[Bug]: 2D map view and bounded extent are not restored after restart

[aborruso]

What happened?

After disabling Globe view and switching from 3D to 2D, I set map bounds in Map Preferences and save. When I close and reopen GeoLibre, it starts again in 3D globe mode instead of restoring the saved 2D bounded view.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open GeoLibre desktop app.
2. In map view, disable Globe view.
3. Switch from 3D to 2D.
4. Open Settings → Map.
5. Set bounds (West/South/East/North), for example with Use Current View.
6. Save settings.
7. Close GeoLibre.
8. Reopen GeoLibre.

Expected behavior

GeoLibre should restart in the previously saved 2D mode and keep the configured bounded/BBox view.

How are you running GeoLibre?

Desktop app v2.6.0

Operating system and browser

Windows 11

Sample data

Not dataset-specific; reproducible without loading custom data.

Screenshots or logs

None provided.

[giswqs]

Did you save the project file and reopen it? Map Bounds is designated for project files. New project will always reset the map view

[giswqs]

I can confirm that it works properly if you save the project and reopen it.

[aborruso]

Thank you very much, @giswqs. I don't like in example that every time I open the desktop app, I have to turn off the 3D view.

In my opinion, it would be a great feature to have a sort of anonymous project that saves the user's preferred settings for startup.

Okay, I could save a project like that myself, but I'm submitting this as a feature request.

Thank you so much for everything you do.

[giswqs]

In #1962, I added an option for disabling 3D by default. If you want more customization (e.g,, setting mapping extent, pre-loading data layers), you can save the project file, then choose Open a specific project in the Startup Settings. It will use the project settings whenever you launch GeoLibre.