[Qgis-developer] Save selection as

[Anita Graser]

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
> Il 08/11/2014 10:18, Matthias Kuhn ha scritto:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I realized that the "save selection as" was moved to "save as". I
>> appreciate that because it reduces clutter in the layer tree
>> context menu. I wonder if this should be checked by default
>> whenever there is something selected on the layer? Just like the
>> field calculator checks "only update selected" by default whenever
>> there is a selection.
>
> I think this could result in unexpected outcome for the users.
> All the best.

Seems like a UX question ;-)

I'm with Jürgen, it's very likely to confuse users because they don't
realize that the had a selection and then they find that features are
missing in the export.
The field calculator behavior still catches me from time to time even
though I'm aware it exists.

Best wishes,
Anita