[Qgis-developer] Table manager - do you want it in Vector or Database menu?

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi,

I am wondering if it wouldn't be better to get rid of this plugin and
make sure that all of it's functionality is present in QGIS core by default?

Really this is all core functionality that a user would expect - so why
an optional plugin?

Much of the functionality is also already built into QGIS (the field
calculator, the ability to add and delete columns, the ability to export
to a different format) - what is missing what the plugin can do and QGIS
can't? Type conversions should also be possible with the field calculator.

Here is what is probably still missing:
* ability to clone columns (but you can add a column and populate it
with the field calculator)
* ability to move columns around (the order of columns)

So in my opinion, before investing too much time in this plugin I would
raster invest time to make this a QGIS core functionality.

Andreas


On 03/26/2012 10:40 AM, bernhard.stroebl at jena.de wrote:
> Hallo,
> 
> UI design is a lot about user expectance
> an average user visualising shape files would not expect it in
> "database" but probably neither in "vector" as it is about attributes,
> not geometries.
> I am not at all familiar with the design discussion but if I would be
> free to choose from all menues I would put it in "layer" as (from a
> user's perspective) you want to do something with the active layer.
> 
> Bernhard
> 
> Am 26.03.2012 09:56, schrieb Anita Graser:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Imho, Table Manager should be in Vector menu. I'd prefer database menu
>> to only contain "serious" database tools for PostGIS/Spatialite/MSSQL ...
>>
>> Some format to store attribute info (like dbf) is not a database for me.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Anita
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Borys Jurgiel <lists at borysjurgiel.pl
>> <mailto:lists at borysjurgiel.pl>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi All,
>>
>>     I'd like to ask you for a vote, where to put it. I guess Database is
>>     better
>>     place, as the plugin operates on dbf files (and other attribute
>>     tables) and has
>>     nothing to do with vectors. On the other hand, for now that menu
>>     contains
>>     seroius databases only...
>>
>>
>>     Dnia piątek, 16 marca 2012 o 20:45:11 Paolo Cavallini napisał(a):
>>      > Please move the plugin to an appropriate menu.
>>      > Also, please open a Redmine instance for this plugin.
>>      > Thanks.
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