[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #363: Allow "Enable on the fly projection" to be a default

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#363: Allow "Enable on the fly projection" to be a default
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        Reporter:  w5pny@…             |         Owner:  timlinux      
            Type:  patch               |        Status:  closed        
        Priority:  minor: annoyance    |     Milestone:  Version 1.7.0 
       Component:  Projection Support  |       Version:  Trunk         
      Resolution:  fixed               |      Keywords:  fly projection
Platform_version:                      |      Platform:  All           
        Must_fix:  No                  |   Status_info:  1             
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Comment(by borysiasty):

 Great, but... yet more messy than was before ;-)

 For two years I try to force the possibilty to define default project CRS
 and I'm always told I'm stupid, but now we're really close and finally I
 see a ray of hope for understanding! :DD

 It's a really great step forward, that now I can select the default CRS
 for project, but... why ONLY when OTFR is enabled?

 I mainly use my national CRS, so everytime when I start Qgis (or click
 "new project" to clear the workspace), I have to set the CRS. Now I have
 the alternative: I can turn off the OTFR instead.

 Why not to make the CRS selector independent on OTFR? Like that:

 Use this CRS for new projects:  [EPSG:4326]
 Use OTFR for new projects:      [x]

 This way we also close the #1355.

 Furthermore, the "global default CRS" above is confusing. Some users could
 think that it is the CRS for projects. The textarea is huge, so we put
 strong accent on layer CRS and don't care about project CRS. This way we
 teach users to work with the project mindlessly set to the default 4326.
 So my second suggestion is to decrease the accent put on the layer CRS
 (it's not "default CRS" but "default layer CRS" and the epithet "global"
 is unnecessary)

 What do you think?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/363#comment:21>
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