[Qgis-psc] [Qgis-developer] Clarification of outcome of PSC meeting 16/1

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Nyall

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 20 January 2015 at 09:22, Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > @nyall - just referring back to your original part of this thread - could
> > you please describe for us your preferred scenario with regards to
> Composer
> > -> Layout refactor and how it would relate to a LTR? For example would
> you
> > rather see it in the LTR or happen after the LTR etc?
> >
>
> I've come to the conclusion that the way to proceed is:
>
> If either 2.10 or 2.12 become QGIS 3.0, then target the layout engine
> work for 3.0. This includes removal of all existing composer API.
>
> If QGIS 3.0 is scheduled for > 2.12, then the layout engine will land
> in parallel to the existing composer implementation. Composer will be
> deprecated but untouched, and users can manually switch from composer
> -> layout engine via a combo box in QGIS settings. Default will be to
> use composer engine to avoid breaks. Obviously, if they choose to make
> the switch then existing plugins will break for them! When QGIS 3.0
> lands the composer classes will all be removed.
>

​Thanks for your input! We will discuss 3.0 scheduling in the next PSC. For
me it makes logical sense to do the LTR and then immediately move over to
3.0, but lets see how others feel at the meeting. I really hope we can
avoid parallel implementations.

Regards

Tim​



>
> Hope that helps clarify the situation!
> Nyall
>



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