Hi Marco,<div><br></div><div>You can simply add another map to the canvas, and then set the extents and scale to only cover your area of interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Carson<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 October 2010 13:59, Marco Tuckner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcotuckner@public-files.de">marcotuckner@public-files.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear all,<br>
I quite like the new print composer.<br>
<br>
But I need a hint:<br>
How do I achive a small overview map connced to the main view?<br>
<br>
The aim is to show in the overview map, via a rectangle which area is shonw in<br>
detail on the main map inset.<br>
<br>
Example:<br>
<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank_files/insertmapelements.gif" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank_files/insertmapelements.gif</a><br>
<br>
(taken from:<br>
<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank.html" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank.html</a>)<br>
<br>
Thanks a lot in advance for any hint,<br>
Marco<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Carson J. Q. Farmer<br>ISSP Doctoral Fellow<br>National Centre for Geocomputation<br>National University of Ireland, Maynooth,<br><a href="http://www.carsonfarmer.com/">http://www.carsonfarmer.com/</a><br>
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