Re: [Qgis-user] Adding road symbols to a map

2023-03-22 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Thanks, Thayer. I will give it a try. I thought there might be a labeling plug-in which would simplify there process. WV-Mike On 3/22/2023 12:32 PM, Thayer Young via QGIS-User wrote: Hi Mike, Download an SVG (scalable vector graphic file) of each shield from Wikipedia and then set in the Lab

[Qgis-user] Adding road symbols to a map

2023-03-22 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Greetings, I have been reading tutorials and watching YouTube videos but I cannot find out how to add road symbols to lines such as interstate and US Highway shields. Any suggestions? Thanks, WV-Mike___ QGIS-User mailing list QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.or

Re: [Qgis-user] Layout questions

2023-03-21 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Thanks, Thayer. That is what was needed. All is well. WV-Mike p.s. My apologies for the second post on this topic. == On 3/21/2023 11:21 AM, Thayer Young via QGIS-User wrote: Hi Mike, 1:20 will fit a city, or a small county, but not all of WV. I think your map is much larger than the p

[Qgis-user] Layout problems using 3.28.4-Firenze

2023-03-21 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Greetings, Previously I was using 3.16.16 Hannover on a Win 7 machine I am now using 3.28.4-Firenze on another machine using Win 11. The layout in Hannover are fine. In Firenze the problems are: The view of the map is dim or obscured as it was behind a semi transparent skin. When I export the l

[Qgis-user] Layout questions

2023-03-20 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Greetings, I have read over the documentation for the Layout. I have added a map to the layout. The view of the map is dim or obscured as it was behind a semi transparent skin. When I export the layout as an image only a portion of the map is saved. I looked for an option such as "Fit map to lay

Re: [Qgis-user] Cannot find Print Layout

2023-03-20 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
I set the icon size for 32. Much better! Thanks, WV-Mike On 3/20/2023 1:57 PM, Delaz J wrote: Hi Mike, Just in the case you would not be joking about icons size being too small, note that you can adjust their size from within the Options dialog (https://docs.qgis.org/3.28/en/docs/user_manual

Re: [Qgis-user] Cannot find Print Layout

2023-03-20 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
#x27;t have the " Project" toolbar enabled (can be done from View menu --> Toolbars) I found it. The icons area a bit small for my eyes. Thanks, WV-Mike Regards, Harrissou Le 20 mars 2023 19:45:25 GMT+01:00, ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User a écrit : Greetings, I c

Re: [Qgis-user] Cannot find Print Layout

2023-03-20 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
On 3/20/2023 12:10 PM, Thayer Young wrote: Hi Mike, Try the Project menu, "New Print Layout" should be 4th from the bottom. You can also use the control-p or command-p keyboard combination. -Thayer How did I miss that? Thanks, WV-Mike On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 03:00:41 PM EDT, qgis-user

[Qgis-user] Cannot find Print Layout

2023-03-20 Thread ERT - Mike Breiding via QGIS-User
Greetings, I cannot see how to create a Print Layout. I found the info below but I do not see a "New Print Layout icon" or a "File" menu. Obviously I am missing something. WV-Mike Ver. 3.28.4 Win 11 Before you start to work with the print layout, you need to load some raster or vector la