[Qgis-developer] drop-down list for basic shape tools?

[John C. Tull]

+1 on a drop-down for shapes.

On Nov 20, 2009, at 5:53 AM, Marco Hugentobler wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> For the function to draw basic shapes in composer, there is currently one 
> button, and after dragging the initial rectangle in composer, user selects if 
> it should be an ellipse, a rectangle or a triangle (probably more in future).
> 
> Another approach, suggested by Andreas, is to have a button for each shape 
> type, such that user selects the shapetype before dragging the rectangle. This 
> is closer to what most CAD programs do. The buttons could then be in a drop-
> down list in composer.
> 
> What is your opinion? I remember we already had a discussion where people 
> where against drop-down list because of useability. On the other hand, there 
> are already two drop-down lists in composer.
> 
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Marco
> 
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