Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which syntax is allowed in description fields?

• *single star for italic* → single star for italic
• **double star for bold** → double star for bold
• # one hash for main heading ⤵

  one hash for main heading

• ## two hashes for second heading ⤵

  two hashes for second heading

• ### three hashes for third heading ⤵

  three hashes for third heading

• Simple link: [[http://example.com]] → Simple link: http://example.com
• Link with text: [[http://example.com|text of the link]] → Link with text: text of the link
• --- for a horizontal rule ⤵

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What are the available keyboard shortcuts?

With macOS, replace Ctrl by Cmd.

Globals

• Ctrl+F → open search panel
• Ctrl+E → switch to edit mode
• Escape → close open panel or dialog
• Shift+drag on the map → zoom to this map extent
• Shift+click on the zoom buttons → zoom in/out by 3 levels

In edit mode

• Ctrl+E → back to preview mode
• Ctrl+S → save map
• Ctrl+Z → undo all changes until last save
• Ctrl+M → add a new marker
• Ctrl+P → start a new polygon
• Ctrl+L → start a new line
• Ctrl+I → open importer panel
• Ctrl+O → open importer panel and file browser
• Ctrl++ → zoom in
• Ctrl+- → zoom out
• Shift+click on a feature → edit this feature
• Ctrl+Shift+click on a feature → edit this feature layer

Which syntax is allowed in conditional rules?

• mycolumn=odd → will match features whose column mycolumn equal odd
• mycolumn!=odd → will match features whose column mycolumn is missing or different from odd
• mycolumn>12 → will match features whose column mycolumn is greater than 12 (as number)
• mycolumn<12.34 → will match features whose column mycolumn is lower than 12.34 (as number)

When the condition match, the associated style will be applied to the corresponding feature.