I have finally gotten around to implementing the plugin (mentioned in my
post below) that extracts layers using a common attribute. It is especially
good for extracting DXF layers using the Layer and Text attributes, which is
my primary use case. I have committed the code with I18n references. I'll
add the strings to the language property files as soon as possible.
Comments are welcome. Look for it at the bottom of the Edit menu in the
nightly build.
regards,
Larry Becker
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Larry Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking of creating two new plugins for Layers that are similar to the
> "Combine Selected Features" and its inverse "Explode Selected Features".
> However, the new plugins would be "Combine Selected Layers" and "Explode
> Layer". Explode Layer would include the existing "Edit->Extract Layers by
> Geometry Type" functionality, and add the capability to explode a layer by
> attribute value. That is, it would create a new layer for each unique value
> of a given attribute. One possible use for this would be to break up a DXF
> import layer by original layer name. You could also break up a layer that
> you are colour theming, do some operations, and then recombine it.
>
> Combine Selected Layers would allow you to combine LineString, Point, and
> Polygon shapefile layers into a single layer to save as GML or other
> multi-geometry tolerant format. Attributes would, of course, be preserved.
> Preservation of BasicStyle information is also possible with a kind of
> auto-theming. All changes would be done by replicating features to new
> layers, leaving the original layers undisturbed.
>
> "Step right up ladies and gentlemen, it's the OJ-matic! Slices one layer
> so thin, it will last all winter." :-)
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> regards,
> Larry
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