I like where it's going. Re check boxes, I'd love to see "intelligent" switch buttons beyond "check all" "uncheck all". A "check styling only" (symbology + label) button, a "check non - style only" button would be really useful. Like some media players do to check audio only vs video & audio. On 2 Mar 2014 19:11, "Nathan Woodrow" <madman...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > > > Just an implementation detail. That is something I would add. > > - Nathan > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net>wrote: > >> 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 >
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