[Qgis-developer] behavior of splitting feature

[Denis Rouzaud]

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for your reply.

Indeed, I'll try to do option 3.
I am doing this now, so it will probably be part of 2.1

Cheers,

Denis


On 04/22/2013 05:08 PM, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> I agree - this is another improvement that should be implemented.
>
> I would opt for option 3, with the drop-down buttons, or maybe also just
> a modifier key. Option 1 and 2 is sub-optimal.
>
> I would also welcome your other suggestion about the drop-down for
> ring-manipulation.
>
> Not sure how well such drop-down buttons would work on mobile devices
> though. But mobile devices would need an improved UI anyway.
>
> I'd also like to see a way to modify multi-point features.
>
> Andreas
>
> Am 22.04.2013 16:07, schrieb Denis Rouzaud:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am dealing with multi polygons these days, and I find very annoying to
>> not being able to split a part into several part.
>> First, am I right saying it's not feasible?
>>
>> If yes, I would like to propose to add a choice to the splitting tool:
>> - split into several features
>> - split into several parts (only availbale for multi-polygon/lines layers)
>>
>> Would you agree on this?
>>
>> Then, how to propose this to the user?
>>
>> 1. Choice dialog after drawing the split lines (propose only if layer
>> has multi geometry)
>> I think everybody agrees it's a bad option
>>
>> 2. Have two icons and two separate tools
>> Nice to use, but not to right direction in terms of number of icons in QGIS
>>
>> 3. Have a drop down icon as for the selection tool.
>> My suggestion.
>>
>> If drop-down is the chosen option, I would also suggest to group add
>> part with add ring, and also delete part with delete ring. It would
>> therefore more coherent.
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Denis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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