Hi Nyall,
I guess I was just used to the old behavior.
I have a lot of print composers with locked items (to avoid accidental
movements) and was used to the fact that I could still select the locked
items ...
I guess I will get used to the new behavior. Please leave it as it is.
Andreas
On 15.10.2014 22:14, Nyall Dawson wrote:
Hi Andreas,
On 16/10/2014 1:00 am, "Andreas Neumann" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> In QGIS 2.4 locked elements where still selectable in the canvas, in
2.6 they are not, but one can still select them in the element list.
This is intentional and something I've been coding towards for a long
time (it was actually my first ever frustrating behavior i ran into
with QGIS' composer back when I started using QGIS!).
Here's the rationale:
- it brings QGIS into line with the standard behavior of
illustrating/DTP software. This is a big plus in itself...
- it makes it possible to interact with items which are stacked below
other items. Otherwise, its impossible to click and drag an item which
has something above it. Making locked items non-interactive in the
canvas means that you can lock the upper item, freely move/resize the
lower, and then unlock the upper item again.
- the items panel makes it easy to select locked items and also
quickly unlock them.
Unless a bunch of angry users turn up at my house with pitchforks and
flaming torches this change is here to stay! ;)
Nyall
>
> To me, the locking mechanism mainly prevents unwanted movement of
elements and I personally would prefer that locked elements are still
selectable in the canvas. It would be different if we had the concept
of layers. Elements in locked layers should not be selectable, I think
- but since we do not have layers yet, I am not sure ...
>
> What are the opinions?
>
> Andreas
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