[Qgis-developer] [WIP] slider to zoom canvas like a magnifier

[Nyall Dawson]

On 11 April 2016 at 17:18, Paul Blottiere <paul.blottiere at oslandia.com> wrote:
> Hi Nathan,
>
> Interesting.  Have you considering something that follows the cursor as
> well?
>
>
> Yes, we thought about it. However, after discussion, we conclude that it
> would be
> easier for the user to work on the zoomed canvas (like moving a label) if he
> has a global point
> of view, instead of having a local zoom.
>
> What do you think?

I'd agree. Zooming with the canvas might be useful for quickly seeing
more detail, but I don't think it would work very well for interaction
with the map.

Nyall



>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
>
> On 04/11/2016 09:06 AM, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
>
> Hey Paul,
>
> Interesting.  Have you considering something that follows the cursor as
> well?
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Paul Blottiere
> <paul.blottiere at oslandia.com> wrote:
>>
>> Announcing WIP for a slider providing a way to zoom the canvas, like a
>> magnifier does.
>>
>> A use case is for example to facilitate the manual placement of small
>> labels.
>>
>> A way to set up this tool is planned too (minimum, maximum and step).
>>
>> Let me know if you have any comments.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Paul Blottiere
>>
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