Hi, I just discovered this same problem when editing the source of an HTML frame today. Newly introduced expressions aren't properly kept when edited in the expression editor. Only when edited directly in the item property.
Andreas On 2016-08-30 10:58, Chris Buckmaster wrote: > Hi Benjamin > > Yes the workarounds are fine for my uses and I will report this as a bug. > > Many thanks, Chris > > FROM: fuenfer-koenigstein.benja...@swm.de > [mailto:fuenfer-koenigstein.benja...@swm.de] > SENT: 30 August 2016 09:57 > TO: Chris Buckmaster; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > SUBJECT: AW: QGIS 2.16 - Rule based labelling > > Hi Chris, > > yes, now I can confirm. I forgot to test the expression builder. The issue > occurs, as you said, only when I change the rule in the 'expression string > builder' window. A workaround might be to create the expression in > 'expression string builder' window, copy it and paste it into the 'filter' > text field which retains the text. Or you could change the expression in > expression builder, OK, type a blank and delete it again in 'edit rule' > window, then the expression is retained. Anyway, I think it would be good to > report the bug on http://hub.qgis.org/issues. > > Regards > > Benjamin Fünfer-Königstein > > S-IP-AN-TG Techn. Geschäftsfelder > > VON: Chris Buckmaster [mailto:chris.buckmas...@runnymede.gov.uk] > GESENDET: Dienstag, 30. August 2016 10:21 > AN: Fuenfer-Koenigstein.Benjamin S-IP-AN-TG; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > BETREFF: RE: QGIS 2.16 - Rule based labelling > > Hi Benjamin > > My process is as follows… > > Using a point dataset from PostGIS, and the rule based labelling for Labels. > > My rule says "CLASSIFICA" = 'Woodland Or Forest' AND "FONTHEIGHT" = 'Small', > with this I also have a scale range included. > > When I try to change this (for example to "FONTHEIGHT" = 'Medium'), I click > on the browse button next to 'Test', I then manually alter the text within my > expression from 'Small' to 'Medium'. > > I OK this - back at the 'Edit rule window', I do see that the text has > changed to 'Medium', I then click OK but back at my rule based labelling > screen the text still says 'Small'. > > If I decide to change the expression from the 'Edit rule' window and not open > the expression, it does retain the change, so there looks to be an issue > (from my set up anyway) where it is not storing any changes within the > expression window. > > I am using QGIS 2.16.1. > > Thanks, Chris > > FROM: fuenfer-koenigstein.benja...@swm.de > [mailto:fuenfer-koenigstein.benja...@swm.de] > SENT: 30 August 2016 09:03 > TO: Chris Buckmaster; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > SUBJECT: AW: QGIS 2.16 - Rule based labelling > > Hi Chris, > > cannot confirm this behavior, my expressions are retained, both when I type > them directly in the rule-list and when I type them in the "edit rule" > window. I'm using 2.16.2. Can you give more details, e.g. what does your rule > look like, what buttons do you use exactly, so I can try exactly the way you > do? Did you try the "Test" button in edit rule window to find out if your > expression works/makes sense? > > Regards > > Benjamin Fünfer-Königstein > > S-IP-AN-TG Techn. Geschäftsfelder > > VON: Qgis-user [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] IM AUFTRAG VON > Chris Buckmaster > GESENDET: Freitag, 26. August 2016 13:28 > AN: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > BETREFF: [Qgis-user] QGIS 2.16 - Rule based labelling > > Hi > > I am using the rule based labelling in QGIS 2.16 and am noticing that when I > go into a rule then choose the filter and put my expression in, when > confirming this it does not retain my expression. > > Is this a known issue or perhaps something wrong with the workflow I am > using? > > Thanks, Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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