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

[Anita Graser]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>wrote:

>
> 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)
>

+ ability to delete columns from Shapefile attribute table


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

+1 for making that a core functionality. New users get stuck regularly
trying to delete columns.

Regards,
Anita



>
> 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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