[Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS 3 Print Composer - Page Properties

[Frank Broniewski]

I just want to join this discussion. I find that making assumptions on how people use the map composer / layout manager like Carlo does is difficult terrain. So saying that most users just make one-page maps is at least not true for me. I like adding metadata to my map layouts like tables, graphics and text on more than one page and having now the option to have different page sizes is just great.  I tend to agree with Nyall here that people will eventually get used to do right click.

Just my 2c
Frank

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Von: Qgis-user <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> Im Auftrag von Nyall Dawson
Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. April 2018 06:16
An: Carlo A. Bertelli <carlo.bertelli at gmail.com>
Cc: qgis-user <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>; QGIS Developer Mailing List <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>
Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS 3 Print Composer - Page Properties

On 3 April 2018 at 07:06, Carlo A. Bertelli (Charta s.r.l.) <carlo.bertelli at gmail.com> wrote:
> I suggest to provide the same interface as version 2 calling this 
> "default page size" and explaining that every page could get a 
> different size, right-clicking on the page. Most users make one-page 
> maps and they would never need this otherwise vital feature.

I've thought long on this. I'm reasonably convinced it's a short-term issue as people adjust there 2.x workflows to 3.0.

There's two approaches I can see working to mitigate it:

1. Add a "pages panel", which allows you to pick from existing pages (e.g. via a drop-down combo box) and then set the properties for that page. It could also have the actions for adding new pages and deleting existing pages there too.

and/or

2. Add a "new layout wizard", which shows when you create a new print layout. This would prompt users to set the page size before the layout is actually created. It could potentially replace the existing layout manager approach to creating layouts from a template, e.g. by showing a nice list of available templates via thumbnail graphics.

Unfortunately both approaches aren't trivial, and would require some hours to implement.

Nyall


> c
>
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:01 PM, Alessandro Pasotti 
> <apasotti at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The reason for this change is that your can now have different 
>> settings for each page.
>>
>> The page size is not a property of the layout anymore but it's a 
>> property of the page.
>>
>> But I agree that the page properties might be better exposed.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 21:56 C Hamilton <adenaculture at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was just going to ask what happened to the "Page Size" properties 
>>> in the QGIS 3 print composer, but I stumbled upon it accidentally by 
>>> right-mouse clicking on the page and selecting "Page Properties." 
>>> This was not easily found. In the QGIS 2 print compose it is a part 
>>> of the layout. In QGIS 3 I just lucked out.
>>>
>>> Could the page properties be more obvious to find? At lease add them 
>>> to the Layout or Edit menus or put them back under the layout settings.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Calvin
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