As a name, I like "Scratch layer" or "Temporary layer". I see that people can confuse "Memory" with "permant storage".
Andreas Am 25.09.2014 06:41, schrieb Nathan Woodrow: > I guess the main issue with replacing the style swatch is we loose that > for a ram icon that will be there all the time so you can't see the > style set on the layer. > > Personally I do prefer the name Temporary rather then Memory. > > - Nathan > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Nyall Dawson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > On 25/09/2014 4:27 pm, "Mathieu Pellerin" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Possibly although that'd clutter that space. > > Not really- it could be handled in the same way as the editing icon > is at the moment. That doesn't take up any extra room as it replaces > the style swatch. > > > > > That said, I must say I quite enjoy using the memory layer saver, I'd > be sad to see this function not making it into core. > > > > Martin raised an important issue re format. What about saving memory > layer data as GeoJSON within the qgis project file? That's a solution that is > compatible with the project file's xml format. > > I think the issue is more with compatibility with other programs. > That's why a zip/archive style project file which stores memory > layers in an existing standard format (eg geojson) was suggested. > > 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
