Better initial placement of new map views

nyalldawson · nyalldawson · commit 48df5dd1cf54 · 2017-03-14T09:55:17.000+10:00
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -3132,7 +3132,8 @@ QgsMapCanvas *QgisApp::createNewMapCanvas( const QString &name, bool isFloating,
   mapCanvasWidget->setFloating( isFloating );
   if ( dockGeometry.isEmpty() )
   {
-    mapCanvasWidget->resize( 400, 400 );
+    // try to guess a nice initial placement for view - about 3/4 along, half way down
+    mapCanvasWidget->setGeometry( QRect( rect().width() * 0.75, rect().height() * 0.5, 400, 400 ) );
   }
   else
   {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -3132,7 +3132,8 @@ QgsMapCanvas *QgisApp::createNewMapCanvas( const QString &name, bool isFloating,`
`3132`	`3132`	`mapCanvasWidget->setFloating( isFloating );`
`3133`	`3133`	`if ( dockGeometry.isEmpty() )`
`3134`	`3134`	`{`
`3135`		`- mapCanvasWidget->resize( 400, 400 );`
	`3135`	`+ // try to guess a nice initial placement for view - about 3/4 along, half way down`
	`3136`	`+ mapCanvasWidget->setGeometry( QRect( rect().width() * 0.75, rect().height() * 0.5, 400, 400 ) );`
`3136`	`3137`	`}`
`3137`	`3138`	`else`
`3138`	`3139`	`{`