[Qgis-developer] In with the new, out with the old?

[Micha Silver]

Hi Carson:

On 07/03/2011 20:38, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
> Il giorno lun, 07/03/2011 alle 18.16 +0000, Carson Farmer ha scritto:
>
>> - Export/add geometry columns (this can now be done quite easily from
>> the field calculator, and my version appears to have issues with
>> certain vector formats)
> I find your solution more intuitive for newbies, and I would like to
> keep it, at least for now. Can calculator extract x and y from points?
>

Quite true.
>
>> - Select by location (I think there is a 'Spatial Query' plugin which
>> has this functionality plus much more, and appears to be quite fast)
> Right, even though the spatial query is more complex to use.
>

Where is this "spatial query". I updated a Win XP machine last 
night to the latest 1.7 with OSGeo4W setup, and I don't find 
any spatial query?

In any case, I like your suggestion to put wrappers to all 
these new plugins (C++ also) under the "Vector" menu. THere's 
been a lot of discussion regarding consolidating plugins under 
categories /menu topics to make things easier to find. Any 
spatial query tools should, in my opinion appear under the 
Vector menu.
In fact, the new Join Attributes option, which is now a tab in 
the layer properties window might also find a place under Vector.
Furthermore, there's the MMQGIS set of vector tools, some of 
which duplicate fTools functions (i.e. merge shapefile). 
Perhaps an effort to organize all these tools in one place 
would be worthwhile.

Thanks,
-- 
Micha

>> - Define current projection (Is this covered by the new 'Set CRS of
>> Layer(s)' tool? I haven't had much of a play with this one yet, but it
>> sounds like it should, and is more convenient being part of the main
>> GUI)
> AFAIK, the properties define a projection at runtime, whereas your tool
> actually writes a prj file. Am I wrong?
>
> BTW, I think now fTools could often avoid writing new shapefiles, just
> adding the new info on the existing layer instead (e.g. points in
> polygons, etc.).
> Would this be hard?
> All the best.


-- 
Micha Silver
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