Just because I recently found it .. Mapwindow (which seem to have the same icon set as QGIS and GRASS) has introduced such a "Add Data" Layer right from the beginning. Maybe it is a good point to start (just because I see that there are still Database buttons too)
http://www.mapwindow.org regards Werner On 10/04/17 17:11, Alexandre Neto wrote: > Hello all, > > At Boundless we are planning to put some development time in this > "unified add layer" button/feature. As others already did, our idea was > to use the browser panel as a base for replacing most of the buttons and > add any capabilities that are still missing. > > So, let's work together to find what are those missing pieces, and how > it would be the best way to implement it. We will put our thoughts in > the Google document. As soon we have it stabilized we can start creating > a QEP for it. > > Thanks, > > Alexandre Neto > > Stéphane Henriod <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > escreveu no dia quinta, 6/04/2017 às 12:14: > > Thanks Harrissou! > > I took the liberty to remove the first table (that I created) and to > leave only yours. It is more complete anyway > > Cheers > > Stéphane > > > Le mercredi 5 avril 2017, DelazJ <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> a écrit : > > I took the liberty to do some changes to the doc (especially add > a new table with more detailed features on the existing tools + > comments). It's supposed to replace the table already drafted > but I didn't go so far without a review. > > 2017-04-05 10:36 GMT+02:00 DelazJ <[email protected]>: > > Hi Stéphane, > actually there's no more UX team (list). UX mailing list has > been shut down months ago because it used to refer to dev > list for most of decisions/advices so UX matters are now > discussed either in the dev mailing list (we maybe can keep > this thread) or, I guess until QGIS3 release, in the > qgis3_UIX_discussion repository. > > > Regards, > Harrissou > > 2017-04-05 10:19 GMT+02:00 Stéphane Henriod > <[email protected]>: > > Hi all > > there have been a few additions in the Gdoc already (not > sure from whom) but I don't know if this is already > sufficient for developers to take this up? > > Also, I am not sure how to reach out to the UX team. > Through a separate mailing list? Or is it sufficient to > have it > here https://github.com/qgis/qgis3_UIX_discussion/issues/1 ? > > Cheer > > Stéphane > > > Le mardi 4 avril 2017, Stéphane Henriod > <[email protected]> a écrit : > > Thanks Nyall! > > Here I just created a Gdoc to collect info mentioned > in your points 1-4 + a: > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMX9jOfl10q8oETRzOHSHnRpHCc7UJ1dDnCCq3VyTAY/edit?usp=sharing > > All interested, feel free to contribute, I might not > have the full overview > > Thanks and cheers > > Stéphane > > > > “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is > not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed > to make its own people comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman > > 2017-04-04 13:53 GMT+06:00 Nyall Dawson > <[email protected]>: > > On 4 April 2017 at 17:46, Stéphane Henriod > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks a lot Anita for the info! > > > > I re-located the issue: > http://hub.qgis.org/issues/9451 > > > > Not sure though if this will make it alive again. > Let's see if this seems to > > be a priority for enough users... > > > > I'd say a good plan to move this forward would > be to: > > 1. conduct a thorough survey of what's available > via the individual > add vector layer dialogs vs what's currently > available in the browser > 2. rank each of the missing settings vs whether > or not they are still required > 3. file issues for these missing settings > 4. ...and get these fixed/implemented > > a. While this is underway I'd also suggest the > UX team could test and > evaluate Anita's plugin to identify whether the > browser alone is a > sufficient replacement or whether some tweaks > would be required to > make it a suitable replacement without any loss > of "user friendliness" > > 1,2,3 and (a) don't require any development > experience, so would be a > great project for any interested user to > undertake. I suspect 4 > wouldn't be much work for a developer either > after all this groundwork > is done. > > Nyall > > > > > -- > > “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not > designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make > its own people comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > -- > > “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to > make you comfortable. 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