[QGIS-Developer] Discussing qgd files

[Régis Haubourg]

Hi Andreas,
Good point indeed.
In fact, the first implementations where created the database only when
needed and were also spatialite. It was slowing down a lot the workflow,
but now you raise the point, I think this was more linked to the spatialite
db creation time. I'll ask Paul if creating the sqlite .qgd file can only
be done when first required.

Another point, we kept the qgz format optional, but I think that in the
end, we probably should discuss if this is not too complicated. We could
switch to qgz as default format, so that users see only one file, don't get
bothered with qgd or any associated file anymore.
Thoughts?
Régis


2018-03-05 16:03 GMT+01:00 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>:

> Hi,
>
> In QGIS 3 there is always a qgd file created alongside with QGIS projects.
> I heard that they are used as auxilliary file to store project specific
> labels - right?
>
> So far fine - but why are these files always created, even if the file
> isn't used? Couldn't we create them on demand when they are really needed?
> Currently, they are always created. I almost never use this feature - yet
> these files are always created.
>
> I would assume that these extra files are a source of confusion to our
> users - and if the project is renamed - most likely they don't know that
> this file belongs to the same project and should be renamed as well -
> almost as bad as with shapefiles ...
>
> Thanks for your thoughts on this matter,
>
> Andreas
>
>
>
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