[Qgis-developer] Are there plans to create a unique "Add layer" tool?

Sun Apr 30 16:02:43 PDT 2017

Great, thanks for the update!

Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> escreveu no dia domingo, 30/04/2017 às
21:19:

> Hi,
>
> We just finished our discussion on the unified add layer dialog and we are
> optimistic that it will make its way into 3.0. You can find a short summary
> of the planned steps at the end of the doc:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMX9jOfl10q8oETRzOHSHnRpHCc7UJ1dDnCCq3VyTAY/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Please feel free to ask if there are any questions.
>
> Best wishes,
> Anita
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Very good!
>>
>> Looking forward to hearing the outcome of these discussions!
>>
>> Cheers and thanks for your support here
>>
>> Stéphane
>>
>>
>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make
>> you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable." --
>> Clifton Fadiman
>>
>> 2017-04-27 22:54 GMT+06:00 Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Some of my colleagues will be in Essen for QGIS Developers meeting. They
>>> will bring this up, and try to get the opinion of other developers. I'm
>>> sure everyone there will be interested in contributing with ideas for it.
>>>
>>> So, let's wait for now.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your work.
>>>
>>> Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta,
>>> 27/04/2017 às 09:42:
>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I would be more than happy to help push this new feature forward but I
>>>> am not really sure what is needed now?
>>>>
>>>> Alexandre, I think you mentioned that your company might be interested
>>>> to implement this unique "Add layer" button. Does the Gdoc now contain
>>>> sufficient information for you to move on and identify what can
>>>> realistically be done? Or is there a need for more polishing?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Stéphane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le vendredi 21 avril 2017, Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> a
>>>> écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Done!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMX9jOfl10q8oETRzOHSHnRpHCc7UJ1dDnCCq3VyTAY/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to
>>>>> make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable."
>>>>> -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>>
>>>>> 2017-04-20 14:47 GMT+06:00 Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Fine with me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> escreveu no dia terça,
>>>>>> 18/04/2017 às 05:46:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Harrissou has quite intensively re-organised the doc, which is now,
>>>>>>> IMO, much clearer. Thanks for that!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But lots of changes are in "suggestion mode". I'd like to accept all
>>>>>>> those changes to increase the clarity and readability. Any objection on
>>>>>>> this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks and cheers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Le mercredi 12 avril 2017, Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com> a
>>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Stéphane,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I believe it's a great starting point, very complete (I would not
>>>>>>>> remember/consider some types of data).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We still need to fill the second page and discuss the possible
>>>>>>>> UI/UX implementation. Then, we will need some developers (I'm not a
>>>>>>>> developer) to consider the requests and filter what would be hard or
>>>>>>>> impossible to tackle.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Our best chance to have this implemented is by doing baby steps. I
>>>>>>>> would not consider more data format/providers than the ones we have in the
>>>>>>>> manage layers toolbar in this first phase.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> escreveu no dia terça,
>>>>>>>> 11/04/2017 às 12:57:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Alexandre
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> this is indeed great!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is the gdoc as it is now helpful enough for you to design a
>>>>>>>>> possible implementation? Or, if not, what other inputs / comments would be
>>>>>>>>> necessary?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Le lundi 10 avril 2017, Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com> a
>>>>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> At Boundless we are planning to put some development time in this
>>>>>>>>>> "unified add layer" button/feature. As others already did, our idea was to
>>>>>>>>>> use the browser panel as a base for replacing most of the buttons and add
>>>>>>>>>> any capabilities that are still missing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So, let's work together to find what are those missing pieces,
>>>>>>>>>> and how it would be the best way to implement it. We will put our thoughts
>>>>>>>>>> in the Google document. As soon we have it stabilized we can start creating
>>>>>>>>>> a QEP for it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Alexandre Neto
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta,
>>>>>>>>>> 6/04/2017 às 12:14:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Harrissou!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I took the liberty to remove the first table (that I created)
>>>>>>>>>>> and to leave only yours. It is more complete anyway
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Le mercredi 5 avril 2017, DelazJ <delazj at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I took the liberty to do some changes to the doc (especially
>>>>>>>>>>>> add a new table with more detailed features on the existing tools +
>>>>>>>>>>>> comments). It's supposed to replace the table already drafted but I didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>> go so far without a review.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2017-04-05 10:36 GMT+02:00 DelazJ <delazj at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Stéphane,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> actually there's no more UX team (list). UX mailing list has
>>>>>>>>>>>>> been shut down months ago because it used to refer to dev list for most of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> decisions/advices so UX matters are now discussed either in the dev mailing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> list (we maybe can keep this thread) or, I guess until QGIS3 release, in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the qgis3_UIX_discussion repository.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Harrissou
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2017-04-05 10:19 GMT+02:00 Stéphane Henriod <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> stephanebek at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there have been a few additions in the Gdoc already (not sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from whom) but I don't know if this is already sufficient for developers to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take this up?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, I am not sure how to reach out to the UX team. Through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a separate mailing list? Or is it sufficient to have it here
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/qgis/qgis3_UIX_discussion/issues/1 ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Le mardi 4 avril 2017, Stéphane Henriod <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stephanebek at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Nyall!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here I just created a Gdoc to collect info mentioned in your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> points 1-4 + a:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMX9jOfl10q8oETRzOHSHnRpHCc7UJ1dDnCCq3VyTAY/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All interested, feel free to contribute, I might not have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the full overview
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks and cheers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2017-04-04 13:53 GMT+06:00 Nyall Dawson <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nyall.dawson at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 4 April 2017 at 17:46, Stéphane Henriod <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stephanebek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Thanks a lot Anita for the info!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I re-located the issue: http://hub.qgis.org/issues/9451
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Not sure though if this will make it alive again. Let's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> see if this seems to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > be a priority for enough users...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd say a good plan to move this forward would be to:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. conduct a thorough survey of what's available via the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> individual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> add vector layer dialogs vs what's currently available in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the browser
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. rank each of the missing settings vs whether or not they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are still required
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. file issues for these missing settings
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. ...and get these fixed/implemented
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a. While this is underway I'd also suggest the UX team
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could test and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> evaluate Anita's plugin to identify whether the browser
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alone is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sufficient replacement or whether some tweaks would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> required to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make it a suitable replacement without any loss of "user
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> friendliness"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1,2,3 and (a) don't require any development experience, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> great project for any interested user to undertake. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suspect 4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't be much work for a developer either after all this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groundwork
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is done.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nyall
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>> comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman
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>>>>>>>>>> Alexandre Neto
>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>>>>>> @AlexNetoGeo
>>>>>>>>>> http://sigsemgrilhetas.wordpress.com
>>>>>>>>>> http://gisunchained.wordpress.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed
>>>>>>>>> to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people
>>>>>>>>> comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Alexandre Neto
>>>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>>>> @AlexNetoGeo
>>>>>>>> http://sigsemgrilhetas.wordpress.com
>>>>>>>> http://gisunchained.wordpress.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to
>>>>>>> make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable."
>>>>>>> -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Alexandre Neto
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>> @AlexNetoGeo
>>>>>> http://sigsemgrilhetas.wordpress.com
>>>>>> http://gisunchained.wordpress.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to
>>>> make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable."
>>>> -- Clifton Fadiman
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> Alexandre Neto
>>> ---------------------
>>> @AlexNetoGeo
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>>> http://gisunchained.wordpress.com
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