[FEATURE][composer] Add option to hide pages from view/export

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python/core/composer/qgscomposition.sip

@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ class QgsComposition : QGraphicsScene
     void setSmartGuidesEnabled( const bool b );
     bool smartGuidesEnabled() const;
 
+    /** Sets whether the page items should be visible in the composition. Removing
+     * them will prevent both display of the page boundaries in composer views and
+     * will also prevent them from being rendered in composition exports.
+     * @param visible set to true to show pages, false to hide pages
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.12
+     * @see pagesVisible()
+     */
+    void setPagesVisible( bool visible );
+
+    /** Returns whether the page items are be visible in the composition. This setting
+     * effects both display of the page boundaries in composer views and
+     * whether they will be rendered in composition exports.
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.12
+     * @see setPagesVisible()
+     */
+    bool pagesVisible() const;
+
     /** Removes all snap lines*/
     void clearSnapLines();
 

src/app/composer/qgscomposer.cpp

@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ QgsComposer::QgsComposer( QgisApp *qgis, const QString& title )
   viewMenu->addSeparator();
   viewMenu->addAction( mActionShowBoxes );
   viewMenu->addAction( mActionShowRulers );
+  viewMenu->addAction( mActionShowPage );
 
   // Panel and toolbar submenus
   mPanelMenu = new QMenu( tr( "P&anels" ), this );
@@ -529,6 +530,7 @@ QgsComposer::QgsComposer( QgisApp *qgis, const QString& title )
     connect( mComposition->undoStack(), SIGNAL( canRedoChanged( bool ) ), mActionRedo, SLOT( setEnabled( bool ) ) );
   }
 
+  mActionShowPage->setChecked( mComposition->pagesVisible() );
   restoreGridSettings();
   connectViewSlots();
   connectCompositionSlots();
@@ -1325,6 +1327,15 @@ void QgsComposer::on_mActionShowBoxes_triggered( bool checked )
   }
 }
 
+void QgsComposer::on_mActionShowPage_triggered( bool checked )
+{
+  //toggle page display
+  if ( mComposition )
+  {
+    mComposition->setPagesVisible( checked );
+  }
+}
+
 void QgsComposer::on_mActionClearGuides_triggered()
 {
   //clear guide lines
@@ -1501,6 +1512,8 @@ void QgsComposer::setComposition( QgsComposition* composition )
   restoreGridSettings();
   setupUndoView();
 
+  mActionShowPage->setChecked( mComposition->pagesVisible() );
+
   //setup atlas composition widget
   QgsAtlasCompositionWidget* oldAtlasWidget = qobject_cast<QgsAtlasCompositionWidget *>( mAtlasDock->widget() );
   delete oldAtlasWidget;
@@ -3320,6 +3333,8 @@ void QgsComposer::readXML( const QDomElement& composerElem, const QDomDocument&
   //restore grid settings
   restoreGridSettings();
 
+  mActionShowPage->setChecked( mComposition->pagesVisible() );
+
   // look for world file composer map, if needed
   // Note: this must be done after maps have been added by addItemsFromXML
   if ( mComposition->generateWorldFile() )

src/app/composer/qgscomposer.h

@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ class QgsComposer: public QMainWindow, private Ui::QgsComposerBase
     //!Show/hide bounding boxes
     void on_mActionShowBoxes_triggered( bool checked );
 
+    //!Show/hide pages
+    void on_mActionShowPage_triggered( bool checked );
+
     //!Show/hide rulers
     void toggleRulers( bool checked );
 

src/core/composer/qgscomposition.cpp

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void QgsComposition::init()
   mUseAdvancedEffects = true;
   mSnapToGrid = false;
   mGridVisible = false;
+  mPagesVisible = true;
   mSnapGridResolution = 0;
   mSnapGridOffsetX = 0;
   mSnapGridOffsetY = 0;
@@ -800,6 +801,8 @@ bool QgsComposition::writeXML( QDomElement& composerElem, QDomDocument& doc )
   compositionElem.setAttribute( "snapGridOffsetX", QString::number( mSnapGridOffsetX ) );
   compositionElem.setAttribute( "snapGridOffsetY", QString::number( mSnapGridOffsetY ) );
 
+  compositionElem.setAttribute( "showPages", mPagesVisible );
+
   //custom snap lines
   QList< QGraphicsLineItem* >::const_iterator snapLineIt = mSnapLines.constBegin();
   for ( ; snapLineIt != mSnapLines.constEnd(); ++snapLineIt )
@@ -916,6 +919,7 @@ bool QgsComposition::readXML( const QDomElement& compositionElem, const QDomDocu
     snapItem->setLine( x1, y1, x2, y2 );
   }
 
+  mPagesVisible = ( compositionElem.attribute( "showPages", "1" ) != "0" );
   mPrintAsRaster = compositionElem.attribute( "printAsRaster" ).toInt();
   mPrintResolution = compositionElem.attribute( "printResolution", "300" ).toInt();
 
@@ -1985,6 +1989,12 @@ void QgsComposition::setSnapLinesVisible( const bool visible )
   }
 }
 
+void QgsComposition::setPagesVisible( bool visible )
+{
+  mPagesVisible = visible;
+  update();
+}
+
 QGraphicsLineItem* QgsComposition::nearestSnapLine( const bool horizontal, const double x, const double y, const double tolerance,
     QList< QPair< QgsComposerItem*, QgsComposerItem::ItemPositionMode> >& snappedItems ) const
 {

src/core/composer/qgscomposition.h

@@ -219,6 +219,23 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposition : public QGraphicsScene
     void setSmartGuidesEnabled( const bool b ) { mSmartGuides = b; }
     bool smartGuidesEnabled() const {return mSmartGuides;}
 
+    /** Sets whether the page items should be visible in the composition. Removing
+     * them will prevent both display of the page boundaries in composer views and
+     * will also prevent them from being rendered in composition exports.
+     * @param visible set to true to show pages, false to hide pages
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.12
+     * @see pagesVisible()
+     */
+    void setPagesVisible( bool visible );
+
+    /** Returns whether the page items are be visible in the composition. This setting
+     * effects both display of the page boundaries in composer views and
+     * whether they will be rendered in composition exports.
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.12
+     * @see setPagesVisible()
+     */
+    bool pagesVisible() const { return mPagesVisible; }
+
     /** Removes all snap lines*/
     void clearSnapLines();
 
@@ -802,6 +819,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposition : public QGraphicsScene
     QList< QGraphicsLineItem* > mSnapLines;
 
     bool mBoundingBoxesVisible;
+    bool mPagesVisible;
     QgsComposerMouseHandles* mSelectionHandles;
 
     QUndoStack* mUndoStack;

src/core/composer/qgspaperitem.cpp

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void QgsPaperItem::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* ite
 {
   Q_UNUSED( itemStyle );
   Q_UNUSED( pWidget );
-  if ( !painter )
+  if ( !painter || !mComposition || !mComposition->pagesVisible() )
   {
     return;
   }

src/ui/composer/qgscomposerbase.ui

@@ -1051,6 +1051,17 @@
     <string>F10</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionShowPage">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Show Pages</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Show pages</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>

tests/src/core/testqgscomposerpaper.cpp

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class TestQgsComposerPaper : public QObject
     void transparentPaper(); //test totally transparent paper style
     void borderedPaper(); //test page with border
     void markerLinePaper(); //test page with marker line border
+    void hiddenPages(); //test hidden page boundaries
 
   private:
     QgsComposition* mComposition;
@@ -147,5 +148,23 @@ void TestQgsComposerPaper::markerLinePaper()
   QVERIFY( checker.testComposition( mReport, 0, 0 ) );
 }
 
+void TestQgsComposerPaper::hiddenPages()
+{
+  QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayerV2* simpleFill = new QgsSimpleFillSymbolLayerV2();
+  QgsFillSymbolV2* fillSymbol = new QgsFillSymbolV2();
+  fillSymbol->changeSymbolLayer( 0, simpleFill );
+  simpleFill->setColor( Qt::blue );
+  simpleFill->setBorderColor( Qt::transparent );
+  mComposition->setPageStyleSymbol( fillSymbol );
+  delete fillSymbol;
+
+  mComposition->setPagesVisible( false );
+  QgsCompositionChecker checker( "composerpaper_hidden", mComposition );
+  checker.setControlPathPrefix( "composer_paper" );
+  bool result = checker.testComposition( mReport );
+  mComposition->setPagesVisible( true );
+  QVERIFY( result );
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN( TestQgsComposerPaper )
 #include "testqgscomposerpaper.moc"