Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-20 Thread G. Garibaldi
Bug report #9703 The line thickness is good. The endpoints could be improved. Crossmarks would be better than dots. If dot endpoints are easiest to program, then put a smaller white dot in the middle of the larger red dot. This will help measurement accuracy. The most desirable quality of the

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-20 Thread Matthias Kuhn
Hi, It is very likely that better CAD functionality will hit QGIS soon. An approach based on the CadInput plugin [1] is being discussed [2] and parted to core [3]. Maybe this does already provide a lot of what you need? Best regards, Matthias [1] http://vimeo.com/85052231 [2]

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-20 Thread G. Garibaldi
Ah, this is useful. Let me mess around with this. Somebody has been busy since I last checked two years ago. On 10/20/2014 10:07 AM, Matthias Kuhn wrote: Hi, It is very likely that better CAD functionality will hit QGIS soon. An approach based on the CadInput plugin [1] is being discussed [2]

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-20 Thread Nathan Woodrow
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:56 AM, G. Garibaldi digitalm...@cox.net wrote: The most desirable quality of the tool would be for the markers remain on screen until cleared by the user. This includes remaining on screen while other commands are selected and new data entered. This onscreen

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-20 Thread Alexandre Neto
Hello G. Garibaldi, Like you, I'm not a core programmer and therefore I depend on this fellows goodwill, time and skills to make qgis a better tool for me to use. With this in mind, I have to say that you probably would have more success if, instead of demanding for changes to meet your needs,

[Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-19 Thread G. Garibaldi
The measure tool onscreen markers are not persistent and are therefore not useful. Why have tools that have no useful function? I've complained about this before, filed a ticket and was argued down by a developer. It is frustrating to try to contribute to a project when nobody wants to

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-19 Thread Nathan Woodrow
Hey, Where is the ticket you opened? Regards, Nathan On Oct 20, 2014 7:01 AM, G. Garibaldi digitalm...@cox.net wrote: The measure tool onscreen markers are not persistent and are therefore not useful. Why have tools that have no useful function? I've complained about this before, filed a

Re: [Qgis-developer] Measure tool persistence.

2014-10-19 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 9:51 PM, G. Garibaldi digitalm...@cox.net wrote: The measure tool onscreen markers are not persistent and are therefore not useful. Why have tools that have no useful function? I've complained about this before, filed a ticket and was argued down by a developer.