[Qgis-user] map composer: cannot set portrait (extend in map composer)

[Tim Michelsen]

>> That said, You need to change your Map item scale in the main properties
>> > or it's extent.
> I was expecting that it gets the extend from the QGIS main window.
Let's say use Natural Earth (World data set) and then I zoom to Brazil.

Below in the main window, I can then copy the extend.

What I miss is a option/button:
* "copy extend from QGIS main window" or
* a field where I could paste the copied extend string from the status
bar of the main window

Instead, the map item requries:
X-min:
Y-min
X-max:
Y-max:

Each one in an extra column

Did I overlook something? Does this functionality already exist?

Thanks a lot in advance,
Timmie