Feature request #1834

Adding drawing objects to map composer

Added by dassouki - over 15 years ago. Updated almost 12 years ago.

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Description

I was wondering if it is possible to add a drawing toolbox that includes different circles, lines and linetypes.
For example sometimes I want to show zoomed in locations. It would be nice if i could draw a circle and a line to highlight the zoomed in areas.

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#1 Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 15 years ago

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I do not think map composer will ever become a fully fledged drawing tool. For this, the best option is to save your map and edit it in Inkscape or similar. This is the current approach also for commercial GIS

#2 Updated by dassouki - over 15 years ago

i'm not saying it should become a drawing tool, rather a simple feature to make life a bit easier.

Replying to [comment:1 pcav]:

I do not think map composer will ever become a fully fledged drawing tool. For this, the best option is to save your map and edit it in Inkscape or similar. This is the current approach also for commercial GIS

#3 Updated by Antonio Locandro almost 12 years ago

Why not add a drawing tool like in ArcGIS? I wouldn't want to open it in Inkscape just to add a simple Circle and a Line, most commercial GIS do it by the way

#4 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 12 years ago

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Antonio Locandro wrote:

Why not add a drawing tool like in ArcGIS? I wouldn't want to open it in Inkscape just to add a simple Circle and a Line, most commercial GIS do it by the way

there is a tool to draw circles, ellipses, rectangles, triangles and arrows (that without head are lines).

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