[QGIS-Developer] FeatureRequest: make Page properties (portrait/landscape) easy(ier) accessible

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

Ok, because it was itching me...

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/42572

Took me some time to follow all signals of mouse events... 

But I think this works: clicking on a page will show the current page properties, 
clicking on an item will shot it's properties, and
clicking next to a page will clean the 'item properties' tab (as earlier).

Anybody wants to have a look?
I hope I do not mess up other parts there...

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde


On 3/29/21 5:19 PM, Harrissou wrote:
> Hi Richard,
> 
> Some discussion at https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/26237 <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/26237> or https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/25803 <https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/25803> and there might be more references in the repo. With the rationale of the current situation (as you found) and some suggestions that may cross yours...
> 
> PS: The current behavior is documented (in early days) at https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/print_composer/overview_composer.html#working-with-the-page-properties <https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/print_composer/overview_composer.html#working-with-the-page-properties> ...
> 
> Regards,
> Harrissou
> 
> Le 29 mars 2021 16:44:48 GMT+02:00, Richard Duivenvoorde <rdmailings at duif.net> a écrit :
> 
>     Hi Devs,
> 
>     I'm not so much of a report/layout maker, so last week I had to create a simple (map only) pdf, but really could not find how to change my page from Landscape to Portrait...
> 
>     Today somebody contacted me with exact the same question: "I used it earlier, and now I cannot find 'the button' anymore"...
> 
>     What would be the intuitive place to access the page props (most notably off course orientation/size)?
> 
>     The *Layout* properties-tab/menu (to me most intuitive) is probably not showing it because you can have several pages to one layout and they can have different page properties (I found out).
> 
>     So some (theoretical) options:
>     - does a 'page' have 'Item Properties'? Because that one is empty now? Would it be easy to add it there?
>     - would it be possible to add it to the 'Guides' tab? Because that one already has a 'Page' dropdown, so.. maybe add Page properties there?
>     - maybe add another tab (like Guides) named 'Pages', and a page dropdown there and then the props per page?
> 
>     Ah wait... if you have a layout with several (different oriented) pages, and you select the context menu 'Page properties', the Page properties ARE SHOWN in the 'Item Properties'???
> 
>     Does the (empty) layout page has some signal when you click on it? So a click on the empty sheet would reveal the same 'Item Properties' as the 'Page Properties'-context menu shows?
> 
>     Or is there some (technical) reason this is not possible?
> 
>     If not possible, anybody has a (easy implementable) for this? As my gutfeeling is there are more people searching for this :-)
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>     Richard Duivenvoorde
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