Add a section about the symbol's extent buffer #9568
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Thanks @JuhoErvasti
May I suggest you to move the whole section above the "Draw effects" section, close to the other items that are in the "Advanced" menu?
Also you'd need to reference this feature in https://docs.qgis.org/testing/en/docs/user_manual/style_library/symbol_selector.html#the-symbol, as part of a symbol level property.
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I can't get what we want to show here, in relation with the feature? Filling data-defined widget? I really much prefer the gif in the issue report showing the feature in play in the map canvas. Or it can just be an image from that gif when we have features showing their buffer but not the actual point and others showing both.
Also there are request for modifying/renaming that dialog (qgis/QGIS#60017, qgis/QGIS#60010) so IMHO the less we show it the less outdated we will look (description is often easier to adjust).
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This row acts as a shortcut throughout the docs to the vector label section that starts just after and nothing should be in-between. Or it would reference a wrong section.
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Let's add a dedicated shortcut
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| The buffer distance units can be changed. You can also control the distance value | ||
| by using the data defined override widget. For example you can change the value | ||
| based on the current map scale ``if(@map_scale > 50000, 5000, 0)``: |
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Mentioning this is great as I also wondered what the DD button could be about before I read docs in implementation. But not sure it deserves a screncast.
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| Setting the symbol's extent buffer according to data defined expression |
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Show another type of example?
Goal: Add a new section to the Vector Properties Dialog document about the extent buffer added in qgis/QGIS#59630
Ticket(s): fixes #9461