[Qgis-developer] Low Hanging Fruit - QGIS 0.9.1 Bug Triage

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

Ok it was 2am when I wrote that last message....you can already save
only selected features from the context menu...

Regards

Tim

2007/11/6, Tim Sutton <tim at linfiniti.com>:
> Hi John
>
> I'm guessing that this would require some considerable changes (its
> more of a feature request than a bug fix really and would need changes
> to the UI etc). It may be something better first implemented in in
> Marcos advanced editing branch. I think the second half of your
> request should be quite straightforward (exporting selected features
> to a new layer). We could just extend the functionality of the 'save
> as shapefile' context menu for a vector layer. The first part where
> you want the same but with features in different layers would be a bit
> more tricky to implement as a quick bug fix since it would need some
> kind of dialog asking the user how to resolve situations where layers
> have different geometry types etc.
>
> My suggestion is to split the bug into two bugs, and I can try to do
> the export selected features part for you during the triage
> process...if that is helpful to you...
>
>
> Dont worry about not being a programmer you already make a
> contribution by just being involved and filing bugs etc.
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
> 2007/11/5, John C. Tull <john.tull at wildnevada.org>:
> > A real show-stopper in editing for me has been this bug I submitted 2
> > weeks ago: not being able to combine polygons from separate vector
> > layers or multiple polygons from a single layer into a new layer.
> > Perhaps a mac programmer can look into this (I wish I could help, but
> > not a coder)?
> >
> > https://svn.qgis.org/trac/ticket/784
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John
> >
> > On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:03 PM, Tim Sutton wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > Since we have to wait a month or so before we can get QGIS 0.9.1 out,
> > > I would like to propose  a bug triage month. I created a page on the
> > > trac wiki that explains a little more:
> > >
> > > https://svn.qgis.org/trac/wiki/BugTriage0.9.1
> > >
> > > Basically for those interested to contribute, I am suggesting to try
> > > to find 5 bugs in the bug queue that you think you can squash during
> > > the month of November. Add your name and the bug id's that you will be
> > > squashing to the above page, and lets work towards getting QGIS bug
> > > free! There are no bug bounties, free t-shirts etc at stake, just the
> > > opportunity to feel warm & fuzzy knowing you made QGIS a little bit
> > > better!
> > >
> > > Also I really encourage you to pick the easy ones / low hanging fruit
> > > so that we can get the obvious stuff out the way and focus on the real
> > > issues.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
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>
>
> --
> Tim Sutton
> QGIS Project Steering Committee Member - Release  Manager
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>


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Tim Sutton
QGIS Project Steering Committee Member - Release  Manager
Visit http://qgis.org for a great open source GIS
openModeller Desktop Developer
Visit http://openModeller.sf.net for a great open source ecological
niche modelling tool
Home Page: http://tim.linfiniti.com
Skype: timlinux
Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net