[Qgis-developer] [QGIS-UX] Print layout: canvas extent not updated

[Nathan Woodrow]

+1 for what is currently there.  One of the main reasons I move from
MapInfo to QGIS was this, annoying when you are editing and return to print
and it's moved on you.

On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 9:44 PM, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>
> wrote:
>
>> Il 2016-06-10 19:34 DelazJ ha scritto:
>>
>>> You mean the first time the print layout is opened (created). If so,
>>> yes this is the way it used to work (and I think it still does): at
>>> the creation the map extent is picked from the canvas.
>>>
>>> But imo there's no reason to have the composer map item extent synced
>>> with map canvas each time it's opened.
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure this is what an user expects. IMHO the typical use case is:
>> I zoom to the area and scale of interest, open a print layout, and go on
>> printing the same area.
>> Am I the only one expecting this?
>
>
> ​Maybe I'm just used to the current behavior, but for most of my usecases
> the extent of the print map should stay same while I might be busy fixing
> details in the main window (and thus zooming and panning around there).
>
> That's why the current behavior works well for me.
>
> (cc-ing the UX list for input)
>
> Best wishes,
> Anita​
>
>
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