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fix #109 project extent (#138)
fix #109 removed wms extent
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src/field/input_ui.md

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## Zoom to project, Browse features, Map themes, Settings
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**More** tab contains a list of additional options, such as:
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- **Zoom to project**: a shortcut to zoom to the extent of all visible layers within the project
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- **Zoom to project**: a shortcut to zoom to the extent of all visible layers within the project. The project extent can be set during [project preparation QGIS](../gis/features/#project-extent).
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- **Browse features**: browse features and search in the project's layers
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- **Map themes**: a list of map themes [set up in a QGIS project](../gis/setup_themes/)
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- **Settings**: GPS and recording settings along with references to help, privacy policy, terms of service and diagnostic log

src/gis/features.md

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- All vector layers not intended to be used as survey layers, have to be set as read-only. To make a vector layer read-only in QGIS, from the main menu select Project \> Properties. Within the window, select Data Source tab and select the Read-only option for the layers you do not want to be used as survey layer in Input.
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## Project extent
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In Input app, there is an option to zoom to the project extent. If not set, Input zooms to all visible layers. This is not particularly convenient when you have a layer with a large/global extent (e.g. Open Street Map).
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In <MobileAppName />, there is an option to [zoom to the project extent](../field/input_ui/#zoom-to-project-browse-features-map-themes-settings).
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To set the project extent: from **Project** > **Properties**, select **QGIS Server** (not the most obvious location!). Under **WMS capabilities** select the option for **Advertised extent** and either enter the coordinate extent of your project bounding box or use the canvas extent.
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To set the project extent, navigate to **Project** > **Properties**. Select **View Settings** and check the **Set Project Full Extent** option. Here, either enter the coordinate extent of your project bounding box or use the map canvas extent.
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![qgis project extent](./qgis-project-extent.png)
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If not set, <MobileAppName /> zooms to all visible layers. This is not particularly convenient when you have a layer with a large/global extent (e.g. Open Street Map).
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## Survey layer
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src/tutorials/further-project-customisation/index.md

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![](./merginmaps-mobile-map-themes-button.jpg)
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## Project extent
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## Zoom to project extent
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If you experimented with the ***Zoom to project*** button in <MobileAppName /> you'll have seen that by default, it zooms to the extent of the somewhat large background map:
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![](./qgis-project-properties.jpg)
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3. Select the ***QGIS Server tab*** and scroll down to ***WMS capabilities***:
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3. Select the ***View Settings tab***
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![](./qgis-project-properties-wms-capabilities.jpg)
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![](./qgis-project-properties-project-extent.png)
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4. Check ***Advertised extent***
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5. Click ***Use Current Canvas Extent***:
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4. Check ***Set Project Full Extent***
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5. Click ***Map Canvas Extent***:
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![](./qgis-project-properties-wms-capabilities-set-by-canvas.jpg)
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![](./qgis-project-properties-project-extent-set-by-canvas.png)
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6. Click ***OK***
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7. Test out these settings in <MobileAppName /> as described in the [Trialing changes](#trialing-changes-in-mergin-maps-input) section above
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