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" modified versions to, and that you can not create a new version of"
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" QGIS under a 'closed source' license. Visit"
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" <a href=\" http://qgis.org\" > the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org)</a>"
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- " for more information." ) );
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+ " for more information."
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+ ) );
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addGenericTip ( myTip );
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//
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " QGIS Publications" ) );
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " If you write a scientific paper or any other article"
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" that refers to QGIS we would love to include your work"
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" in the <a href=\" http://www.qgis.org/en/community/qgis-case-studies.html\" >case studies section</a> of"
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- " the QGIS home page (http://www.qgis.org/en/community/qgis-case-studies.html) ."
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+ " the QGIS home page."
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) );
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addGenericTip ( myTip );
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " Become an QGIS translator" ) );
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" and would appreciate your help! The translation process is"
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" fairly straight forward - instructions are available in the"
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" QGIS wiki"
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- " <a href=\" http://www.qgis.org/wiki/GUI_Translation\" >translator's page (http://www.qgis.org/wiki/GUI_Translation) .</a>"
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+ " <a href=\" http://www.qgis.org/wiki/GUI_Translation\" >translator's page.</a>"
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) );
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addGuiTip ( myTip );
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " QGIS Mailing lists" ) );
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" related to using our sofware. We also have a 'developers' mailing list."
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" for those wanting help and to discuss things relating to the QGIS code base."
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" Details on how to subscribe are in the <a href=\" http://www.qgis.org/en/community/mailing-lists.html\" >community section</a> of"
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- " the QGIS home page (http://www.qgis.org/en/community/mailing-lists.html) ."
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+ " the QGIS home page."
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) );
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addGuiTip ( myTip );
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " Is it 'QGIS' or 'Quantum GIS'?" ) );
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " You can add a current date variable to your map"
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" layout. Create a regular text label and add the string"
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" $CURRENT_DATE(yyyy-MM-dd) to the text box. See the"
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- " <a href=\" http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest /qdate.html#toString\" >"
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+ " <a href=\" http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtcore /qdate.html#toString\" >"
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" QDate::toString format documentation</a> for the possible date formats."
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) );
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addGuiTip ( myTip );
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " Moving Elements and Maps in the Print Composer" ) );
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- myTip.setContent ( tr ( " In the print composer tool bar you can find two"
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- " buttons for moving elements. The left one (a selection cursor"
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- " with the hand symbol) selects and moves elements in the layout."
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- " After selecting the element with this tool you can also move"
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- " them around with the arrow keys. For accurate positioning use"
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- " the <strong>Position and Size</strong> dialogue, which can be"
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- " found in the tab <strong>Item → General Options → Position"
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- " and Size</strong>. For easier positioning you can also set"
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- " specific anchor points of the element within this dialogue."
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- " The other move tool (the globe icon combined with the hand icon)"
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- " allows one to move the map content within a map frame."
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+ myTip.setContent ( tr ( " In the print composer tool bar you can find two buttons for moving"
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+ " elements. The left one (right arrow icon) selects and moves elements"
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+ " in the layout. After selecting the element with this tool you can also"
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+ " move them around with the arrow keys. For accurate positioning use the"
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+ " <strong>Position and Size</strong> dialogue, which can be found in the"
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+ " tab <strong>Item Properties -> General Options -> Position and Size</strong>."
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+ " The other move tool (map canvas icon with right arrow) allows one"
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+ " to move the map content within a map frame."
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) );
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addGuiTip ( myTip );
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// This tip contributed by Andreas Neumann
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// This tip contributed by Andreas Neumann
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " Rotating a map and linking a north arrow" ) );
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " You can rotate a map by setting its rotation value"
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- " in the <strong>Item tab → Map</strong> section. To place a north "
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- " arrow in your layout you can use the <strong>Add Image</strong> "
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- " tool, the button with the little camera icon. QGIS comes with a "
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- " selection of north arrows. After the placement of the north arrow "
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- " in the layout you can link it with a specific map frame by activating"
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- " the <strong>Sync with map</strong> checkbox and selecting a map frame."
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- " Whenever you change the rotation value of a linked map, the north arrow"
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- " will now automatically adjust its rotation."
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+ " in the <strong>Item Properties -> Map</strong> section."
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+ " To place a north arrow in your layout you can use the"
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+ " <strong>Add Image</strong> tool. After the selection and "
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+ " placement of the north arrow in the layout you can link it "
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+ " with a specific map frame by activating the <strong>Sync with map</strong> "
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+ " checkbox and selecting a map frame. Whenever you change the rotation "
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+ " value of a linked map, the north arrow will now automatically adjust "
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+ " its rotation."
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) );
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addGuiTip ( myTip );
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// This tip contributed by Andreas Neumann
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// by Tim
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myTip.setTitle ( tr ( " Stopping rendering" ) );
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " Sometimes you have a very large dataset which takes ages"
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- " to draw. You can press 'esc ' (the escape key), or click the small red"
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+ " to draw. You can press 'Esc ' (the escape key), or click the small red"
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" 'X' icon in the status bar to the bottom right of the window at any"
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" time to halt rendering. If you are going to be performing several"
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" actions (e.g. modifying symbology options) and wish to temporarily"
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " If QGIS is saving you money or you like our work and"
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" have the financial ability to help, please consider sponsoring the"
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" development of QGIS. We use money from sponsors to pay for"
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- " travel and costs related to our bi-annual hackfests , and to generally"
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- " support the goals of our project. Please see the <a"
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+ " travel and costs related to our regular hackfest meetings , and to generally"
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+ " support the goals of our project. Please see the <a"
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" href=\" http://qgis.org/en/sponsorship.html\" >QGIS Sponsorship Web"
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" Page</a> for more details."
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) );
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myTip.setContent ( tr ( " QGIS has plugins that extend its functionality."
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" QGIS ships with some core plugins you can explore from the"
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" Plugins->Manage and Install Plugins menu. In addition there are a lot"
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- " of Python plugins contributed by the user community that can be"
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+ " of <a href=\" http://plugins.qgis.org/\" >Python plugins </a>"
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+ " contributed by the user community that can be"
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" installed via this same menu. Don't miss out on all QGIS has to offer!"
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- " Check out the plugins and see what they can do for you." ) );
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+ " Check out the plugins and see what they can do for you."
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+ ) );
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addGenericTip ( myTip );
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/* Template for adding more tips
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