Vector symbology batch update

docs/user_manual/style_library/symbol_selector.rst

@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ symbol layer types:
   spacing between lines and an offset from the feature boundary.
 * **Point pattern fill**: fills the polygon with a hatching pattern of 
   :ref:`marker symbol layer <vector_marker_symbols>`. You can set the distance
-  and a displacement between rows of markers, an offset from the
-  feature boundary and the angle of the pattern.
+  and a displacement between rows of markers, and an offset from the
+  feature boundary; 
 * **Random marker fill**: fills the polygon with a :ref:`marker symbol 
   <vector_marker_symbols>` placed at random locations within the polygon
   boundary. You can set:

docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst

@@ -836,6 +836,18 @@ From the main dialog, you can:
  :ref:`qgisdbscanclustering` algorithm if you want to create cluster-based
  features.
 
+.. index:: Classes
+   single: Symbology; Merged Features renderer
+.. _merged_renderer:
+
+Merged Features Renderer
+........................
+
+The |mergedFeatures| :guilabel:`Merged Features` renderer allows area and line
+features to be “dissolved” into a single object prior to rendering to ensure that 
+complex symbols or overlapping features are represented by a uniform and 
+contiguous cartographic symbol.
+
 .. index::
    single: Symbology; Inverted polygon renderer
 .. _inverted_polygon_renderer:
@@ -917,9 +929,23 @@ units).
    The 2.5D height and angle values are saved in the layer's variables,
    so you can edit it afterwards in the variables tab of the layer's properties dialog.
 
+
+.. index:: Classes
+   single: Symbology; Embedded renderer
+.. _embedded_renderer:
+
+Embedded Renderer
+....................
+
+The :guilabel:`Embedded Symbols` renderer allows to display the 'native' 
+symbology of a provided datasource. This is mostly the case with :file:`KML`
+and :file:`TAB` datasets that have predefined symbology.
+
+
 .. index:: Layer rendering, Sort features, Z-level
 .. _layer_rendering:
 
+
 Layer rendering
 ---------------
 
@@ -1258,6 +1284,11 @@ You can select an attribute column to use for labeling. By default, the
 :ref:`display field <maptips>` is used. Click |expression| if you want to define
 labels based on expressions - See :ref:`labeling_with_expressions`.
 
+.. note::
+
+   Labels with their formatting can be displayed as entries in the legends,
+   if enabled in the :ref:`Legend <vectorlegendmenu>` tab. 
+
 Below are displayed options to customize the labels, under various tabs:
 
 * |text| :ref:`Text <labels_text>`
@@ -3061,6 +3092,7 @@ visible. Out of this range, they are hidden. The |mapIdentification|
 canvas scale as boundary of the range visibility.
 See :ref:`label_scaledepend` for more information.
 
+
 Simplify geometry
 -----------------
 
@@ -3109,6 +3141,16 @@ QGIS when changes are applied to the data source, out of QGIS. Use the |checkbox
 You can also limit the layer refresh to a specific message set in the |checkbox|
 :guilabel:`Only if message is` text box.
 
+Use Scale Reference
+-------------------
+
+If set, the reference scale indicates the map scale at which symbology and 
+labeling sizes which uses paper-based units (such as millimeters or points) 
+relate to. The sizes will be scaled accordingly whenever the map is viewed at
+a different scale.
+
+For instance, a line layer using a 2mm wide line with a 1:2000 reference scale
+set will be rendered using 4mm wide lines when the map is viewed at 1:1000.
 
 .. index:: Temporal
 .. _vectortemporalmenu:
@@ -3225,6 +3267,9 @@ layout legend <layout_legend_item>`. These options include:
   The :guilabel:`Legend placeholder image` helps you :ref:`select an image
   <embedded_file_selector>` for replacement, displayed both in the
   :guilabel:`Layers` panel and the print layout legend.
+* |checkbox| :guilabel:`Show label legend`: Displays overviews of the different
+  label settings as entries in the legends.
+  The :ref:`label style <showlabels>` is previewed along with the description. 
 * |checkbox| :guilabel:`Text on symbols`: In some cases it can be useful to add
   extra information to the symbols in the legend. With this frame, you can
   affect to any of the symbols used in the layer symbology a text that is
@@ -3518,6 +3563,8 @@ To do so:
    :width: 1.5em
 .. |mapTips| image:: /static/common/mActionMapTips.png
    :width: 1.5em
+.. |mergedFeatures| image:: /static/common/rendererMergedFeatures.png
+   :width: 1.5em
 .. |metadata| image:: /static/common/metadata.png
    :width: 1.5em
 .. |moveLabel| image:: /static/common/mActionMoveLabel.png