Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/QGIS/Create a topographic background: Difference between revisions

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Please note that per the Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions| map conventions]], you should use the colors provided for all topographical shading.

==Existing Save your firstWikipedia color style palettes==

The [[Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/QGis mapcolor files|QGis mapcolor files]] page already has some palettes you can use. Simply copy-paste the code into a text document, then save as PALETTENAME'''.qml''' and follow the steps above to load it into your map.

;Save your first color style .qml file

:{{done}}— section updated (2012/01)

Copy-paste the following color code in an empty, [[plain text]] document (using something like [[Notepad]] or [[TextEdit]]), then save it in ./QGis/Mapcolors/ as '''Wikicarto_2.0.qml'''. We will frequently use it later.

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==Creating mapcolors==

If you would like to create your own colors from scratch—this is advised against for topographical maps, which should follow the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions| map conventions]]—you— you can do so by following these steps on a layer which has not had colors loaded onto it:

# Access the ''Layer Properties''.

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You can save edited or created mapcolors as a style file by clicking ''Save Style...'' at the bottom of the ''Layer Properties'' window. This will allow you to apply those mapcolors to another map. If you would like to make colors—whether loaded or created—the default colors for the map, click ''Save As Default''. This will allow you to keep editing or loading different colors while having the option to ''Restore Default Style'' if you don't like the changes you've made.

== Step 5: Output a background ==

==Existing color palettes==

The [[Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/QGis mapcolor files|QGis mapcolor files]] page already has some palettes you can use. Simply copy-paste the code into a text document, then save as PALETTENAME'''.qml''' and follow the steps above to load it into your map.

== Output a background ==

The most convenient way is to use the SimpleSVG plugin. ('''See next lesson for installation''').

[[File:QGis SimpleSVG 01 - field for items names.png|300px|thumb|Setting to output well coded SVGs.]]