Opened 15 years ago

Last modified 13 years ago

#1788 new enhancement

Overview should show extent of overview items, not all project layers

Reported by: jctull Owned by: nobody
Priority: minor: annoyance Milestone: Version 1.7.0
Component: Map Legend Version: Trunk
Keywords: overview extent Cc:
Must Fix for Release: No Platform: All
Platform Version: Awaiting user input: no

Description

Currently, the overview defaults to the extent of the largest layer in the qgis project. Often, there is a layer that is beyond the extent of what you want to see in an overview. E.g., there may be a file that covers all of Europe, but you only want the overview map to show the outline of Germany, the area of primary interest. If the overview is only showing the outline of Germany, it should only cover the extents of Germany, not all of Europe.

Change History (2)

comment:1 by pcav, 14 years ago

Milestone: Version 1.5.0Version 1.6.0

comment:2 by jctull, 13 years ago

Another example of how this works poorly: If I have a layer in the overview as a docked item below the layer legend, I can make the overview map shrink by adjusting the overview pane up and down (taller and shorter). With each subsequent movement of the window up and down, the overview map shrinks further. Again, the overview map should be pegged to the extent of the largest layer in the overview.

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