[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1688: Assign layer CRS to project (legend context menu) (was: Map srs should inherit from first layer added to new project)

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#1688: Assign layer CRS to project (legend context menu)
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        Reporter:  springmeyer         |         Owner:  nobody       
            Type:  enhancement         |        Status:  reopened     
        Priority:  minor: annoyance    |     Milestone:  Version 1.7.0
       Component:  Projection Support  |       Version:               
      Resolution:                      |      Keywords:               
Platform_version:                      |      Platform:  All          
        Must_fix:  No                  |   Status_info:  0            
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Changes (by borysiasty):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * priority:  major: does not work as expected => minor: annoyance
  * platform:  OS X => All
  * version:  1.0.0 =>
  * milestone:  Version 1.2.0 => Version 1.7.0
  * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 What about a "Set Project CRS to this layer" in the Legend? With OTFR
 enabled, this way we could easily switch between various target CRSes.
 With OTFR disabled, we could easily synchronize map units. And it would me
 much more predictable, than automatic setting to the first layer.

 By the way: I totally disagree with the "As long as you don't have
 projection turned on, the map CRS doesn't matter". This way you have
 broken scale, broken scale line, and limited possibility to assign project
 crs to newly created layers. Also, it just makes a mess. If you don't want
 to use projections, than the OTFR switch should be rather replaced with a
 "Projection support" switch to completely detach the missinformating WGS84
 CRS.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1688#comment:3>
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