[Qgis-developer] "No symbol" renderer... thoughts?

[Mathieu Pellerin]

Ahh, one learns everyday. When checked, are the labels still drawn?
On 1 Jul 2014 06:36, "Nathan Woodrow" <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd vote for the last option as it'd be compatible with rule based
>> symbology, which could be useful when coupled with the [x] show layer count
>> (simple eg creating a ELSE rule with a no-symbol layer to keep track of nb
>> of features not rendered.).
>
>
> You can already have no symbol for a rule.  Just untick the Symbol
> checkbox in the rule properties.
>
> - Nathan
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:32 AM, Mathieu Pellerin <nirvn.asia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd vote for the last option as it'd be compatible with rule based
>> symbology, which could be useful when coupled with the [x] show layer count
>> (simple eg creating a ELSE rule with a no-symbol layer to keep track of nb
>> of features not rendered.).
>>
>> Math
>> On 30 Jun 2014 19:38, "Nyall Dawson" <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I find I'm often adding layers to a map solely for labelling, and
>>> having to set the symbology for these layers to a 100% transparent
>>> symbol so that the features themselves aren't shown.
>>>
>>> This seems rather hacky and inefficient, since QGIS is still rendering
>>> these feature, they just aren't being shown. Consequently, I'd like to
>>> add a better method for having layers with no visible features.
>>>
>>> As far as I can see, there's three possible options for this:
>>> - Add a "no symbols" renderer.
>>> - Allow the first symbol layer to be removed, so that a symbol can
>>> have no layers
>>> - Add "no fill"/"no line"/"no marker" symbol layers
>>>
>>> What would be the preferred solution, from a design and UX view? I'm
>>> leaning toward the "no symbols" renderer option myself, but thought
>>> I'd seek feedback before digging into this.
>>>
>>> Nyall
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