[QGIS-Developer] Donations

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Cory,

There is nothing wrong with your feature or bug request (whatever it is 
;-) ) - there is certainly value for it!

But there is a point in the temporal controller in presentation-only 
mode. It covers probably >90% of the use cases - as most many users 
don't edit temporal data, but analyze and present it.

With the same argument you could say - what is the point of having point 
cloud data in QGIS if you can't edit the point cloud data? Or many other 
new features we have in QGIS - that have a value even in cases where a 
new functionality isn't fully implemented in all details.

Andreas

On 2022-01-24 21:10, Cory Albrecht wrote:

>> Honestly, whether this is a bug or a feature request is debatable, I 
>> personally think that it is a bug because a user would not expect that 
>> a basic software action like editing gets broken when the temporal 
>> controller is active: we should either disable editing in that case or 
>> make editing work with the controller.
> 
> That was my thought, too. Also, what is the point of having a 
> presentation-only tool for temporal data in QGIS if you cannot 
> practically or effectively edit that temporal data in QGIS as well?
> 
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:38 AM Alessandro Pasotti 
> <apasotti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Honestly, whether this is a bug or a feature request is debatable, I 
> personally think that it is a bug because a user would not expect that 
> a basic software action like editing gets broken when the temporal 
> controller is active: we should either disable editing in that case or 
> make editing work with the controller.
> 
> Anyway, I just wanted to underline that if this is to be considered a 
> feature request it wouldn't be eligible for a grant (that explicitly 
> forbids new features).
> 
> Kind regards.
> 
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 4:28 PM Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Cory,
> 
> Yes - I would also think that this is not a bug, but a feature request. 
> It was never claimed that the temporal controller works fine in 
> conjunction with editing tools. The temporal controller was designed as 
> a presentation tool and not for editing.
> 
> To improve the situation you would have to consult with one of the core 
> contributor companies listed at 
> https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/commercial_support.html
> 
> You could write a specification, ask one of the core contributor 
> companies for a quote and finance it yourself. Or you could try to 
> write a QEP (QGIS enhancement proposal) and submit it as a QGIS grant 
> project. Incidentally, Anita just issued the "Call for participation 
> [1]" for the 2022 QGIS grants. If you could find a company that is 
> interested in working on this, and team up with them to write a QEP, it 
> could be submitted as a QGIS grant. The deadline for the QGIS grants is 
> February 13.
> 
> This would definitely be more work than what could be covered by 
> smaller donations.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Andreas
> 
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 01:21, Cory Albrecht <maps at hanfastolfe.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I filed a number of bugs a year ago about various digitising tools that 
> no longer worked correctly as a result of the newly implemented Dynamic 
> Temporal Controller. Things like the vertex tool and the snapping tool 
> that continue to react to invisible features outside of temporal scope 
> making it difficult, if not impossible to use those tools with temporal 
> data.
> 
> The bugs were, unfortunately, reclassified as feature requests, and 
> have not been fixed since. I'd like to see them fixed because they 
> cause me much difficulty and frustration when I am using QGIS.
> 
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 12:54 PM Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Cory,
> 
> We don't offer targeted donations where you can influence a specific 
> bug fix. If you need that - please contact one of the QGIS commercial 
> support providers - see 
> https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/commercial_support.html
> 
> Primarily one of the "core contributors".
> 
> What specific issue do you want to see fixed?
> 
> Andreas
> 
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 at 18:46, Cory Albrecht <maps at hanfastolfe.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Whom do I contact to make sure that a donation goes for development 
> work on a specific bug or feature? The Donations doesn;t list any 
> contacts except for tax deductions. 
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