I've been trying to create a 400m buffer in a polygon layer in QGIS 2.18 and it seems like I may be doing something wrong compared to how the tool used to work.    Does the tool still use the units of the CRS?    When I try to create a 400m buffer or even a 10m buffer I end up just getting a large buffer that definitely isn't either one of those distances.   I'm going to Vector->Geoprocessing Tools->Fixed Distance Buffer and setting things as follows in the screen shot.  GeoJSON is in EPSG2768.     Seems like the buffer tool wasn't using the defined CRS units for my layers.  Checked the output buffer layer and it was using WGS84 instead of EPSG2768.  CRS for the project and all the layers was set to EPSG2768.  Things didn't work until I changed the CRS for the buffer layer and then re-ran the buffer tool.  I set up a couple virtual machines to test things out with mixed results.  Fresh Xunbuntu VM with QGIS installed and the buffer tool worked right off the bat, but a fresh KDE Neon VM with QGIS had the same issue I initially posted about.  Things are working now though.
I  have had no luck getting the buffer tool to accept anything but degrees as units of measure.  I have found lots of stuff saying the layer needs to be reprojected and saved but it hasn't worked at all for me.   Is there a way I could create a buffer without using ftools or at least force the units to meters somehow?  As a workaround I converted meters to degrees (lat) and used that but the final product needs to be as close to reality as possible.  Things I've tried:   setting every unit option I could find to meters (where possible). setting everything to NAD83/Maryland (data is for Washington, DC) and saving it as such (as layers in ESRI shape files). reimporting the reprojected layers setting relevant layers to Google Mercator   The was tried followed by creating a buffer. Many were tried in combination. QGIS 1.7.3 Slackware64 current (qgis from SBo-13.37 repo, tried on multilib and plain 64it with same results)
creating model mesh and face explosions on Panda3d and Blender Why is there no article in "We are Family"? Is there an easy way to 'break' the axis in a pgfplots environment? What I'm talking about is something like     Any minimal plot will do as an example...for example  \documentclass{minimal}   \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{pgfplots}  \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{axis}[ymin=0, ymax=80] \addplot {x*0};  \addplot {x^2+50}; \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture}  \end{document}   For example, in the below plot,    I want to break the axis from around y = 10 to y = 40.   Any ideas? Does PGF have this functionality? A search for `break' in the manual doesn't yield anything. Drawing simple edge, no arrow I have  \begin{tikzpicture}[-&gt;,auto,node distance=3cm,   thick,main node/.style={draw,font=\bfseries}]   \node[main node] (111) at (0,1) {$X_{1,1}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (121) at (0,2) {$X_{1,2}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (1n1) at (0,4) {$X_{1,n}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (211) at (0,6) {$X_{2,1}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (221) at (0,7) {$X_{2,2}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (2n1) at (0,9) {$X_{2,n}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (n11) at (0,11) {$X_{n,1}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (n21) at (0,12) {$X_{n,2}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (nn1) at (0,14) {$X_{n,n}^{(1)}$};   \node[main node] (112) at (2.5,1) {$X_{1,1}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (122) at (2.5,2) {$X_{1,2}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (1n2) at (2.5,4) {$X_{1,n}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (212) at (2.5,6) {$X_{2,1}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (222) at (2.5,7) {$X_{2,2}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (2n2) at (2.5,9) {$X_{2,n}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (n12) at (2.5,11) {$X_{n,1}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (n22) at (2.5,12) {$X_{n,2}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (nn2) at (2.5,14) {$X_{n,n}^{(2)}$};   \node[main node] (11k) at (6,1) {$X_{1,1}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (12k) at (6,2) {$X_{1,2}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (1nk) at (6,4) {$X_{1,n}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (21k) at (6,6) {$X_{2,1}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (22k) at (6,7) {$X_{2,2}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (2nk) at (6,9) {$X_{2,n}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (n1k) at (6,11) {$X_{n,1}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (n2k) at (6,12) {$X_{n,2}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (nnk) at (6,14) {$X_{n,n}^{(k)}$};   \node[main node] (11n2) at (9.5,1) {$X_{1,1}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (12n2) at (9.5,2) {$X_{1,2}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (1nn2) at (9.5,4) {$X_{1,n}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (21n2) at (9.5,6) {$X_{2,1}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (22n2) at (9.5,7) {$X_{2,2}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (2nn2) at (9.5,9) {$X_{2,n}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (n1n2) at (9.5,11) {$X_{n,1}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (n2n2) at (9.5,12) {$X_{n,2}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (nnn2) at (9.5,14) {$X_{n,n}^{(n-2)}$};   \node[main node] (11n1) at (12,1) {$X_{1,1}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (12n1) at (12,2) {$X_{1,2}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (1nn1) at (12,4) {$X_{1,n}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (21n1) at (12,6) {$X_{2,1}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (22n1) at (12,7) {$X_{2,2}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (2nn1) at (12,9) {$X_{2,n}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (n1n1) at (12,11) {$X_{n,1}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (n2n1) at (12,12) {$X_{n,2}^{(n-1)}$};   \node[main node] (nnn1) at (12,14) {$X_{n,n}^{(n-1)}$};   \path     (111) edge (112)         edge (122)         edge (1n2)     (121) edge (112)         edge (122)         edge (1n2)     (1n1) edge (112)         edge (122)         edge (1n2)     (121) edge[--,dashed] (1n1); \end{tikzpicture}   I just want simple lines, no arrows. How to manage with edge to achieve that? Thanks Is there a way to get administrative access from Windows Subsystem Linux files to Windows files correctly? Development with git branches/ gitflow and new modules I wonder if somebody found a solution for the following issue related to Drupal 8 development with Git branches:   You work on a new feature in a local feature branch for that you activate a contributed module or you write a custom module. This maybe delivers an own entity type and therefore creates a table after installing Meanwhile you need to fix a bug -> you change to a newly created bugfix branch which starts from the current dev branch After checking out the bugfix branch you import the current configurations to have the current active configuration of the branch -> the module you installed in feature branch is not activated anymore, the files of this module do not exist in the current bugfix branch You do your bugfixing and merge ths bugfix branch into develop branch. you change to your feature branch. To bring your local Drupal project to the status of this branch again you will import the configurations again   And here it comes to an exception: the table already exists in your database. When doing a drush cim it stops every following processing and you need to restart drush cim to import any further configurations.  Who does work with different feature branches and found a solution during development process to deal with this kind of situation? When defining a method on a class in Python, it looks something like this:  class MyClass(object):     def __init__(self, x, y):         self.x = x         self.y = y   But in some other languages, such as C#, you have a reference to the object that the method is bound to with the "this" keyword without declaring it as an argument in the method prototype.    Was this an intentional language design decision in Python or are there some implementation details that require the passing of "self" as an argument? Can a textbox be enabled after a certain value from a picklist is selected How can I make my browser lie about my operating system? I'm using Chromium (Version 30.0.1599.114 Ubuntu 12.10) under Linux. I'm trying to access  that claims that it doesn't work under Linux. Of course, this is most likely crazy since the web is platform-independent (unless they're using some kind of evil plug-in).  I've used a user agent switcher to supply a Windows user agent, but to no avail. Upon viewing the source, it appears that the site is using Javascript to determine the operating system. I'm looking for a way to get my browser to report in Javascript that it is Windows or MacOS.  Do you know how to do it? So I tried deleting a question, my question. I'm not a mod, but I have reputation above 10k. I received this message after hitting delete, asking me to make sure I wanted to:    But after clicking Delete Question, I saw this:    It turns out that because the question has answers, I'm prohibited from deleting it. If I can't actually delete this question at all, could it just tell me immediately, and only show me the warning if I can actually delete it?  This is akin to the following analogy.     You see a flyer in your local paper stating there's a new burger shop   opening.  Great, you think to yourself, and rush over to get yourself   some burgers.  On your way into the parking lot, you see a huge banner   proclaiming one of their newest burgers. You see some employees walk   in and out of the restaurant, with T-Shirt with pictures of burgers on   them.  Great, you think to yourself, and walk in.   You get in line,   and after what seems like ages, you finally make it to the front.  You   look up at the menu.  You see that they also sell sandwiches. No, you   tell yourself, I'm looking for burgers.  You see that they also sell   burritos! No, you tell yourself, I'm looking for burgers.  Then you   see that they sell burgers. Great! You pick out a burger, then tell   the employee at the register, "Sir, I'd like to get a regular burger   please." Immediately, the employee looks up, with a quizzical look on   his face, saying "Sir? We don't sell burgers here.".   It's the same situation. I've come to that prompt so that I can delete a question.  After repeated messages and windows letting me know the consequences of deleting, what will happen after I have it deleted, I am told that the option of having it deleted by my own hand never existed in the first place. Space between 2 paths in Illustrator How can I align 2 paths perfectly? No matter what I do I get a little space (gap between the 2 paths I create, and they are straight lines not as I saw in other questions with pixel problems)  An example:    Between every triangle is a little space, like in the example. It isn't obvious and it doesn't bother, but if I use the image (as an SVG or something) it is really obvious. Probability of student passing an exam There're $25$ tests, each with $2$ questions. There're total of $50$ different questions (the questions do not repeat). The student knows the answer of $44$ questions. To pass the exam, the student needs to correctly answer both questions on the first test he drew, or answer $1$ question from the test he drew first, and $1$ question from the test he drew second. (meaning he draws twice if he answers a question incorrectly on his first try)  What is the probability that the student will pass the exam?  I have never faced a problem like this one so any help is appreciated. I was thinking about approaching it "manually" with some applied combinatorics but I feel like there's a much easier way that I am not familiar with. using underscore's “difference” method on arrays of objects (This question is only as reference, I will add the answer myself)  Suddenly the search in the expl3 documentation interface3.pdf no longer works. As an example searching for "divis" gives this as the first hit:    In sumatra there is no problem, other files (e.g. source3.pdf) works fine. What could be the reason?) Why are there 2 packages for some applications (e.g. Chromium) in Ubuntu Software? To get rid of dust that had gathered near the fan, I put a vacuum cleaner to the air intake (with the computer turned off).  This removed the dust.  It also caused the fan to rotate at a fairly high speed. Quite faster than normal speed, judging from the sound.  Do I risk destroying stuff by doing this? Why can’t the Doctor’s companions understand babies and horses? The Doctor claimed to speak both horse and baby. The reason human companions can understand every language is because the TARDIS translates. So why can't anyone else understand babies and horses? calculation of $\int_{0}^{1}\tan^{-1}(1-x+x^2)dx$ Compute the definite integral   $$ \int_{0}^{1}\tan^{-1}(1-x+x^2)\,dx $$   Failed Attempt:  Let $1-x+x^2=t$. Then  $$ \begin{align} (2x-1)\,dx &amp;= dt\\ dx &amp;= \frac{1}{(2x-1)}dt \end{align} $$  Changing the limits of integration, we get  $$\int_{1}^{1}\tan^{-1}(t)\cdot \frac{1}{(2x-1)}dt = \int_{1}^{1}\tan^{-1}(t)\cdot f(t)dt = 0 $$  where $f(t)=\frac{1}{(2x-1)}$.  Is it true that $\int_{a}^{a}f(x)dx = 0$? If not, then where have I made a mistake in my attempted solution? Using 3rd party Python modules Query the post which have a thumbnail I've got a highlight section on the header of my website which shows the title and the thumbnail of the last X posts having a thumbnail.  Is there any custom query which allows me to retrieve only the last X post having a thumbnail?  At the moment I'm retrieving the last X * 10 posts (because not all the posts have a thumbnail) hoping that in this result I'll have X posts having a thumbnail. After doing my query I add a condition: if (has_post_thumbnail()).  This solution is really uncertain and ugly, a custom query with a thumbnail parameter would be great but I couldn't find any hint about it.