Feature request #7846
print composer should offer a way to change paper background color
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: |  Nyall Dawson | ||
| Category: | Map Composer/Printing | ||
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | fixed/implemented |
| Easy fix?: | No | Copied to github as #: | 16727 |
Description
A lot of work has been applied to QGIS 2.0 to insure color of all print composer items can be modified (for e.g. the grid annotation font color, legend font color, scale bar {border, fill, font} colors, etc).
This opens the door to rendering composer pages on non-white backgrounds. QGIS however currently doesn't offer a way for user to change the page background color. An easy workaround is to draw a rectangle over the entire page, but that is not very elegant.
Here's what Larry had to say about this:
<dakcarto> we want QGraphicsScene instead, I think: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.7/qgraphicsscene.html#id-26144b63-12f2-4816-a82e-f00bf70d4f29
<sigq> Title: QGraphicsScene | Documentation | Qt Project (at qt-project.org)
<dakcarto> that's whats already done for the map canvas, when changing the color via prefs
Associated revisions
[FEATURE] Allow setting composer page background style (fix #7846)
History
#1
Updated by Mathieu Pellerin - nIRV over 11 years ago
- File map-on-black.jpg added
I've attached a map which (hopefully) shows a nice non-white composer page. The background color is set using the above mentioned rectangle hack.
#2
Updated by Mathieu Pellerin - nIRV over 11 years ago
- File deleted (
map-on-black.jpg)
#3
Updated by Mathieu Pellerin - nIRV over 11 years ago
- File map-on-black.jpg added
#4
Updated by Nyall Dawson over 11 years ago
- Assignee set to Nyall Dawson
- Category set to Map Composer/Printing
#5
Updated by Nyall Dawson almost 11 years ago
- Resolution set to fixed/implemented
- Status changed from Open to Closed
Implemented in master.
#6
Updated by Mathieu Pellerin - nIRV almost 11 years ago
Wa-hou this is fantastic, bye bye paper-white constraint.
#7
Updated by Nyall Dawson almost 11 years ago
Try it with a gradient or semitransparent fill... Or, for bonus marks, using a data defined expression on an atlas print! I expect some sweet looking additions to the flickr group using this ;)
#8
Updated by Mathieu Pellerin - nIRV almost 11 years ago
As you wish, master: http://www.flickr.com/photos/60284107@N00/11681101764/in/pool-qgis ;)
It's beautifully implemented Nyall, kudos.