print composer, when using not "north-up" projections make images (north arrows) be in sync with canvas north #10251

qgib · 2006-07-14T11:30:24Z

Author Name: Gavin Macaulay - (Gavin Macaulay -)
Original Redmine Issue: 192

Redmine category:map_composer/printing
Assignee: Marco Hugentobler

Old (wrong) description: The map composer doesn't provide a north arrow. It should...

New description: try set a project with a CRS that is non north-up. Create a layout in the compser, add a map and a image (north arrow). The image (north arrow) does not reflect the fact that in the canvas north is not up.

qgis_mapcomposer_rotate.jpg (marisn -)

qgib · 2006-08-10T05:14:58Z

Author Name: anonymous - (anonymous -)

This is enhancement, not defect.

qgib · 2007-07-21T19:17:10Z

Author Name: Tim Sutton (Tim Sutton)

Changed to minor under the following scheme:

blocker - bugs that should block the release. Since we are going to release pretty much 'come what may' I would like no bugs
allocated to this category without consultation with me and / or PSC
critical - bugs that cause the application to crash or corrupt data
major - application features that do not function at all
minor - features that function but imerfectly e.g. labels placing incorrectly
trivial - gui useability issues or small issues with the documentation, install notes etc.

Reassigned to Steven Bell who is working with composer stuff nowadays...

qgib · 2008-09-08T22:30:13Z

Author Name: Marco Hugentobler (@mhugent)

It is possible to add an svg north-arrow (provided with QGIS in images/svg directory). But user needs to know where this file is located

Planned for 1.0.1 is a graphical presentation of the available symbols such that user just clicks on the images.

qgib · 2008-09-09T03:26:12Z

Author Name: Maciej Sieczka - (Maciej Sieczka -)

Replying to [comment:3 mhugent]:

It is possible to add an svg north-arrow (provided with QGIS in images/svg directory).

Yup, that's cool. But note that north is not always right up. Happens to be skewed quite a bit, depending on the CRS and location.

qgib · 2009-11-07T12:31:48Z

Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

More that 50 are now available. See 11982

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qgib · 2009-11-12T02:53:51Z

Author Name: Milena Nowotarska (Milena Nowotarska)

The arrows might be added as a picture. Since we have the possibility to rotate the map in the map composer, we still need a separate button to add the north arrow as a north arrow which will follow the rotation ;)

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qgib · 2009-11-12T23:22:28Z

Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

The function you describe is present.

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qgib · 2010-06-11T14:47:51Z

Author Name: marisn - (marisn -)

Button is present but it's not working in trunk ac2526b (SVN r13709) Closing this bug as fixed thus is an error.

It has two problems:

You can rotate symbol only up to 99 degrees;
Rotation from map widget is present, but it's not working. mPicture->RotationMap is set, but don't seems to be used anywhere.

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qgib · 2010-06-11T19:16:59Z

Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

Just tested, worksforme. Could it be a local problem? What is your OS? How is QGIS compiled?

qgib · 2010-06-12T01:21:19Z

Author Name: marisn - (marisn -)

Tested and found to be boken on:

Gentoo ~AMD64 with Qt 4.6.3
** QGIS 1.4.0 installed from Portage
** QGIS trunk ac2526b (SVN r13709) selfcompiled
Ubuntu Karmic (i686) with Qt 4.5.2
** QGIS trunk 3286944 (SVN r13293) selfcompiled
** QGIS 1.4.0 installed from packages
Ubuntu 10.04 (AMD64) Qt 4.6.2
** QGIS trunk 46fea0c (SVN r13619) selfcompiled

qgib · 2010-06-12T09:20:17Z

Author Name: Marco Hugentobler (@mhugent)

Maximum symbol rotation is now set to 360.

Rotation from map widget is present, but it's not working. mPicture->RotationMap? is set, but >don't seems to be used anywhere.

Works for me too (kubuntu 10.04, Qt-4.6.2). From the attachment, it seems to me that your projection in QGIS is not north-up. Is that correct?

qgib · 2010-06-12T10:53:26Z

Author Name: marisn - (marisn -)

Replying to [comment:13 mhugent]:

Maximum symbol rotation is now set to 360.
Thanks.

Rotation from map widget is present, but it's not working. mPicture->RotationMap? is set, but >don't seems to be used anywhere.

Works for me too (kubuntu 10.04, Qt-4.6.2). From the attachment, it seems to me that your projection in QGIS is not north-up. Is that correct?
Yeah. North is not up. What's the point to have auto-rotation if north is allways up?!?

qgib · 2010-06-12T11:36:46Z

Author Name: Marco Hugentobler (@mhugent)

The point is that, in the print composer, you can rotate a composer map. After that, north is up in the main map window, but not in the rotated composer map (sync from map refers to the composer map. If there are several ones in the composer, you may select which one).

In your case, as you don't rotate the composer map, it is probably best to just rotate the picture 'by hand'.

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qgib · 2010-06-12T23:20:08Z

Author Name: marisn - (marisn -)

OK. I misunderstood purpose of "Sync from Map" (could someone change it's wording to "Sync rotation from map"?).

Still then original report is not yet fixed - there is no way how to add a symbol with rotation synced to map content (pointing allways to the north).

Ability to draw some arbitrary arrows is not equal to north arrow functionality. Also it would be good to provide separate button for it, as current hack is not intuitive for endusers (especially with [[ArcGIS]] et.al. background).

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qgib · 2010-09-24T00:54:43Z

Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

I miss the point here: we do have north arrows, and they can be synced to map content. I suggest closing this ticket.

qgib · 2010-09-24T06:48:04Z

Author Name: marisn - (marisn -)

Replying to [comment:17 pcav]:

I miss the point here: we do have north arrows, and they can be synced to map content. I suggest closing this ticket.
No. They can't be synced from map. (Tested ) Only rotated symbol is provided by "North arrow" plugin, map composer has NONE. Adjusting symbol rotation by hand doesn't count.

pcav, if You have problem with understanding this issue, do following:

Open Your Countires or whole Europe vector map;
Set SRS to Projected -> Steregraphic -> Sea Ice Stereographic North;
Enable OTFR;
Open "Map composer" and add map view;
Place north arrow without manually adjusting it's rotation.
or simply open example attached to this ticket.

qgib · 2010-09-26T21:33:00Z

Author Name: Tim Sutton (Tim Sutton)

I was able to replicate marisn's issue with d47bb3f (SVN r14287).

qgib · 2010-09-26T22:06:21Z

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

shouldn't the title and description of this ticket be changed?

qgib · 2011-12-16T12:59:08Z

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

fixed_version_id was changed from Version 1.7.0 to Version 1.7.4

qgib · 2011-12-26T03:51:43Z

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

The original subject and description were completely misleading. The new subject says it all. In comment 16 there are all the necessary steps to replicate the issue.

start_date was configured as 2011-12-26
subject was changed from Map composer needs a north arrow to print composer, when using not "north-up" projections make images (north arrows) be in sync with canvas north
status_id was changed from Feedback to Open
fixed_version_id was changed from Version 1.7.4 to Version 2.0.0
pull_request_patch_supplied was configured as 0

qgib · 2012-10-06T00:34:18Z

Author Name: Pirmin Kalberer (Pirmin Kalberer)

fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Nice to have

qgib · 2014-04-06T04:02:28Z

Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

category_id was changed from 33 to Map Composer/Printing

qgib · 2016-10-04T04:11:31Z

Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

I believe the direction of the North arrow should be correct in the center of the map.

qgib · 2016-10-17T19:20:20Z

Author Name: Nyall Dawson (@nyalldawson)

Fixed in changeset "89cc6454b989de1746779b2f648a32d2863ebada".

status_id was changed from Open to Closed

qgib added Feature Request Print Layouts Related to QGIS Print Layouts, Atlas or Reporting frameworks labels May 24, 2019

qgib added this to the Future Release - Nice to have milestone May 24, 2019

qgib closed this as completed May 24, 2019

This was referenced May 25, 2019

Allow printing of North arrow #10789

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Map Composer - Align Map Item to North #14594

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