In Print Layouts, allow spacing after groups and sub-groups in Legends

[qgib]

Author Name: Matthew Dovey (Matthew Dovey)
Original Redmine Issue: 22108

Redmine category:map_composer/printing

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Consider the extract from a Legand in the image below:

There are three layers - Tree Preservation Orders, Priority Habitats and Woodland. The first two have sub-items (as subgroups) as they are using categorised symbology.

By adjusting the Spacing options under the Legend properties, you can create a space about Priority Habitats (as shown). However, it is not possible to create spacing after the subgroup (i.e. between last item of Priority Habitats, namely Traditional Orchard, and the Woodland layer).

As a result, it isn't possible to visually indicate that Woodland is a seperate item, and not a sub-item of Priority Habitats.

A solution to this would be to extend the Spacing properties to allow specifying spacing both before groups and subgroups, and also after groups and subgroups.

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• legend.png (Matthew Dovey)

[mcomelli]

It happens with subgroups, each of them appears as to be in the upper level in the legend in print layout (on the right, in the picture). A possible solution could be adding an icon to the group and a space to contained elements (as pointed out by Matthew).