[QGIS Commit] r8932 - docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide
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Sun Jul 27 14:53:51 EDT 2008
Author: taraathan
Date: 2008-07-27 14:53:51 -0400 (Sun, 27 Jul 2008)
New Revision: 8932
Modified:
docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
Log:
changed references to the Attribute Table dialog to use the dialog macro rather than the tool button that opens the dialog
minor changes to Files of Type label in selection fields
Modified: docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex
===================================================================
--- docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex 2008-07-27 17:30:20 UTC (rev 8931)
+++ docs/trunk/english_us/user_guide/working_with_vector.tex 2008-07-27 18:53:51 UTC (rev 8932)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
Clicking on the tool brings up a standard open file dialog (see Figure
\ref{fig:openshapefile}) which allows you to navigate the file system and load
a shapefile or other supported data source.
-The selection box \selectstring{File of type}{\ldots} allows you to preselect some OGR supported file formats.
+The selection box \selectstring{Files of type}{\ldots} allows you to preselect some OGR supported file formats.
You can also select the Encoding type for the shapefile if desired.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
To load a MapInfo layer, click on the \toolbtntwo{addshapefile}{Add a vector layer}
toolbar bar button or type \keystroke{V}, change the file type filter to
-\selectstring{File Type}{MapInfo (*.mif
+\selectstring{Files of Type}{[OGR] MapInfo (*.mif
*.tab *.MIF *.TAB)} and select the layer you want to load.
\subsubsection{Loading an ArcInfo Coverage}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
toolbar button or type \keystroke{V} to open the
\dialog{Open on OGR Supported Vector Layer}
dialog and change the file type filter to
-\selectstring{File Type}{All files (*.*)}. Navigate to the coverage directory and select one
+\selectstring{Files of Type}{All files (*.*)}. Navigate to the coverage directory and select one
of the following files (if present in your coverage):
\begin{itemize}
@@ -580,8 +580,13 @@
the value of the selected field in the identify results or attribute table.
\minisec{Using Actions}\index{actions!using}\label{label_usingactions}
-Actions can be invoked from either the \dialog{Identify Results} dialog or the
-\toolbtntwo{mActionOpenTable}{Attribute table} dialog. To invoke an action,
+Actions can be invoked from either the \dialog{Identify Results} dialog or an
+ \dialog{Attribute Table} dialog.
+(Recall that these dialogs can be opened by clicking
+\toolbtntwo{mActionOpenTable}{Identify Features}
+or
+\toolbtntwo{mActionOpenTable}{Open Table}.)
+To invoke an action,
right click on the
record and choose the action from the popup menu. Actions are listed in the popup
menu by the name you assigned when defining the actions. Click on the action you
@@ -589,7 +594,7 @@
If you are invoking an action that uses the \%\% notation, right-click on the
field value in the \dialog{Identify Results} dialog or the
-\toolbtntwo{mActionOpenTable}{Attribute table} that you wish to pass to the application or script.
+\dialog{Attribute Table} dialog that you wish to pass to the application or script.
Here is another example that pulls data out of a vector layer and inserts them
into a file using bash and the \usertext{echo} command (so it will only work
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