Agreed here, never used it, and it sends a wrong message saying Esri UX choices are good enough to be copied. Let's get rid of it :) Régis
2017-02-20 8:52 GMT+01:00 Nathan Woodrow <[email protected]>: > It's the same code, just in dock form. I find the browser dock to be > super helpful but have never used the standalone version. > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 5:30 PM, Richard Duivenvoorde <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> On 19-02-17 23:33, Nyall Dawson wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Just wanted to raise the discussion about the future of the standalone >> > QGIS browser. >> ... >> > So what should we do with the standalone browser in 3.0 and future? is >> > there a future here, or should we just drop this functionality and >> > save ourselves the maintenance burden? And if there IS interest in >> > keeping the browser around, is anyone able to step up and sponsor some >> > investment into making browser more useful and polished? >> >> Hi Nyall, >> >> I would be ok too to drop de browser (mainly because I've never used it >> standalone, and seeing Tim's first point in practice too). >> But what I'm wondering is what code is shared between the >> Browser-panel-widget and the stand alone one. >> Because some of your points are also valid for the widget? And I have a >> troublesome relation with the widget too: >> - eating cpu when you have a WMS-node or db node open when you >> stop/start QGIS >> - very silent failing of drag en drop behaviour (if it works it works, >> but ...) >> - missing datatypes/services too >> >> So same questions for the panel/widget? >> >> In general I'm in favour of making QGIS as lean as possible for 3.0, it >> will gain weight in near future anyway. And this is the only time in >> near future that we can do such a diet :-) >> >> Regards, >> >> Richard D >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-developer mailing list >> [email protected] >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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