[Qgis-developer] "No symbol" renderer... thoughts?

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi,

I like the idea of the "no symbols" renderer. Probably the easiest of
the proposed solutions for the user.

Andreas

Am 30.06.2014 12:38, schrieb Nyall Dawson:
> Hi all,
> 
> I find I'm often adding layers to a map solely for labelling, and
> having to set the symbology for these layers to a 100% transparent
> symbol so that the features themselves aren't shown.
> 
> This seems rather hacky and inefficient, since QGIS is still rendering
> these feature, they just aren't being shown. Consequently, I'd like to
> add a better method for having layers with no visible features.
> 
> As far as I can see, there's three possible options for this:
> - Add a "no symbols" renderer.
> - Allow the first symbol layer to be removed, so that a symbol can
> have no layers
> - Add "no fill"/"no line"/"no marker" symbol layers
> 
> What would be the preferred solution, from a design and UX view? I'm
> leaning toward the "no symbols" renderer option myself, but thought
> I'd seek feedback before digging into this.
> 
> Nyall
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