Re: [Qgis-user] Colouring lines

2013-03-22 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Brett, Styling is normally not saved in the shapefile itself. You would create rules based on the attribute data of your data set. There are simpler rules (e.g. categorization based on a single attribute) and more complex rules involving several attributes and more complex logic. In your

Re: [Qgis-user] Colouring lines

2013-03-22 Thread Raymond Nijssen
Hi Brett, Yes you show them in different colours using a 'categorized' style. However, you cannot save these colours in the shapefile since the format does not support styling. But you have a few options: 1. Save your QGIS project, including the coloured layer, as a project file (*.qgs) 2.

Re: [Qgis-user] Colouring lines

2013-03-22 Thread Lene Fischer
Fra: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] på vegne af Brett Adams [bad...@spinifexgeophysics.com.au] Sendt: 22. marts 2013 07:51 Til: qgis-user Emne: [Qgis-user] Colouring lines Hi Folks. I have 4 separate lines in one shp file. Can I colour them each

[Qgis-user] Colouring lines

2013-03-21 Thread Brett Adams
Hi Folks. I have 4 separate lines in one shp file. Can I colour them each differently and give them each a different pen style? Will these characteristics them be saved when into the shp file? Thanks in advance. Brett Adams Spinifex Geophysics 0438 861 974