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Is it possible to change default encoding for QGIS?
Is it possible to change default encoding for QGIS? I often transfer layers from Windows machine to Linux and vice versa and it causes me problems (incorrectly displayed labels and same with text in attribute table) when I use drag and drop to put vector layers in QGIS.
How to save a point layer in QGIS 1.8?
After loading a point layer out of a text file (plug in add delimited text layer) saved in ISO 8859-15 (Latin 9) out of Access, I did save the layer under Qgis 1.8 with the ISO 8859-15 encoding. When going into the properties of the layer, it stays in UTF-8 (layer properties – general – Provider specific options – Encoding).
What’s the default encoding for OGR shapefiles?
Tried to google a solution but no success. when you uncheck it, the default encoding (for shapefiles) will be ‘set to’ UTF8. This will actually prevent ogr’s ‘on the fly’ conversion of shapefiles encoding. See this thread for further details.
Is there issue with QGIS 1.9.0 Master?
Apparently, the issue has been fixed in the development build of QGIS. http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/repository/revisions/75dc85b4d652116814873bb7674cab15ce6cde66 Installed QGIS version 1.9.0-Master and tried it out, works fine.
How to add the first layer in QGIS?
1 Click on the Connect button. In the central part of the window you should now see the list of all the layers contained… 2 Select the roads layer and click on the Add button. A roads layer is added to the Layers panel with features displayed… 3 Click on Close. More
What happens to temporary scratch layers in QGIS?
Temporary Scratch Layers are in-memory layers, meaning that they are not saved on disk and will be discarded when QGIS is closed. They can be handy to store features you temporarily need or as intermediate layers during geoprocessing operations.
What do I need to install QGIS on my computer?
In this lesson you will install QGIS software, download geospatial files like shapefiles and GeoTIFFs, and create a map out of a number of vector and raster layers. Donate today! Great Open Access tutorials cost money to produce.