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EcoGIS / CAPS-Scenario-Builder

The CAPS Scenario Builder will allow government officials, conservation groups and others to submit "scenarios" for proposed changes to land cover and infrastructure so that these changes can be assessed for their impact on ecological integrity.
http://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/caps/caps.html
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Minor issues: size and colors of point markers #5

Closed ghost closed 12 years ago

ghost commented 12 years ago

Win 7 SP 1 -

  1. The default color for crossing points is beige, which is both hard to see and difficult to distinguish from the yellow of selected points. Red or purple or something would be better. It would also help if these points were slightly larger.
  2. The X and triangle that denoted deleted/modified crossings are too small; they're hard to see.
bobenglish commented 12 years ago

1) Actually the color of points varies. I think that beige may be the first color no matter what the scenario edit type is, but then the colors change for other scenario edit types. As you probably know, the color of the features can be changed by right clicking the layer and choosing "Symbology" from the context menu, and these color choices will be saved with the scenario.

2) I can make the X larger, but unfortunately I cannot make the lines thicker, which I think is the main issue. Let me know if you want it to be larger. I can make the triangle solid, which makes it more visible, but then you can't see the point inside. Let me know if you would prefer a solid triangle. Again, there is no function that will make the lines thicker

ghost commented 12 years ago

Making the X and triangle larger would help some, since thicker isn't an option. I don't know if you are able to alter the colors it cycles through; if so, maybe you could pick a half-dozen very visible colors to start with. It's a bit of a pain to have the first color be such an ugly one, but it's not a big deal.

bobenglish commented 12 years ago

I'll make the X and the triangle larger, which is easy to do. I'll also take a look and see if there is anything I can do to change the default choice that QGIS makes for the first color.

bobenglish commented 12 years ago

I made the red X bigger, and I made the triangle bigger so that there is a space between it and the point. I think they are easier to see now. Issue closed