[Qgis-developer] absolut vs relative paths in qgs files

[Anita Graser]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>wrote:

> funny - I use mainly relative paths for my projects. All geodata is
> usually linked from a central Postgis database. But relative paths are used
> for images in layouts or .ui files for forms or for scripts.
>
> Base map data is referenced by embedding groups and layers from a central
> QGIS project (using the new embedded group/layer references).
>
> I agree that there are use cases and pro/cons for both absolute and
> relative paths, but I think relative paths should be the default as most
> users store the data in the same directory as their .qgs project file and
> want to be able to move that whole directory to a different computer where
> potentially absolute path references would change.
>
> It think there would be value if one could choose on a per layer base
> whether the path is relative or absolute. This would allow for more
> flexible control than on a per project base.
>

+1 a flexible approach would make sense indeed.



>
> Andreas
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:41:24 +0100, Anita Graser wrote:
>
>> I certainly cannot talk for everyone but the structure I've seen most
>> of the time was:
>>
>> Keep all map data in a separate data folder. Project files are stored
>> in the project folder, which might have to be moved or renamed. Many
>> projects use the same base data, which should not be duplicated
>> because files are huge.
>>
>> Relative paths are not an option for most of the use cases in such an
>> environment.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Anita
>>
>>  On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Richard Duivenvoorde  wrote:
>>
>>  On 2011-12-19 13:06, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
>>> > I think it's important to have both, they both have use cases
>>>  IMO it
>>> > would be good to be able to tell the project how to store each
>>> layer,
>>>
>>> Yes, and there is happily :-)
>>> -> Project Properties/Save paths
>>>
>>> It's just that seeing the issue about the wms, I had the feeling
>>> that we
>>> forced qgis to relative paths while maybe the (silent) majority
>>> wanted
>>> absolute paths as 'default'....
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Duivenvoorde
>>>
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