Hi, I like the idea of the "no symbols" renderer. Probably the easiest of the proposed solutions for the user.
Andreas Am 30.06.2014 12:38, schrieb Nyall Dawson: > Hi all, > > I find I'm often adding layers to a map solely for labelling, and > having to set the symbology for these layers to a 100% transparent > symbol so that the features themselves aren't shown. > > This seems rather hacky and inefficient, since QGIS is still rendering > these feature, they just aren't being shown. Consequently, I'd like to > add a better method for having layers with no visible features. > > As far as I can see, there's three possible options for this: > - Add a "no symbols" renderer. > - Allow the first symbol layer to be removed, so that a symbol can > have no layers > - Add "no fill"/"no line"/"no marker" symbol layers > > What would be the preferred solution, from a design and UX view? I'm > leaning toward the "no symbols" renderer option myself, but thought > I'd seek feedback before digging into this. > > Nyall > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
