[QGIS Commit] r9032 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide

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Author: gjm
Date: 2008-08-08 04:43:12 -0400 (Fri, 08 Aug 2008)
New Revision: 9032

Modified:
   docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
Log:
Update to match recent changes to Actions features added in r9031


Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
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--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex	2008-08-08 08:42:16 UTC (rev 9031)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex	2008-08-08 08:43:12 UTC (rev 9032)
@@ -626,6 +626,15 @@
 value of the field. If you want the substituted field to be surrounded by square
 brackets, use a second set like this: \usertext{[[\%col10]]}.
 
+The \dialog{Identify Results} dialog box includes a {\em (Derived)} item that
+contains information relevant to the layer type. The
+values in this item can be accessed in a similar way to the other fields
+by using preceeding the derived field name by \usertext{(Derived).}. For
+example, a point layer has an \usertext{X} and \usertext{Y} field and the
+value of these can be used in the action with \usertext{\%(Derived).X} and
+\usertext{\%(Derived).Y}. The derived attributes are only available from the
+\dialog{Identify Results} dialog box, not the \dialog{Attribute Table} dialog box.
+
 Two example actions are shown below:\index{actions!examples}
 
 \begin{itemize}