[Qgis-developer] Duplication of functionality: Data-defined size and Size scale field

[Anita Graser]

Am 26.03.2014, 08:26 Uhr, schrieb HAUBOURG  
<regis.haubourg at eau-adour-garonne.fr>:

> +1 with Nyall,
> Labeling solution is probably the right one

+1 The labeling solution (with the small icon to the right of every  
setting that can be controlled) is much better than the current  
button+dialog solution in the "Style" tab.

I'll open feature requests for this.

Best wishes,
Anita



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>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : Nyall Dawson [mailto:nyall.dawson at gmail.com]
>> Envoyé : mardi 25 mars 2014 22:34
>> À : HAUBOURG
>> Cc : qgis-developer
>> Objet : Re: [Qgis-developer] Duplication of functionality: Data-defined  
>> size
>> and Size scale field
>>
>> >
>> > If we do that, we need to find a more readable interface interface for
>> > data defined properties. It is unclear to the user if some options are
>> > activated in there or not. A visual flag could do the trick, or a
>> > complete gui review, to avoid another subdialog. (hierarchical view is
>> > the current ergonomy option, and I like it).
>> >
>>
>> I think the ultimate solution would be to port the data defined gui  
>> control
>> which is used in the labelling settings over to symbology.
>> Larry's done a great job with this control and it's behaves very nicely  
>> - it's
>> much easier to set fields, copy expressions, temporarily deactivate
>> expressions, and see immediately if a setting is data defined.
>>
>> I'm hoping during 2.4 to make some composer item settings data  
>> definable,
>> and I plan on using this same control. It would be nice to add it to  
>> symbology
>> too so that there's consistency across the entire QGIS gui.
>>
>> Nyall
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