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@AliAlkazraji AliAlkazraji released this 07 Nov 17:50
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🌍 EarthMapper v1.3.8 β€” Layout Designer Improvements

EarthMapper v1.3.7 introduces major improvements to the Layout Designer, making it easier, faster, and more accurate to create professional maps for printing and exporting.

πŸš€ What's New

πŸ—ΊοΈ Improved Layout Editing

  • Resize layout elements from all sides and corners, with aspect-ratio preservation.
  • Independent page zoom and navigation.
  • Middle-mouse panning for easier layout navigation.
  • Smart snapping to map frames, other elements, and page boundaries, with visual alignment guides.
  • Improved rendering performance to reduce unnecessary map refreshes.

πŸ“ Advanced Coordinate Grids

  • Improved Geographic and UTM coordinate grids.
  • Option to automatically link grid dimensions to the map frame.
  • Customizable grid intervals, coordinate precision, labels, and border ticks.
  • Independent label orientation for North, South, East, and West.
  • Adjustable grid label size, color, and offset.
  • Automatic coordinate precision handling to prevent misleading duplicate grid labels.
  • Improved grid visibility and positioning.

πŸ“ Enhanced Scale Bars

  • Improved alignment of scale-bar labels.
  • Adjustable bar height and label text size.
  • Better resizing and proportional appearance.

🎨 Smarter Legends

  • Proportional resizing of legend contents, including symbols, labels, and color ramps.
  • New Legend Items tab to control which layers appear in the legend.
  • Automatic legend content sizing to prevent missing or clipped items.
  • Fit to Items option for quickly adjusting legend dimensions.
  • Customizable legend text size and color.

πŸ’Ύ Better Layout Saving

  • Layout configurations and element properties are saved with the EarthMapper project.
  • Pending property changes are automatically applied when saving.
  • Improved coordinate precision and property validation.
  • Better consistency between layout preview and exported maps.

⚑ Additional Improvements

  • Improved layout element selection and resizing.
  • Better handling of multiple map frames.
  • More reliable grid alignment and annotations.
  • Improved layout visualization and export consistency.

EarthMapper remains free for non-commercial use.

🌍 EarthMapper β€” Making GIS and Remote Sensing More Accessible.