On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Andreas Neumann <[email protected]>wrote:
> funny - I use mainly relative paths for my projects. All geodata is > usually linked from a central Postgis database. But relative paths are used > for images in layouts or .ui files for forms or for scripts. > > Base map data is referenced by embedding groups and layers from a central > QGIS project (using the new embedded group/layer references). > > I agree that there are use cases and pro/cons for both absolute and > relative paths, but I think relative paths should be the default as most > users store the data in the same directory as their .qgs project file and > want to be able to move that whole directory to a different computer where > potentially absolute path references would change. > > It think there would be value if one could choose on a per layer base > whether the path is relative or absolute. This would allow for more > flexible control than on a per project base. > +1 a flexible approach would make sense indeed. > > Andreas > > > On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:41:24 +0100, Anita Graser wrote: > >> I certainly cannot talk for everyone but the structure I've seen most >> of the time was: >> >> Keep all map data in a separate data folder. Project files are stored >> in the project folder, which might have to be moved or renamed. Many >> projects use the same base data, which should not be duplicated >> because files are huge. >> >> Relative paths are not an option for most of the use cases in such an >> environment. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Anita >> >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Richard Duivenvoorde wrote: >> >> On 2011-12-19 13:06, Nathan Woodrow wrote: >>> > I think it's important to have both, they both have use cases >>> IMO it >>> > would be good to be able to tell the project how to store each >>> layer, >>> >>> Yes, and there is happily :-) >>> -> Project Properties/Save paths >>> >>> It's just that seeing the issue about the wms, I had the feeling >>> that we >>> forced qgis to relative paths while maybe the (silent) majority >>> wanted >>> absolute paths as 'default'.... >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Richard Duivenvoorde >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>> [email protected] [1] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer [2] >>> >> >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] mailto:[email protected] >> [2] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> [3] mailto:[email protected] >> > > -- > -- > Andreas Neumann > Böschacherstrasse 10A > 8624 Grüt (Gossau ZH) > Switzerland > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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