Hi Nathan, Yes - I like the idea of a separate tab for import/export of layer properties.
I guess the "Save style" would then be renamed to "Save Property"? The only thing I am missing in this mockup is the ability to check/uncheck all checkboxes. It is kind of boring having to uncheck a lot of checkboxes if just want the styling or labeling. Cool - looking forward to these improvements! Andreas Am 02.03.2014 11:58, schrieb Nathan Woodrow: > Andreas, > > Something like this is what I was thinking. (With a better UI of course) > > http://i.imgur.com/2XbNqlp.png > > - Nathan > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Andreas, >> >> I'm not 100% yet. I'm not sure what it is but I really hate the Load >> Style../Save Style buttons at the bottom of the dialog. I was thinking a >> new page in the properties dialog would be better with the title >> Import/Export. For me this would mean not having a open another dialog, >> which I really don't like the idea of, and we have more room to play with. >> >> One of my goals is to be able to export just the style part in order to >> expand the Style Manager to handle prebuilt styles. I was planning on >> adding some Save and Load buttons on the style tab that would just load the >> style information from the .qml file. >> >> - Nathan >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> How do you envisage to implement this? >>> >>> Personally I would think it would be useful to have an export dialogue >>> where the user can choose (with checkboxes or a list widget) which >>> properties he wants to export: >>> >>> * General properties (like the filtering, encoding, layer alias, scale >>> dependent visibility, CRS ) >>> * Style properties >>> * Labeling properties >>> * Field properties (incl. display field properties) >>> * Actions >>> * Joins and Relations (see the new relations manager that Matthias >>> recently introduced) >>> * Diagrams >>> * Metadata >>> >>> As a shortcut one should be able to export all at once without having to >>> press all checkboxes. >>> >>> --------------- >>> >>> When importing, the importer of the layer properties should list what is >>> available in the .qml file and offer just the available bits of the >>> layer properties. Again - a short cut to import all layer properties >>> would be useful. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Andreas >>> >>> Am 01.03.2014 15:42, schrieb Anita Graser: >>>> Hi Michael, >>>> >>>> Am 01.03.2014, 15:55 Uhr, schrieb kimaidou <kimai...@gmail.com>: >>>>> I also think it could be great to have a button >>>>> "save style". But the latest should not lie in the bottom of the layer >>>>> dialog, but instead in the Style tab only, to avoid confusion. >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>>> By the way, having a "save style" button could also lead to the >>>>> ability of >>>>> saving/restoring more than one style for each layer (via a combo box >>> for >>>>> the restore button), which could be great too. >>>> >>>> This could work quite well. Do you think the "Save style" button could >>>> be a simple button with the save icon or do we need a labeled button? >>>> >>>> Best wishes, >>>> Anita >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2014-03-01 15:01 GMT+01:00 Régis Haubourg < >>>>> regis.haubo...@eau-adour-garonne.fr>: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Nathan I agree with your proposal of renaming style by properties. >>>>>> Users don't understand they also inherit labels, metadata and so on >>> when >>>>>> loading a style. >>>>>> >>>>>> By the way, I think some improvements can be made for reloading style >>>>>> use >>>>>> case. Problem occurs (maybe occured, didn't check recently) when user >>>>>> want >>>>>> to transfer graduated or single value style classes from one column to >>>>>> another. Copying style from another table often leads to that >>> situation, >>>>>> where field or expression is not in target table. I know this can be >>>>>> tricky since graduated classes are in autosync with numeric data. >>>>>> Another issue occurs when geometry type is not the same. Maybe we >>> could >>>>>> save >>>>>> at least color when reapplying style (from point to polygon for >>>>>> instance). >>>>>> This was my small thread highjack ;-) >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Régis >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-developer mailing list >>> Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer