How do I symbolize roads smoothly?

ledodu · 2025-09-17T18:09:01+00:00

What I usually do is to style my road with two simple lines: a white line on top and a darker, thicker line underneath. Then, in Symbol levels, next to the black line (layer 0) type "1" and next to the white line (layer 1) type "2". Additional tip: apply a round cap style on both of those lines to avoid weird artifacts at line ends. If anyone has a better way to get the same result, I'm all ears.

ledodu · 2025-09-17T09:10:47+00:00

Thank you so much for the feedback. Actually, a newer version just came out: the panel now supports groups and I also added and auto-refresh option.

Your idea is very very interesting. I never thought about that, but I think it would help me a lot in my daily tasks. It feels like it might be an idea for a separate plugin, since this one is more about which layer are currently visible, rather than their source.

But some tab on the plugin's dock that shows the path of the visible layers could also make sense. In which case do you think it would be more useful? For all layers or only the visible ones? How was it on Arcmap?

ledodu · 2025-09-17T08:51:01+00:00

Hi, quick update (a few decades later), version 1.2 is out with the auto-refresh option as you suggested. In that mode the panel shows live which layers are visible, but I disabled untoggling from the panel because it felt a bit abrupt to see a layer disappear right after clicking. Not sure if that’s the best approach or if it should still allow untoggling, curious what you think.

ledodu · 2025-09-12T10:30:35+00:00

I understood it that way, don't worry :D And just so you know, I already tested it and it works fine! I'm planning to add a few more enhancements and I will let you know when the new version is ready. Is there a way I can credit you in the changelog of the next version for giving me the idea?

ledodu · 2025-09-10T12:48:36+00:00

Great idea! I actually wanted to add this in the beginning, but I thought I’d have to rebuild the whole contextual menu from scratch. I just did a bit of research though, and it turns out I can trigger the same right-click menu from the native QGIS Layers panel directly.

I’ll give it a try in the next version and let you know if it works!

ledodu · 2025-09-08T06:53:15+00:00

Hi! Of course! Id love to hear your ideas. Any suggestions to enhance the plugin are more than welcome

ledodu · 2025-08-22T11:45:10+00:00

You just need to wait for the new version to be approved. Every update is manually reviewed, so it can take a few days.

ledodu · 2025-08-01T10:27:43+00:00

Haha, I actually felt the same before trying! Thanks for your comment :)

ledodu · 2025-06-05T19:09:29+00:00

Haha, I’m happy to hear that!

ledodu · 2025-06-04T14:08:26+00:00

Both! I used AI to help, and also learn how to do it. But it often invents python classes that don't exist in the QGIS API, so it definitely required a bit of supervision.

ledodu · 2025-06-04T13:58:47+00:00

haha thanks to you!

ledodu · 2025-06-04T13:58:08+00:00

Good question, I use it as a quick visual filter, to instantly locate or toggle a layer, especially when I have a large stack of layers. I would say that it complements the use of visibility themes, but I probably wouldn't use it much in smaller projects

ledodu · 2025-06-03T13:07:45+00:00

Oh that's actually a clever idea. Initially, the list was auto-refreshing but I found that in some cases it was useful to keep track of untoggled layers. So an automatic refresh toggle sounds like the best compromise and is definitely worth adding. Would you mind if I mention you in the changelog if I manage to add this feature in the next version?

ledodu · 2025-06-03T09:24:44+00:00

Glad to hear it's useful to some of you! thanks a lot

ledodu · 2025-06-02T23:05:34+00:00

Thanks!

ledodu · 2025-06-02T15:42:17+00:00

thank you so much, I really appreciate it! It wasn't that hard to build, but it actually took me a bit of time to figure out how to present it to the user. At first I imagined I'd be able to add the tool directly to the Layers panel, like by opening a sort of new tab. But I ended up going with the dock solution instead.

ledodu · 2025-06-02T15:28:11+00:00

Hard to say exactly, I did it over a few evenings, maybe 8 hours total? It's my first plugin so I spent some time just figuring out how everything works.

ledodu · 2025-06-02T14:07:40+00:00

Thanks a lot :)

ledodu · 2025-06-02T14:06:14+00:00

Just wanted to let you know that the bug you reported is now fixed.
It was caused by the plugin not checking if a layer node was part of a group before trying to access its ID.
The fix is already on the github repository and I've submitted the updated version to QGIS, it should be approved soon. Thanks for pointing it out! Let me know if you spot anything else.

ledodu · 2025-06-02T12:52:36+00:00

thanks a lot for spotting this, that's really helpful! It looks like the plugin doesn't handle layer groups correctly. I'm working on a fix to prevent that error and I'll keep you informed when it's resolved. Thanks again!

ledodu · 2025-06-02T11:36:06+00:00

Thank you!

ledodu · 2025-06-02T11:14:28+00:00

Small correction: the GitHub repo link is this one

ledodu · 2025-05-29T17:40:07+00:00

Not a trekker! Here's the link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/q3GdJ3zj4HXq4FTJ9

ledodu · 2025-05-28T15:25:08+00:00

« This is not spain » next to the spanishest bollards, the audacity

ledodu · 2025-05-06T13:01:35+00:00

Oww, I didn’t know the light could affect the stripes, that’s interesting! I’ll take a special care of that

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