I was mostly interested in seeing qgis having similar grid symbology to ps.output. On May 14, 2012 9:51 AM, "Etienne Tourigny" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Bob, > > Output looks really nice but I see 2 issues: > > 1 - grass is optional, not part of qgis core > 2 - made for PS output, may not fit nicely with the composer nor the map > canvas > > Perhaps there is a workaround for 2 ? > > Etienne > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:47 AM, Bob and Deb <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wonder if http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Ps.output might give good ideas > for > > drawing a grid on the map canvas. > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Etienne Tourigny < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I would like to add support to draw a grid on the map canvas, in a way > >> similar to what is done in the map composer (although perhaps without > >> the annotations on the borders). > >> > >> What should be the approach used? > >> > >> 1) plugin or core? > >> 2) rubberbands or basic plot functions triggered after mapCanvas update? > >> > >> I think both drawing strategies are possible using a plugin. > >> > >> It would be best to write in the core, assuming there is sufficient > >> interest in this, but it will take time to trickle down to the stable > >> version (an argument for making it a plugin). > >> > >> I know the current workaround is to create a vector grid with ftools, > >> but that is a little clunky. > >> > >> Any thoughts? > >> Etienne > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Qgis-developer mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > > >
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