The DisplayVersion value in Uninstallkey registry hive (Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall) is mandatory for deployment software, it allows them to check quickly from standard registry path the currently installed version.
The VersionNumber value is already stored in Software\QGIS (version)\ hive but that's not a standard for deployment solutions.
Because users are still getting confused with the difference
between the cartesian areas and ellipsoidal areas, show both
in the identify results dock.
The reasoning here is:
- if a user understands this concept, they will know the correct
one to use, and its good for us to inform them of the difference
here. Plus, it means they immediately see if the ellipsoid
setting is correct and the difference it is making for the
area/length calculation.
- if a user has no idea what the difference is, then we should
make them aware that there's (at least!) two different possible
measurement values. They can then either research what these mean and make
the right choice (and become better informed GIS practitioners),
OR pick a random one - which really is no different then the
previous situation, because an uniformed user is just as likely
to be working in an unsuitable projection with a poor ellipsoid
choice.
In short, we don't try to guess the right choice for users
and instead give them all the information and let them make the
call which value to use.
Often the polygonZ/multipatch data do not have consistent ordering of vertices
(e.g. all clock-wise or counter clock-wise). Disabling culling helps to avoid
seemingly missing surfaces, but the shading is still not correct due to reversed
normals. This new option to add back faces fixes the problem: for each triangle
we create both front and back face with correct normals - at the expense of increased
number of vertex data.
This should allow more visibility of the previewed symbols and texts.
Also avoids the left part of the dialog to needlessly expand while the information is at right.
