[Qgis-user] What would it take to get a RE: How to "Dissolve" selected and save result into original layer

[Jeff Sonnentag]

Well, that works perfectly.  Thanks.

Probably I never left the pointer sitting over that button because it is grayed out to barely visible (easy to ignore) unless something is selected.

But I also just noticed that after 2 features were selected and merged it stayed visible (not grayed out) even when nothing is selected.  Kind of strange behavior.  When clicked on it gives the error message that not enough features are selected.  I guess sometime somebody will fix it to RESET to grayed out after every operation so it can’t be clicked on until something is selected. . . .


Also, I wonder if anybody knows what it would take to get a Vertex Tool “line segment center point X” changed to a more easily visible color.  It must be a simple thing.  But I can’t be the only one that can barely see it (unless the pointer is right over it, which means you already know where the selection/grab point/X is) the X that is somewhere around the middle of the visible portion between two vertices.  The farther zoomed out you are the easier it is to see it, but a lot of times you are zoomed in close when working with things.  Maybe make a good SOLID BLACK X that is easy to see in contrast with the red line background it has (rather than gray that kind of blends in and is entirely within the red line background when zoomed in close) and then when the pointer is over it rather than a darker red maybe a bright yellow or green or something (anything that contrasts more than red on red).  (???)


From: Qgis-user <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Andrea Giudiceandrea
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I have looked round some and experimented and haven't come up with a streamlined method (certainly not as streamlined as what was used in ArcGIS before) of selecting some features from a layer and then Dissolving those selected features and replacing them in that same layer.  (I find the need to do it quite often.)

Hi Jeff,
probably you will find useful to use the "Merge Selected Features" editing tool available in the "Advanced Digitizing" toolbar or the "Edit" menu:
https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.html#merge-selected-features

Best regards.

Andrea
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