Font support for symbol display

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Author Name: Andreas Neumann (@andreasneumann)
Original Redmine Issue: 2070

Redmine category:symbology
Assignee: Jürgen Fischer

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QGIS should support TTF or Opentype for symbols. They would allow for easier color changes of symbols. Also, many symbol fonts already exist. User should be able to select a font-family and select a character, next to the size and color changes.

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Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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symbology-ng has support for [[FontMarker]].

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• resolution was configured as fixed
• status_id was changed from Open to Closed

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Author Name: John Tull (John Tull)

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Shouldn't this option also exist for fill patterns in polygons? I.e., the ability to select a font symbol for the basis of a fill pattern. Reopening and setting to milestone 1.6.0.

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• resolution was changed from fixed to
• status_id was changed from Closed to Feedback

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Author Name: Andreas Neumann (@andreasneumann)

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jctull: I think this bug should be closed. What you describe here is a separate issue. The original bug only dealt with point symbolization. Area/polygon fills are a separate issue. Please open a separate enhancement request for this idea.

I don't think it is a good idea to change bug requirements later on, unless it was wrong from the beginning.

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Author Name: John Tull (John Tull)

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I'm not sure that the original description was specific to point symbols only, but perhaps that was the intent. Regardless, happy to report it separately if that makes more sense to others.

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• status_id was changed from Feedback to Closed
• resolution was changed from to fixed