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<p>Hi Nyall,</p>
<p>I also think that the current situation where the page properties are only exposed on right-click is not so ideal. From your two options you list I would prefer option 1 with the separate "pages" panel. I don't think that wizards are so effective - definitely not for experienced users. I also don't like it when extra windows pop up. It would be nice to get rid of the "layout manager" for the long term. Opening separate windows is often confusing for people - these windows often hide below other windows and sometimes they block QGIS while that other dialog window is waiting for user interaction - not so ideal.</p>
<p>Can you estimate how much work option 1 (pages panel) would be? Could this be included in an upcoming crowd funding campaign with print composer improvements?</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply,</p>
<p>Andreas</p>
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<p>On 2018-04-03 06:16, Nyall Dawson wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">On 3 April 2018 at 07:06, Carlo A. Bertelli (Charta s.r.l.)<br /> <<a href="mailto:carlo.bertelli@gmail.com">carlo.bertelli@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0">I suggest to provide the same interface as version 2 calling this "default<br /> page size" and explaining that every page could get a different size,<br /> right-clicking on the page. Most users make one-page maps and they would<br /> never need this otherwise vital feature.</blockquote>
<br /> I've thought long on this. I'm reasonably convinced it's a short-term<br /> issue as people adjust there 2.x workflows to 3.0.<br /> <br /> There's two approaches I can see working to mitigate it:<br /> <br /> 1. Add a "pages panel", which allows you to pick from existing pages<br /> (e.g. via a drop-down combo box) and then set the properties for that<br /> page. It could also have the actions for adding new pages and deleting<br /> existing pages there too.<br /> <br /> and/or<br /> <br /> 2. Add a "new layout wizard", which shows when you create a new print<br /> layout. This would prompt users to set the page size before the layout<br /> is actually created. It could potentially replace the existing layout<br /> manager approach to creating layouts from a template, e.g. by showing<br /> a nice list of available templates via thumbnail graphics.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately both approaches aren't trivial, and would require some<br /> hours to implement.<br /> <br /> Nyall<br /> <br /> <br />
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0">c<br /> <br /> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:01 PM, Alessandro Pasotti <<a href="mailto:apasotti@gmail.com">apasotti@gmail.com</a>><br /> wrote:
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><br /> The reason for this change is that your can now have different settings<br /> for each page.<br /> <br /> The page size is not a property of the layout anymore but it's a property<br /> of the page.<br /> <br /> But I agree that the page properties might be better exposed.<br /> <br /> <br /> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 21:56 C Hamilton <<a href="mailto:adenaculture@gmail.com">adenaculture@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><br /> I was just going to ask what happened to the "Page Size" properties in<br /> the QGIS 3 print composer, but I stumbled upon it accidentally by<br /> right-mouse clicking on the page and selecting "Page Properties." This was<br /> not easily found. In the QGIS 2 print compose it is a part of the layout. In<br /> QGIS 3 I just lucked out.<br /> <br /> Could the page properties be more obvious to find? At lease add them to<br /> the Layout or Edit menus or put them back under the layout settings.<br /> <br /> Thanks,<br /> <br /> Calvin</blockquote>
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