The QuickMultiAttributeEdit plugin might be the tool you need. http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/QuickMultiAttributeEdit/
Notice that this is not the same as MultiEdit plugin. Good luck Alexandre Neto On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Jeffrey Durrence < jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com> wrote: > Nathan, > > Thanks for this update! I'll have to try out the master on a different > box. After causing myself some extra stress chasing dev versions on my > primary workstation, I've resorted to being content with as much > stable/vanilla packaging on my primary workstations. > > Jeffrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathan Woodrow" <madman...@gmail.com> > > To: "Jeffrey Durrence" <jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com> > > Cc: "qgis-user" <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:42:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Short(er)cut to Field Calculator or alternate > technique? > > > > > > Jeffrey, > > > > > > That is a good point. Done in > > > https://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/commit/1bfa7e9636d89f780ca06177b3aebc7dab2b2dbb > > > > > > - Nathan > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Jeffrey Durrence < > > jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > One of my most frequent needs is to visually identify and select > > groups of vector objects and assign attribute values to these > > groups. Here's my typical work flow... > > > > 1. Select multiple items (point and click multiple, polygon, > > rectangle, etc) > > 2. Go to layer attribute table > > 3. Select field calculator > > 4. Within field calculator, choose "only update selected features" > > and "update existing field." Enter the value and apply. > > 5. Close the attribute layer (if I don't take this step, I spend lots > > of time waiting on the attribute table's display to update with my > > new attribute values). > > 6. Save the layer > > 7. Return to step 1 > > > > I could save myself a good bit of time if there was a direct shortcut > > to the field calculator from the main qgis display. The only reason > > that I'm opening the attribute table now is to reveal the shortcut > > to the field calculator. > > > > Is there a way to start this tool from the main qgis window without > > opening the attribute table? I've looked around, but I can't find a > > way to do this. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Jeffrey > > > > My platform... > > Ubuntu 12.04 64 Bit, > > QGIS version: 1.8.0-Lisboa > > QGIS code revision: exported > > Compiled against: Qt4.8.1 > > Running against Qt 4.8.1 > > Compiled against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2 > > Running against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2 > > GEOS Version 3.3.3 > > PostgreSQL Client Version 9.1.6 > > SpatiaLite Version 3.1.0-RC2 > > QWT Version 5.2.2 > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Durrence > > McLean Engineering Company > > jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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