tastrax wrote:.............Do you know that if you name the qml the same as the corresponding shp file and keep them in the same directory, it will apply the style file every time you open the layer! That also saves time!
No I didn't.....and.....wow that is a fast way to add a styled layer
I have a whole bunch of styles for each layer type that I constantly upgrade as I decide I need new features to display or discover a way to display features better.
Those styles are in one folder and I just add them to a new layer as I go. If I could ever decide that enough tweeks are enough this method would be great.
If I just named say a roads layer "Roads" it would work too, but I generally give the layers some sort of regional identity. I have only developed maps for chunks of bushwalking interest like the Grampians, ANP and Kosciuszko NP (it links to the ANP) and the shape files are named similarly.
ie. KNP Points, KNP Roads, KNP OSM Polygons, KNP Contours 20M etc. etc.
It's a lot of fun and the various zoomed in maps have proven very useful out in the sticks.
Another thing I've found is that the OSM data (basis for the roads and points and some polygons in my maps) proves to be quite accurate on the ground.