Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-26 Thread Giovanni Manghi
Looks like a bug. When did it appear? I did not do any changes to the datum transform code in the last month. I have just compiled from source, and the parameters are ok... so it is something related to the nighly/ubuntugis build (that among other things seems compiled now against an old gdal

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-24 Thread Giovanni Manghi
Hi Marco I can live with either showing / not showing by default. Just note that without showing, many people are receiving wrong transformation results without any hint. now I think I understand what do you mean. I just noticed that in QGIS master the towgs parameters of CRSs in use for

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-24 Thread Marco Hugentobler
now I think I understand what do you mean. I just noticed that in QGIS master the towgs parameters of CRSs in use for Portugal have vanished. Is on purpose or should I consider it a bug? Looks like a bug. When did it appear? I did not do any changes to the datum transform code in the last

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-24 Thread Giovanni Manghi
Looks like a bug. When did it appear? I did not do any changes to the datum transform code in the last month. not sure when. The parameters are gone also for CRSs of other countries, ex: Italy. ___ Qgis-developer mailing list

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-21 Thread Ramon AndiƱach
I like these ideas. I'd still want the more information to be informative without having to mouse over it. -ramon. *wishes he had a surveying department to do things for him* On 21/01/2014, at 15:31 , Matthias Kuhn wrote: Hi, The main problem for me is the modal popup which breaks the

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-21 Thread Alexandre Neto
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Matthias Kuhn matthias.k...@gmx.ch wrote: Alternatives: Message bar: Default transformation settings have been chosen for layers 'Moon' and 'Mars'. If you would like to change the settings please click here. For more information click here. +1 for this

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-21 Thread Anita Graser
Am 21.01.2014, 07:36 Uhr, schrieb Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it: I also find the current setting quite intimidating for many, probably most, users. Should we open a ticket? I've opened a ticket here: http://hub.qgis.org/issues/9396 Any takers? Best wishes, Anita --

[Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Anita Graser
Hi, I suggest to deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default. Here is why: - Most users are happy with the default transformations. (I assume that's the case because it's not often a topic in the support channels.) - It adds at least two more clicks for opening a layer (if

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Larry Shaffer
Hi Anita, On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Anita Graser anitagra...@gmx.at wrote: Hi, I suggest to deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default. +1 for this. Also, the dialog's columns need better default widths (too thin now), and a little text about what the dialog is

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Giovanni Manghi
I suggest to deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default. +1 agree ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Alexandre Neto
+1 to deactivate the dialog by default. Tho the dialog is quite usefull, I can imagine people getting frustrated for not understanding what is that dialog for. Those who understand can find it elsewhere. Alexandre Neto On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Giovanni Manghi

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Nathan Woodrow
+1 - Nathan On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Alexandre Neto senhor.n...@gmail.comwrote: +1 to deactivate the dialog by default. Tho the dialog is quite usefull, I can imagine people getting frustrated for not understanding what is that dialog for. Those who understand can find it

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Mathieu Pellerin
+1, for two reasons: * the advances function isn't needed for many types of qgis users * the UI would benefit from re arrangements to make it more friendly when users run into it (ie a short paragraph above list box to explain what this is about, like with the crs selector) On 21 Jan 2014 06:09,

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Ramon AndiƱach
Hmm, looks like it just sent an email that pretty much confirms this. Can I ask, what caused this to pop up in 2.1 but not 2.0? I'd be a lot less freaked if there was a description rather than a load of numbers. Particularly as the numbers don't immediately related to the proj parameters for

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Paolo Cavallini
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 21/01/2014 01:10, Mathieu Pellerin ha scritto: +1, for two reasons: * the advances function isn't needed for many types of qgis users * the UI would benefit from re arrangements to make it more friendly when users run into it (ie a short

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Marco Hugentobler
Hi I can live with either showing / not showing by default. Just note that without showing, many people are receiving wrong transformation results without any hint. In my opinion, a normal GIS user should never have to do otf-reprojection, it is far to error prone (better, let the surveying

Re: [Qgis-developer] Can we deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default?

2014-01-20 Thread Matthias Kuhn
Hi, The main problem for me is the modal popup which breaks the workflow and it's not easy to grasp the meaning the first time you see it. Alternatives: Message bar: Default transformation settings have been chosen for layers 'Moon' and 'Mars'. If you would like to change the settings please