[Qgis-developer] fTools doubts

[Alex Mandel]

Carson Farmer wrote:
> Maxim (et al),
>> Hi,
>>
>> IMHO it should be kept, such redundacy is good. The ability to save from
>> projected view is more like a workaround then a tool to me. Plus it is
>> much easier to explain it to a new person (like go to tools and select
>> "reproject").
>>
>> If you compare it with other GIS, there is always a possibility to do
>> both, there is a tool and you always can save vector in the current
>> coordinate
>> system.
>>
>> However, usability wise, this may be improved, by asking whether user
>> needs to save the layer in other projection on the same step when
>> asked for new name. Two options can be provided: in coordinate system
>> of the data and in the current coordinate system. Ability to select
>> other CRS should be left to a reprojection tool.
>>   
> Hmm, well perhaps this should be discussed further... Maxim does have a
> point...
> Anyone else have other thoughts?
> 
> Carson

I think it should stay, users coming from ArcGIS will be expecting such
a tool, the save as shapefile is not a clear place where it would be
found. I've actually been thinking that should be save as... with the
option to do kml, gml, shp etc.

It's also possible that someone may want to reproject without first
loading the layer. I'd like to see an option to select from file for
reprojection and to include support for other formats.

Alex