[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1568: some properties menu items do nothing if certain legend elements selected

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#1568: some properties menu items do nothing if certain legend elements selected
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        Reporter:  Barryrowlingson   |         Owner:  mhugent      
            Type:  patch             |        Status:  new          
        Priority:  minor: annoyance  |     Milestone:  Version 1.4.0
       Component:  GUI               |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                    |      Keywords:               
Platform_version:                    |      Platform:  All          
        Must_fix:  No                |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by gabrimonfa):

 @lutra
 Sorry, I'm not able to reproduce it anymore.

 I thought the problem was that when you select an element inside a group
 of a layer (a symbol or, in the past, a file), you mean to select the
 layer. So if you choose delete layer when an element is selected, you
 would expect to delete the layer to which the element belong.

 But now, you cannot select the symbols anymore. So when you move your
 mouse away to go the menu, the symbol is not selected. In fact nothing is
 selected in the legend. So I think it is correct that actions on layers
 are disabled, because you've not chosen the layer to use. And now the only
 element selectable is the layer itself.

 Can you please explain me exactly how to reproduce the behavior that you
 consider wrong?

 The patch I've proposed in the past is very simple.
 If I understand the problem, it will not be much work to adapt to current
 code.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1568#comment:13>
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