[Qgis-developer] Changing layer style also changes edit forms - is that on purpose?

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Régis,

I think this is a side-effect of saving everything to QML.

In fact, the qml API should be improved so it's possible to selectively
save certain configuration options. Then other parts of the app - like
map themes (visibility presets) - can handle this better. And users
could even chose what to export / import from a style in the vector
layer properties GUI when saving/loading a qml file.

Matthias

On 10/20/2016 04:42 PM, Régis Haubourg wrote:
> Hi, 
> I was puzzled loosing my drag and drop forms in a qgs project until I
> realize that switching from one l ayer style to another will also switch
> form.
> I'm on qgis 2.16.3. 
> 
> Is that made on purpose so that user can store many edit forms per layer? 
> I'm not sure it is useful and it triggers caveats :
>  - user thinks he looses it's form and that something is broken
>  - designing an application with different styles or layer presets require
> to copy-paste form definition in qgs file by hand to make it available on
> all layer styles. 
> 
> Any opinion?  Someone is using that really or should we fix it?
> 
> Cheers
> Régis
> 
>  
> 
> 
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