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‎NEWS

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QGIS News
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Change history for the QGIS Project
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1. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
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1. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
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2. Whats new in Version 1.7.2 'Wroclaw'?
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3. Whats new in Version 1.7.1 'Wroclaw'?
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4. Whats new in Version 1.7.0 'Wroclaw'?
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4.1. Symbology labels and diagrams
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4.2. New Tools
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4.3. User interface updates
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4.4. CRS Handling
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4.5. Rasters
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4.6. Providers and Data Handling
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4.7. Api and Developer Centric
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4.8. QGIS Mapserver
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4.9. Plugins
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4.10. Printing
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5. Whats new in Version 1.6.0 'Capiapo'?
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5.1. General Improvements
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5.2. Table of contents (TOC) improvements
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5.3. Labelling (New generation only)
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5.4. Layer properties and symbology
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5.5. Map Composer
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6. Whats new in Version 1.5.0?
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6.1. Main GUI
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6.2. WMS and WMS-C Support
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6.3. API Updates
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7. Whats new in Version 1.4.0 'Enceladus'?
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8. Whats new in Version 1.3.0 'Mimas'?
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8.1. OSM plugin & provider updates
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8.2. Other notable features and improvements in this release
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9. Version 1.2.0 'Daphnis'
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9.1. Editing
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9.2. Keyboard shortcuts
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9.3. Map Composer
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9.4. Attribute tables
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9.5. Plugins
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9.6. Projects Management
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9.7. PostGIS & the PostgreSQL Provider
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9.8. Symbology enhancements
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9.9. Command line arguments
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10. Version 1.0.0 'Kore'
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11. Version 0.11.0 'Metis'
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12. Version 0.10.0 'Io'
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Last Updated: Monday May 20, 2013
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Last Change : Monday May 20, 2013
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Last Updated: Tuesday September 10, 2013
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Last Change : Tuesday September 10, 2013
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1. Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'?
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1. Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'?
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This is a new major release. Building on the foundation of
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QGIS 1.x.x releases, QGIS Dufour introduces many new features,
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improvements and bug fixes. Here is a summary of some of the
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key new features.
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- We have updated out icon theme to use the 'GIS' theme which introduces
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an improved level of consistency and professionalism to the QGIS user
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interface.
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- The new symbol layer overview uses a clear, tree-structured layout
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which allows for easy and fast access to all symbol layers.
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- QGIS 2.0 now includes Oracle Spatial support.
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- With the new data defined properties, it is possible to control symbol
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type, size, color, rotation, and many other properties through feature
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attributes.
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- You can now place html elements onto your map.
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- Having nicely aligned map items is critical to making nice printed
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maps. Auto snapping lines have been added to allow for easy composer
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object alignment by simply dragging an object close to another.
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- Sometimes you need to align objects a curtain distance on the composer.
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With the new manual snapping lines you are able to add manual snap lines
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which allow for better align objects using a common alignment. Simply
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drag from the top or side ruler to add new guide line.
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- Ever needed to generate a map series? Of course you have. The composer
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now includes built in map series generation using the atlas feature.
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Coverage layers can be points, lines, polygons, and the current feature
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attribute data is available in labels for on the fly value replacement.
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- A single composer window can now contain more then one page.
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- The composer label item in 1.8 was quite limited and only allowed a single
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token $CURRENT_DATE to be used. In 2.0 full expression support has been
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added too greater power and control of the final labels.
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- The map frame now contains the ability to show the extents of another
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map and will update when moved. Using this with the atlas generation
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feature now core in the composer allows for some slick map generation.
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Overview frame style uses the same styling as a normal map polygon
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object so your creativity is never restricted.
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- Layer blending makes it possible to combine layers in new and exciting
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ways. While in older versions, all you could do was to make the layer
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transparent, you can now choose between much more advanced options such as
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"multiply", "darken only", and many more. Blending can be used in the
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normal map view as well as in print composer.
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- HTML support has been added map composer label item to give you even
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more control over your final maps. HTML labels support full css styles
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sheets, html, and even javascript if you are that way inclined.
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- The labelling system has been totally overhauled - it now includes many
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new features such as drop shadows, 'highway shields', many more data bound
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options, and various performance enhancements. We are slowly doing away
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with the 'old labels' system, although you will still find that
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functionality available for this release, you should expect that it will
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disappear in a follow up release.
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- The full power of normal label and rule expressions can now be used for
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label properties. Nearly every property can be defined with an expression
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or field value giving you more control over the label result. Expressions
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can refer to a field (e.g. set the font size to the value of the field
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'font') or can include more complex logic. Examples of bindable
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properties include: Font, Size, Style and Buffer size.
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- With the expression engine being used more and more though out QGIS to
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allow for things like expression based labels and symbol, many more
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functions have been added to the expression builder and are all accessible
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though the expression builder. All functions include comprehensive help
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and usage guides for ease of use.
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- If the expression engine doesn't have the function that you need. Not to
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worry. New functions can be added via a plugin using a simple Python API.
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- The Python API has been revamped to allow for a more cleaner, more
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pythonic, programming experience. The QGIS 2.0 API uses SIP V2 which
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removes the messy toString(), toInt() logic that was needed when working
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with values. Types are now converted into native Python types making for a
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much nicer API. Attributes access is now done on the feature itself using
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a simple key lookup, no more index lookup and attribute maps.
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Note: Most plugins written for QGIS < 1.x will need to be
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ported to work correctly in QGIS 2.x. Please consult
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http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/Python_plugin_API_changes_from_18_to_20
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for more details.
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- The raster data provider system has been completely overhauled. One of
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the best new features stemming from this work is the ability to 'Layer ->
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Save As...' to save any raster layer as a new layer. In the process you
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can clip, resample, and reproject the layer to a new Coordinate Reference
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System. You can also save a raster layer as a rendered image so if you for
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example have single band raster that you have applied a colour palette to,
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you can save the rendered layer out to a georeferenced RGB layer.
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- There are many, many more new features in QGIS 2.0 - we invite
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you to explore the software and discover them all!
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= Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'? =
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This is a new feature release. Building on the foundation of
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QGIS 1.7.x releases, Lisboa introduces many new features,
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improvements and bug fixes. Here is a summary of some of the

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= Whats new in Version 2.0.0 'Dufour'? =
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This is a new major release. Building on the foundation of
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QGIS 1.x.x releases, QGIS Dufour introduces many new features,
45+
improvements and bug fixes. Here is a summary of some of the
46+
key new features.
47+
48+
- We have updated out icon theme to use the 'GIS' theme which introduces
49+
an improved level of consistency and professionalism to the QGIS user
50+
interface.
51+
- The new symbol layer overview uses a clear, tree-structured layout
52+
which allows for easy and fast access to all symbol layers.
53+
- QGIS 2.0 now includes Oracle Spatial support.
54+
- With the new data defined properties, it is possible to control symbol
55+
type, size, color, rotation, and many other properties through feature
56+
attributes.
57+
- You can now place html elements onto your map.
58+
- Having nicely aligned map items is critical to making nice printed
59+
maps. Auto snapping lines have been added to allow for easy composer
60+
object alignment by simply dragging an object close to another.
61+
- Sometimes you need to align objects a curtain distance on the composer.
62+
With the new manual snapping lines you are able to add manual snap lines
63+
which allow for better align objects using a common alignment. Simply
64+
drag from the top or side ruler to add new guide line.
65+
- Ever needed to generate a map series? Of course you have. The composer
66+
now includes built in map series generation using the atlas feature.
67+
Coverage layers can be points, lines, polygons, and the current feature
68+
attribute data is available in labels for on the fly value replacement.
69+
- A single composer window can now contain more then one page.
70+
- The composer label item in 1.8 was quite limited and only allowed a single
71+
token $CURRENT_DATE to be used. In 2.0 full expression support has been
72+
added too greater power and control of the final labels.
73+
- The map frame now contains the ability to show the extents of another
74+
map and will update when moved. Using this with the atlas generation
75+
feature now core in the composer allows for some slick map generation.
76+
Overview frame style uses the same styling as a normal map polygon
77+
object so your creativity is never restricted.
78+
- Layer blending makes it possible to combine layers in new and exciting
79+
ways. While in older versions, all you could do was to make the layer
80+
transparent, you can now choose between much more advanced options such as
81+
"multiply", "darken only", and many more. Blending can be used in the
82+
normal map view as well as in print composer.
83+
- HTML support has been added map composer label item to give you even
84+
more control over your final maps. HTML labels support full css styles
85+
sheets, html, and even javascript if you are that way inclined.
86+
- The labelling system has been totally overhauled - it now includes many
87+
new features such as drop shadows, 'highway shields', many more data bound
88+
options, and various performance enhancements. We are slowly doing away
89+
with the 'old labels' system, although you will still find that
90+
functionality available for this release, you should expect that it will
91+
disappear in a follow up release.
92+
- The full power of normal label and rule expressions can now be used for
93+
label properties. Nearly every property can be defined with an expression
94+
or field value giving you more control over the label result. Expressions
95+
can refer to a field (e.g. set the font size to the value of the field
96+
'font') or can include more complex logic. Examples of bindable
97+
properties include: Font, Size, Style and Buffer size.
98+
- With the expression engine being used more and more though out QGIS to
99+
allow for things like expression based labels and symbol, many more
100+
functions have been added to the expression builder and are all accessible
101+
though the expression builder. All functions include comprehensive help
102+
and usage guides for ease of use.
103+
- If the expression engine doesn't have the function that you need. Not to
104+
worry. New functions can be added via a plugin using a simple Python API.
105+
- The Python API has been revamped to allow for a more cleaner, more
106+
pythonic, programming experience. The QGIS 2.0 API uses SIP V2 which
107+
removes the messy toString(), toInt() logic that was needed when working
108+
with values. Types are now converted into native Python types making for a
109+
much nicer API. Attributes access is now done on the feature itself using
110+
a simple key lookup, no more index lookup and attribute maps.
111+
**Note:** Most plugins written for QGIS < 1.x will need to be
112+
ported to work correctly in QGIS 2.x. Please consult
113+
http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/Python_plugin_API_changes_from_18_to_20
114+
for more details.
115+
- The raster data provider system has been completely overhauled. One of
116+
the best new features stemming from this work is the ability to 'Layer ->
117+
Save As...' to save any raster layer as a new layer. In the process you
118+
can clip, resample, and reproject the layer to a new Coordinate Reference
119+
System. You can also save a raster layer as a rendered image so if you for
120+
example have single band raster that you have applied a colour palette to,
121+
you can save the rendered layer out to a georeferenced RGB layer.
122+
- There are many, many more new features in QGIS 2.0 - we invite
123+
you to explore the software and discover them all!
124+
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= Whats new in Version 1.8.0 'Lisboa'? =
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This is a new feature release. Building on the foundation of

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