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UI theme support now core in QGIS
I enjoy using the dark UI theme for QGIS so much I figured why not make it a core feature. In the next version of QGIS if you head to the options screen you can now find a UI Theme option. The default...
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Not always about new features
I love a good feature just as much as the next person but sometimes it’s great to fix a small workflow issue that has bugged you for the longest time. If you have ever seen this kind of dialog you will...
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Rendering web images as markers in QGIS
So here is an idea. Say you have a point layer that has a link to a static image from a web cam. Lets say it is a traffic camera for this use case. We can use that feed to see the image in a browser....
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Good news for QGIS MapInfo users
So some good news for QGIS users who also need/want to use MapInfo. QGIS via GDAL 2.0 can support MapInfo TAB file editing. In all older versions of GDAL there was only support for read and/or write...
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UIs are for the weak. Welcome to ASCII QGIS land
Have you ever thought “gee I wish I could have a ASCII QGIS map viewer for console use. I’m so over these fancy UIs with their fancy graphics, fonts, and icons”. No? Anybody? You are still reading?...
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Styling maps in QGIS is better when it’s interactive
I’m sure you are all well aware of my hate of blocking dialogs, and when it comes to styling QGIS has a few and they annoy me to no end. With new fancy map making tools like MapBox and CartoDB all...
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Speeding up QGIS build times with Ninja
As a developer, feedback is important when you are working. The quicker you have the feedback the quicker you can fix the issues. This doesn’t just apply to feedback from users/clients but also from...
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QGIS style dock – Part 1 – Live Styles!
This post is part of a series exploring the new style dock. Part 1 – Styles Part 2 – Plugin pages Part 3 – New panel API A while ago did a post about the new style dock in QGIS. The first stage was...
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QGIS style dock – Part 2 – Plugin panels
In part 1 I talked about the new style dock and the in built functions it has in this post I would like to cover how you can extend that dock using plugin panels. While building the dock it became...
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One of those days today where I burnt more time then I should on something that I din’t know about and spent way to much time searching for the wrong thing. On a new install of Fedora I couldn’t get my...
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