[QGIS-Developer] Unable to understand the "Default CRS for new projects" setting

Patrick Dunford enzedrailmaps at gmail.com
Tue Jul 24 18:38:10 PDT 2018


If there is a bug to file, it should be that if you click Cancel, it 
still loads the layer


On 25/07/18 02:50, DelazJ wrote:
> Hi,
> In the Settings --> Options --> CRS menu, user can choose a CRS which 
> is used as default whenever he opens a new blank project.
> Then if he adds a layer:
> - if the layer CRS is different from the one I set for the project, 
> the project CRS is changed and aligned with the first loaded layer CRS;
> - if it's a geometryless layer, then the project CRS is set to epsg:4326
>
> Then, my question is what's the interest of setting a default CRS for 
> all projects, if each time I open a new project it's the first loaded 
> layer that dictates the rule and applies its CRS?
> From my understanding, the project CRS is the environment in which I'd 
> like to work and with the auto-OTF, layers I add would be reprojected 
> in that environment, not the inverse.
>
> Am I missing something or, if it's by design, could someone explain me 
> the reasons, please? Or are those behaviors bugs I should file?
>
> Thanks,
> Harrissou
>
>
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