[QGIS-Developer] Processing tests.. continuing...

[matteo]

> I can't reproduce. Can you set the processing setting to keep the
> algorithm dialog open after execution, and copy and paste the log
> contents here?

same problem for the other algorithm. Hitting tab or clicking in another
box will reset the field to the default value.

sorry for the noise

> (we really should make the processing history panel show this log too!)
> 
> 
>> moreover, I think that the current "buffer" algorithm should melt the
>> old "fixed" and "variable" buffer ones. But when a layer is selected in
>> the combobox and instead of adding a number for the buffer, one wants to
>> select a field, by opening the Expression Widget, no fields appear in
>> the menu "Fields and Values".
> 
> Ideally yes. It supports both use cases, but they aren't exposed in
> the GUI (and I don't have plans to implement this UI for 3.0). It's
> one of the (many) new features in processing which are currently API
> only.

perfectly clear

> So for now this is just a demo algorithm, which will probably be
> hidden when the fixed distance/variable distance buffer algs are
> ported across.

So the fixed/variable distance algorithms will be restored until the
native buffer is ready to replace both of them?

Thanks

Matteo