Hi Matthias,
Am 07.10.2014 14:40, schrieb Matthias Kuhn:
Hi Bernhard,
On 07.10.2014 14:28, Bernhard Ströbl wrote:
tested with e5850f3
to your question: I think the current editing-mode behavior is
intuitive. What is not intuitive is that the expression editor can
only be launched when adding a virtual field. I am aware that I can
add a (permanent) field with the field calculator but this whole
business is IMHO not consistent.
This would be consistent:
1) in field calculator if choosing to add a new field offer to make it
virtual or permanent (permanent being default)
It could go there indeed, good idea.
will the field calcuator be active all the time then?
just thinking of consequences....
Yes
2) make add-field dialog be the same no matter if adding a permanent
or virtual field.
I don't completely follow. Do you propose to remove the "virtual field"
from the "add field" in favor of 1) or is the intention something else?
no, proposals 1) and 2) are independent from each other.
proposal 2) means, that the expression builder should be offered when
adding a permanent field, too, thus not changing the dialog when user
changes his choice of permanent/virtual.
Scenario is: user wants to add a permanent field and fill it with an
expression. Now it is either
1) add field and accept
2) open calculator, choose field
3) define expression and accept
or:
1) set editable
2) open calculator
3) define expression and accept
future behaviour would be:
1) add field
2) define expression and accept
I think if the user wants to add a permanent field with the help of an
expression the current solution with the field calculator is fine. I
don't see any benefit that the "add field" dialog would have over that.
it does not really have any, but I was wondering why I can use an
expression for virtual fields and not for permanent fields
On the other hand defining the virtual fields in the field calculator
(and removing them from "add field") could make things more coherent.
+1, this would make the expression thing in the "add field" dialog needless
add/remove field would be only for working on the data structure; the
layer must be in editing mode, which makes your original question
obolete :) or now it is applicable to the calculator
all the best
Bernhard
Any opinions about this?
Matthias
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