Bug report #15436

Measure tools: opening Configuration dialog may change your custom units

Added by Harrissou Santanna about 8 years ago. Updated about 8 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:Nyall Dawson
Category:Map Tools
Affected QGIS version:2.14.5 Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:invalid
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:23362

Description

Open a measure tool and switch the units to another one
Click the configuration dialog and validate it without making changes
Your unit selection is lost and the default hard-coded unit (see #15435) replaces it

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Related issues

Related to QGIS Application - Bug report #18891: Changed Ruler distance units do not "stick" - instead alw... Open 2018-05-01

History

#1 Updated by Nyall Dawson about 8 years ago

  • Resolution set to invalid
  • Status changed from Open to Closed

I don't think this is a bug - I assume the behaviour is intentional to make it easier for users to immediately see the result of changing the default unit type.

#2 Updated by Harrissou Santanna about 8 years ago

Maybe, but silently change configuration of a dialog is not good. Note that it does nothing to do with clicking the "Configuration button":
- change the unit of the widget and do what you want
- then simply open the Options dialog from Settings menu (do anything else, in any other tab)
- and apply the dialog.
--> You lose the units you chose.

It's not a big issue but as it is the units set in Project properties that is applied (and not the one in global settings), the measure widget units should be automatically changed only if user manually change the units in Project properties or at least open and apply that dialog (not the settings one).

#3 Updated by Harrissou Santanna almost 6 years ago

  • Related to Bug report #18891: Changed Ruler distance units do not "stick" - instead always revert to Meters when Ruler Tool is re-selected added

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