[Qgis-developer] Moving map content: interference by overlying objects

[Paolo Cavallini]

Il 18/06/2015 20:19, Andreas Neumann ha scritto:

> You can lock the elements that are on top of the map so they don't
> "steel" the events. When I work in print composer, 90% of my elements
> are locked and only occasionally unlocked if I really want to move
> things around. You have to work more with the item tree (like in any
> drawing app). Note that you can still select locked items in the item
> tree and can change properties of locked items. Only interactive
> selection in the canvas and moving elements is locked if they are in
> lock state.

Thanks for the clarification, Andreas. I agree that for skilled users,
used to high end graphical programs, this can be the best behaviour. I
just noticed, during several courses, that normal GIS users tend to get
confused about this.
All the best.

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