[Qgis-developer] Print composer in master

[Andreas Neumann]

agreed - can you contribute better icons? I am sure that the devs would 
include that, if contributed.

Andreas


On 30.09.2014 10:51, Pedro Venâncio wrote:
> Ok, I also did not realize this change. This makes sense to me, but 
> icons do not seem very explicit. "New from template" icon is the same 
> of "New composer". And "Add items from template" has the same icon 
> that in previous versions were used to "Open" previously saved 
> templates. So, it seems to me that should change the icons in any way.
>
> 2014-09-30 9:34 GMT+01:00 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net 
> <mailto:a.neumann at carto.net>>:
>
>     I correct myself slightly: it may make sense to add "New from
>     Template" to the toolbar, for those using the toolbar instead of
>     the menu.
>
>     Andreas
>
>
>
>     On 30.09.2014 10:32, Andreas Neumann wrote:
>
>         Hi Ramon,
>
>         The difference is:
>
>         "New from template" overrides everything (including your page
>         settings) you had in your layout, and "Add items from
>         template" leaves the page settings and already existing items
>         in place and just adds additional items from a template.
>
>         I think that this distinction makes sense and is already clear
>         enough for the average user. No need to change anything.
>
>         Andreas
>
>
>         On 30.09.2014 10:27, Ramon Andiñach wrote:
>
>             Ah. A hidden change.
>
>             I'm following my established work flow.  Blank, then the
>             toolbar folder icon, which now tells me it's "Load items
>             from Template", except that because this is what I've
>             always done, I didn't hang around long enough to see.
>
>             It's the same icon in the same place as the icon in 2.4
>             which identifies itself as "Load from Template".
>             I expected it to behave the same way on both versions.
>
>             I see that if I go into the menu and choose New from
>             template I get what I'm expecting.
>
>             What's the difference between "add items from" and "new
>             from" meant to be?
>
>             I'd prefer New from Template to be on the toolbar than add
>             items, so I'm now curious about the change?
>             Is it possible to get back?
>
>             At the same time I see that the change means that now the
>             icons map correctly between the toolbar and the menu, and
>             that the new from template icon can't be on the toolbar
>             without confusion.
>
>             -ramon.
>
>                 On 30 Sep 2014, at 15:44, Nyall Dawson
>                 <nyall.dawson at gmail.com
>                 <mailto:nyall.dawson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                     On 30 September 2014 15:52, Ramon Andiñach
>                     <custard at westnet.com.au
>                     <mailto:custard at westnet.com.au>> wrote:
>                     Hi,
>
>                     I've opened up a couple of new issues in the
>                     tracker regarding the Print Composer in Master.
>
>                     The Print Composer is currently ignoring the page
>                     orientation in my templates, with flow on effects.
>                     http://hub.qgis.org/issues/11292
>
>                 Ramon,
>
>                 I've removed this issue as it's a duplicate of #11255.
>                 I'm after some
>                 more details on this one though - are you able to
>                 confirm the steps
>                 you do to make the new composition from a template?
>                 Specifically, are
>                 you creating a blank composition and using the "Add
>                 items from
>                 template" command, or using the composer manager to
>                 create new
>                 composition based off a template?
>
>                 Nyall
>
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