add New Blank Project action that creates a blank project, regardless of template settings

Author: etiennesky

src/app/qgisapp.cpp

@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ void QgisApp::createActions()
   // File Menu Items
 
   connect( mActionNewProject, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileNew() ) );
+  connect( mActionNewBlankProject, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileNewBlank() ) );
   connect( mActionOpenProject, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileOpen() ) );
   connect( mActionSaveProject, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileSave() ) );
   connect( mActionSaveProjectAs, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileSaveAs() ) );
@@ -2881,15 +2882,20 @@ void QgisApp::fileExit()
 }
 
 
-
 void QgisApp::fileNew()
 {
   fileNew( true ); // prompts whether to save project
 } // fileNew()
 
 
+void QgisApp::fileNewBlank()
+{
+  fileNew( true, true );
+}
+
+
 //as file new but accepts flags to indicate whether we should prompt to save
-void QgisApp::fileNew( bool thePromptToSaveFlag )
+void QgisApp::fileNew( bool thePromptToSaveFlag, bool forceBlank )
 {
   if ( mMapCanvas && mMapCanvas->isDrawing() )
   {
@@ -2906,16 +2912,19 @@ void QgisApp::fileNew( bool thePromptToSaveFlag )
 
   // load template instead of loading defaults - or should this be done *after* loading defaults?
   QSettings settings;
-  QString projectTemplate = settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplateFile", "" ).toString();
-  if ( settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplate", QVariant( false ) ).toBool() &&
-       ! projectTemplate.isEmpty() )
+  if ( ! forceBlank )
   {
-    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "tryingload template: %1 - %2" ).arg( settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplate", QVariant( false ) ).toBool() ).arg( projectTemplate ) );
-    if ( addProject( projectTemplate ) )
+    QString projectTemplate = settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplateFile", "" ).toString();
+    if ( settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplate", QVariant( false ) ).toBool() &&
+         ! projectTemplate.isEmpty() )
     {
-      // set null filename so we don't override the template
-      QgsProject::instance()->setFileName( QString() );
-      return;
+      QgsDebugMsg( QString( "loading template: %1 - %2" ).arg( settings.value( "/qgis/newProjectTemplate", QVariant( false ) ).toBool() ).arg( projectTemplate ) );
+      if ( addProject( projectTemplate ) )
+      {
+        // set null filename so we don't override the template
+        QgsProject::instance()->setFileName( QString() );
+        return;
+      }
     }
   }
 

src/app/qgisapp.h

@@ -617,8 +617,10 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
     void fileOpen();
     //! Create a new project
     void fileNew();
-    //! As above but allows forcing without prompt
-    void fileNew( bool thePromptToSaveFlag );
+    //! Create a new blank project (no template)
+    void fileNewBlank();
+    //! As above but allows forcing without prompt and forcing blank project
+    void fileNew( bool thePromptToSaveFlag, bool forceBlank = false );
     //! Calculate new rasters from existing ones
     void showRasterCalculator();
     void embedLayers();

src/ui/qgisapp.ui

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     </widget>
     <addaction name="mActionNewProject"/>
     <addaction name="mActionOpenProject"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionNewBlankProject"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mRecentProjectsMenu"/>
     <addaction name="mActionSaveProject"/>
@@ -1697,6 +1698,18 @@
     <string>Creates a scale bar that is displayed on the map canvas</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionNewBlankProject">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionFileNew.png</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionFileNew.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>New Blank Project</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>New Blank Project</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../images/images.qrc"/>