made coordinate conversion dockable

coordinateConverter.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import re
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QSize
 from qgis.PyQt.QtGui import QIcon
-from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QDialog, QMenu, QApplication
+from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QDockWidget, QMenu, QApplication
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 from qgis.PyQt.uic import loadUiType
 from qgis.core import QgsCoordinateTransform, QgsPoint, QgsPointXY, QgsProject
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 FORM_CLASS, _ = loadUiType(os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(__file__), 'ui/coordinateConverter.ui'))
 
-class CoordinateConverterWidget(QDialog, FORM_CLASS):
+class CoordinateConverterWidget(QDockWidget, FORM_CLASS):
     inputProjection = 0
     origPt = None
     origCrs = epsg4326
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ def __init__(self, lltools, settingsDialog, iface, parent):
         self.clearFormButton.clicked.connect(self.clearForm)
         self.coordCaptureButton.setIcon(QIcon(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/images/coordinate_capture.png"))
         self.coordCaptureButton.clicked.connect(self.startCapture)
+        self.zoomButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/images/themes/default/mActionZoomIn.svg'))
+        self.zoomButton.clicked.connect(self.zoomTo)
         self.optionsButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/images/themes/default/mActionOptions.svg'))
         self.optionsButton.clicked.connect(self.showSettings)
-        self.closeButton.clicked.connect(self.closeEvent)
 
         icon = QIcon(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/images/check.png")
         self.wgs84CommitButton.setIcon(icon)
@@ -120,10 +121,6 @@ def showEvent(self, e):
         self.xyButton.setDefaultAction(self.xymenu.actions()[settings.converterCoordOrder])
         self.updateLabel()
 
-    def closeEvent(self, e):
-        self.stopCapture()
-        self.hide()
-
     def xyTriggered(self, action):
         self.xyButton.setDefaultAction(action)
         self.inputXYOrder = action.data()
@@ -479,3 +476,11 @@ def stopCapture(self):
 
     def showSettings(self):
         self.settings.showTab(5)
+
+    def zoomTo(self):
+        text = self.wgs84LineEdit.text().strip()
+        try:
+            lat, lon = parseDMSString(text, self.inputXYOrder)
+            pt = self.lltools.zoomTo(epsg4326, lat, lon)
+        except Exception:
+            pass

latLonTools.py

@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def convertCoordinatesTool(self):
         if self.convertCoordinateDialog is None:
             from .coordinateConverter import CoordinateConverterWidget
             self.convertCoordinateDialog = CoordinateConverterWidget(self, self.settingsDialog, self.iface, self.iface.mainWindow())
+            self.convertCoordinateDialog.setFloating(True)
         self.convertCoordinateDialog.show()
 
     def multiZoomTo(self):

metadata.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name=Lat Lon Tools
 qgisMinimumVersion=3.0
 description=Tools to capture and zoom to coordinates using decimal, DMS, WKT, GeoJSON, MGRS, UTM, Geohash, and Plus Codes formats. Provides external map support, point digitizing tools, and coordinate conversion tools.
-version=3.3.11
+version=3.3.12
 author=C Hamilton
 [email protected]
 about=
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ icon=images/copyicon.png
 experimental=False
 deprecated=False
 changelog=
+    3.3.12 - Made coordinate conversion dialog box dockable & added zoom to button.
     3.3.11 - Fix bug
     3.3.10 - Added 'degree minute' capture and to coordinate conversion dialog box.
     3.3.9 - Added geohash support

readme.md

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Some of the functions can be accessed from the ***Lat Lon Tools*** toolbar. If f
     * <img src="doc/xy.jpg" alt="X, Y Coordinate Order"> / <img src="doc/yx.jpg" alt="Y, X Coordinate Order"> ***Coordinate order*** - Select whether the coordinates should be displayed in an **x,y (longitude, latitude)** or **y,x (latitude, longitude)** order.
     * <img src="doc/converter-clear.jpg" alt="Clear all fields"> ***Clear form*** - This clears the form of all values.
     * <img src="doc/settings.png" alt="Settings"> ***Show coordinate conversion settings*** - This shows the default settings for coordinate conversion.
+    * <img src="doc/zoomtool.jpg" alt="Zoom to"> ***Zoom to*** will zoom to the  coordinate in the Decimal Degrees field.
     * <img src="images/coordinate_capture.png" alt="Capture coordinate"> ***Capture coordinate*** enables the user to click on the map to capture a coordinate directly to the form and have it automatically converted.
     * <img src="images/check.png" alt="Convert coordinate"> ***Convert coordinate*** updates all coordinate fields with values converted from this text field.
     * <img src="doc/copy.jpg" alt="Copy to clipboard"> ***Copy to clipboard*** copies the value in the text area onto the clipboard.