
> Item(s)...* to the xml file not the svg files.
>
>
> @Byron, open one of your svg files with a text editor. Does the first line
> starts with "<svg" or is it '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
> standalone="no"?>'?
> If not you probably have downloaded html files embedding svg images!
>
> Cheers,
> Benoit
>
>
> On 13/01/2022 14:32, Bernd Vogelgesang wrote:
>
> Hi Benoit,
>
> I just tried to import the symbols from the page you mentioned which leads
> to this repository: https://github.com/BC-Consulting/FGDC-4-QGIS/
>
> Now, even with all explanations given, the import seems not to work
> properly.
>
> no matter what path I add for the FDGC folder (just the .../FDGC or the
> .../FDGC/svg path) , on import, it says, that
>
> - the symbols are already there and gives the option to overwrite or skip,
>
> This is "normal" behaviour, so just say "overwrite"
>
> - the option to add comma-separted tags (e.g. Geology) does not work, and
> no tag at all is given
>
> - all symbols are just question marks
>
> Are those guidelines just precisely unprecise, or am I just to dumb to
> understand whats asked from me?
>
> Cheers
>
> Bernd
>
>
>
> Am 13.01.22 um 07:56 schrieb info:
>
> Hi Byron,
>
> *Settings -> Style Manager... -> Import/Export -> Import Item(s)...*
>
> See https://www.geoproc.com/be/qgis-fgdc.htm for more info.
>
> Best regards,
> Benoit
>
>
> On 12/01/2022 23:12, Firstname Lastname wrote:
>
> i have download a geologic symbol library from Rod Holcolme, a geology
> prof in australia.  i have set up the path for the files via the
> Options>system>.svg path.
> this seems to have linked to the directory, but i can not figure out how
> to see the files.
> within the directory, there are several files that show up as microsoft
> edge html files with the file types as shown below.
>
> GeoQSymbols/DipDir/001%20Bedding%20(dipdir).svg
>
> Can anyone help me to get these imported.  i can not get them imported .
> thanks for your help
> --
> Byron Veilleux, MSc. P.Geo
> Conjugate Geologic Services Limited
> Calgary, Alberta Canada
> byron at conjugategeo.com
> Cell:4037108414
>
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