[Qgis-developer] Print composer feature request

[Andreas Neumann]

 +1 for such a shortcut in the toolbar (with a drop-down menu if there 
 are several maps?) or with a right-click context menu.

 I also find the current way of setting the extent quite complicated.

 Andreas

 On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:17:06 -0800 (PST), Régis Haubourg wrote:
> Hi All,
> before creating a ticket, I would like to discuss a small new feature 
> with
> you.
>
> Setting a map extent to current MapCanvas extent is not quite simple 
> for
> users that want to open a map composer, rezoom it and print. The 
> question is
> frequently asked to me.
>  User has to select the map with the select tool first, then find the 
> item
> properties tab, then scroll to find the right button in the extent
> collapsible group.
>
> I'm wondering how we could have some kind of shortcut to 'Set to map 
> canvas
> extent' somewhere.
> Could we imagine button in the toolbar next to select and navigate 
> tool,
> greyed out if no map object is selected? Any objection to that?
>
> I was also thinking of starting to enable right clic contextual menu 
> on
> objects, but that would need to some more options.
> régis
>
>
>
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