Bug report #11889: Setting "use project CRS" in "settings -> options -> CRS > CRS for new layers" is not applied when creating new shapes - QGIS Application - QGIS Issue Tracking

Bug report #11889

Setting "use project CRS" in "settings -> options -> CRS > CRS for new layers" is not applied when creating new shapes

Added by Johannes Kroeger over 9 years ago. Updated about 7 years ago.

Status:	Closed
Priority:	Normal
Assignee:	-
Category:	GUI
Affected QGIS version:	master	Regression?:	No
Operating System:		Easy fix?:	No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:	Yes	Resolution:
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:	No	Copied to github as #:	20103

Description

If you have a project open and create a new layer, QGIS will always use "EPSG:4326 - WGS 84" by default.

Please change it so that the current projection of the project is selected instead.
For example if the project is "EPSG: 3413", the New Vector Layer or New Spatialite Layer dialogs should select that by default.

Associated revisions

Revision 0500865b
Added by Nyall Dawson about 7 years ago

Set default layer CRS according to behaviour radio (fix #11889)

Makes the new layer dialogs correctly respect the current project
CRS choice when set to follow project CRS.

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

Tracker changed from Feature request to Bug report
Subject changed from When creating a new layer QGIS should use the current project's projection to Setting "use project CRS" in "settings -> options -> CRS > CRS for new layers" is not applied when creating new shapes
Category set to GUI
Affected QGIS version set to master
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data set to No

it does not uses always "EPSG:4326 - WGS 84" by default, it is supposed to use what is configured in

settings -> options -> CRS > CRS for new layers

the problem is that it still doesn't work when that options is set to "use project CRS".

#2 Updated by Juraj Komačka about 9 years ago

Hi,

I've tracked the bug down in current development master [eb6332f]. The problem is that src/gui/qgsnewvectorlayerdialog.cpp:88 reads /Projections/layerDefaultCrs from settings but that value is set in /src/app/qgsoptions.cpp:1198 always from LayerDefaultCombo - those labeled as "Use a default CRS". You can verify easily - select some CRS in that combo, select "Use project CRS" radio button and create new shapefile layer - it will use value from disabled "Use a default CRS" combo

I believe setting /Projections/layerDefaultCrs should be handled in the block of code before - from correct combo according to selected radio. I will be able to make a PR on GitHub, but I am not sure what value to set when prompt option is chosen - maybe fallback to default GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID?

I am quite new in this codebase, can anyone offer a feedback on this to me?

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 9 years ago

Status changed from Open to Feedback

I believe setting /Projections/layerDefaultCrs should be handled in the block of code before - from correct combo according to selected radio. I will be able to make a PR on GitHub, but I am not sure what value to set when prompt option is chosen - maybe fallback to default GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID?

please raise the question on the developers mailing list and after getting feedback create the PR, thanks.