[QGIS-Developer] Copy layer vs Duplicate layer ???

[Nick Bearman]

Interesting - thank you for sharing Andrea.

Although potential for more confusion - Ctrl-C Ctrl-V works for layer 
content as well as for a layer (depending on context).

It sounds to me like it would make sense to remove the 'Copy Layer' / 
'Paste Layer' options.

Best wishes,
Nick.

On 07/06/2025 19:21, Andrea Giudiceandrea wrote:
>> Nick Bearman nick at nickbearman.com
>> Sat Jun 7 08:49:05 PDT 2025
>
>> Interestingly keyboard shortcut Ctrl-C Ctrl-V doesn't copy and paste 
>> as you might expect.
>> Ctrl-C does nothing as far as I can tell. Ctrl-V gives me this message:
>> Layer not editable: The current layer is not editable. Choose 'Start 
>> editing' in the digitizing toolbar.
>
> Hi Nick,
> Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V (and Ctrl+X) actually work on the layer content, 
> i.e. for features: they correspond respectively to the "Copy Features" 
> and "Paste Features" (and "Cut Features") actions.
> The "Layer not editable" message is expected if the selected layer is 
> not in edit mode, since it is not possible to paste features in a 
> layer not editable.
>
> For further reference and details:
>
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.40/en/docs/user_manual/introduction/qgis_gui.html#edit 
>
>
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.40/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.html#cutting-copying-and-pasting-features 
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Andrea
>
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