Print Process Suggestions

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   Grega & Team

Having spent a few hours printing off maps for my imminent trip to Devon, I have a few suggestions about how Quo’s print process can be made more flexible and user-friendly: 

- In the ‘Print’ window, allow Quo to “remember” the last set of changes made to the print params until they’re changed again – it’s very irritating having to remember to check the params every time you print, especially when the settings are not the default ones for the printer.
- Allow multiple selections (Ctrl+Click / Shift+Click) to be made on the second ‘Print’ window to allow them to be deleted or moved as a group (rather than just a single page or all pages).
- Allow a “snap" function for the alignment of page frames to ensure that no gaps are printed between pages. This function needs to be selectable on/off to allow for page overlap when required. Would also be useful to allow page frames to be moved with arrow keys rather than drag & drop – this will allow more precision particularly when ‘snap’ function is on.
- Allow selected / edited set of page frames to be saved to a file – this will allow the set to be re-printed / edited at a later date if the original set gets lost / torn etc. Also useful if you’ve adjusted all the pages to exactly the correct positions, and only then remembered that you haven’t set the correct printer params and have to redo everything !! 
- ‘Undo’ on an accidental move of a frame or set of frames would be useful.
- If zoomed in on Preview window, allow pages to click-dragged around, rather than just by sliders.

“That’s all Folks !!”

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Torn Corner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Kenilworth, UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Quote Reply Topic: Print Process Suggestions Posted: 31 Aug 2009 at 11:18pm
	Grega & Team Having spent a few hours printing off maps for my imminent trip to Devon, I have a few suggestions about how Quo’s print process can be made more flexible and user-friendly: - In the ‘Print’ window, allow Quo to “remember” the last set of changes made to the print params until they’re changed again – it’s very irritating having to remember to check the params every time you print, especially when the settings are not the default ones for the printer. - Allow multiple selections (Ctrl+Click / Shift+Click) to be made on the second ‘Print’ window to allow them to be deleted or moved as a group (rather than just a single page or all pages). - Allow a “snap" function for the alignment of page frames to ensure that no gaps are printed between pages. This function needs to be selectable on/off to allow for page overlap when required. Would also be useful to allow page frames to be moved with arrow keys rather than drag & drop – this will allow more precision particularly when ‘snap’ function is on. - Allow selected / edited set of page frames to be saved to a file – this will allow the set to be re-printed / edited at a later date if the original set gets lost / torn etc. Also useful if you’ve adjusted all the pages to exactly the correct positions, and only then remembered that you haven’t set the correct printer params and have to redo everything !! - ‘Undo’ on an accidental move of a frame or set of frames would be useful. - If zoomed in on Preview window, allow pages to click-dragged around, rather than just by sliders. “That’s all Folks !!”
	Cheers Steve www.torncorner.co.uk

dogfart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Oct 2009 at 11:58pm
	I would like to see the route or track as transparent colour when printed, like a highlighter pen. Thats what I do on a paper map as it doesn’t obscure any map detail. When printed the blue line of the route seems very thick and obscures map detail. Other than that I love it, just print the route tape it together into one big sheet and off you go. Allan

Grega Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 31 Mar 2009 Location: Slovenia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Oct 2009 at 3:17pm
	You can adjust route transparency: - select route in project - scroll down route properties (bottom section of Explorer window) to 18. Line Transparency - change the value (from 0 to 255, 0 - full color, 255 - full transparency) Regards, Grega

MartinS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2010 at 10:20pm
	I was searching the forum to find exactly this transparency function, but I simply can't locate it in Quo. Just installed the 2.1.7 but after selecting 'Route' there's nothing in the bottom section of the Explorer window below the list of waypoints. How do I do it? I'm in full agreement with TornCorner's recommendations for improving printing. Martin
	Martin

metcas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Quo Wiz Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Location: Sussex Online Status: Offline Posts: 193	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2010 at 11:41pm
	Ensure that you have the Properties section turned on in Quo Explorer. In the tool bar you have a number of Blue icons that control the various sections. In the properties section for a route you will find 18. Line Transparency. here is an example
	Regards Steve

MartinS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 12:05pm
	Thanks - after a bit of experimentation I found an OK combination. Took me a moment to realise I could increase the transparency above 100. I'm also pleased to find I can increase the line width. I prefer a wider, fainter line. Please could you make all the settings sticky - I'm just about getting used to having to change from portrait to landscape via the printer driver every time I print a map, but I still occassionally forget... Would also like to see more of the page used in 'Print view'. I can remove some of those huge margins by changing 'Scale' in the print driver, but this doesn't affect the top and left margins. Martin
	Martin

Grega Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 31 Mar 2009 Location: Slovenia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 7:01am
	Hi, settings are "sticky". If you choose Landscape Quo remembers it. If it does not in your case then this could be an error at your side. Post log file data (menu Help > View Log File) and i will check if there is any error while Quo is saving settings. Print Preview: don't understand. Print preview shows preview of the pages. There are no additional margins - there is no difference between preview and printed map (page). Regards, Grega

kit.williams Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2010 at 2:23pm
	A print to fit option like you have in MS Excel. Improving the way in which other data imports into Quo e.g Geocaching GPX files Adding in the functionality to import MMO files A way in which you can identify the tiles yopoui want to load in Quo by linking them to the UK map.

metcas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Quo Wiz Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Location: Sussex Online Status: Offline Posts: 193	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2010 at 4:47pm
	Hi Kit.williams There is a Print View Area which will print what you have on the screen to the full width of the page, so you need to ensure you print Landscape and then you get a map coveing a full sheet of A4 say! What issue do you have with Geocache gpx files? I simply go to import select the file type as gps navigate to the file and it appears as a new layer in my current project. If you look at the list of file types available in the drop down at the bottom of the import screen there is an option for mmo files. Can you explain your last question? Is this to load to Quo mobile or when you purchase tiles?
	Regards Steve

farnorthcrowe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Location: Thurso Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2010 at 7:17pm
	One suggestion for printing, is to be able to specify the four corner coordinates for the area you want to print. I was looking at doing my summer mountain leader training at Glenmore lodge, on their equipment page they give four co-ordinates of the main area that they use for their courses and suggest printing off A4 maps for the area, which i decided to see if i could do. However I couldn't see away of doing this in Quo apart from manually finding each corner, drawing an area round them and then printing enclosed area. As more outdoor course providers recognise theat people have mapping software and suggest printing of maps as well as taking OS sheets it would be good to have a quickier way of doing it-prehaps their is a way of doing this in QUO, but I've yet to find it.