[Qgis-developer] Attribute Editor: Dual View

[Matthias Kuhn]

On 01/09/2013 12:53 PM, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Matthias Kuhn <matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch 
> <mailto:matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch>> wrote:
>
>     We did not agree on a particular behavior in this case so far. My
>     idea is, to open a dual view window as well (with a filter applied
>     that matches only the current selection or a sorting, so the
>     selection appears on top). Multi edit could then be easily based
>     on this.
>
>
>  I'm not sure that would work IMO.  If we have a large layer and it 
> needs to load everything before you get the form that would be bad.  I 
> think it would be best that the filter is really just a fake string 
> but the forms is pre-loaded with only the features you selected.  If 
> the user changes the filter at all then you can reload the table.
>
I will keep an eye on performance in this special case.

Matthias
> - Nathan
>