[Qgis-developer] Improvements in Actions

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Paolo & Guiseppe


On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
> Hi all.
> Thanks to ongoing support from Regione Toscana, and to the brain&fingers of
> Giuseppe Sucameli, now actions are IOHO substantially improved:
> * now we have a button to launch actions directly from the canvas
> * new expressions builder engine can be used to evaluate feature actions
> * possibility of adding custom patterns for replacement (e.g. $clickx and
> $clicky to use the coordinates of the clicked point)
> * cleanup of the interface:
> . move the "capture output" checkbox away from the "insert field" combo
> . display add and update buttons below the edit action widget (following the
> "new shapefile" UI style).

I just tested it out on OSX - works beautifully! And the new action
icon is a welcome addition to the toolbar!

Many thanks

Regards

Tim

>
> Feedback welcome.
> All the best.
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