[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1211: Relative paths within QGIS project file

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#1211: Relative paths within QGIS project file
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        Reporter:  springmeyer                      |         Owner:  nobody       
            Type:  enhancement                      |        Status:  new          
        Priority:  minor: annoyance or enhancement  |     Milestone:  Version 1.0.3
       Component:  Project Loading / Saving         |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                                   |      Keywords:  relative path
Platform_version:                                   |      Platform:  Debian       
        Must_fix:  No                               |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by wonder):

 Some insights:
  * raster layers are instantiated with a GDAL specific string, I believe
 currently only file-based datasets are supported in qgis
  * vector layers are instantiated with their URI strings which are
 specific for every vector data provider
  * some vector providers are file based (gpx), others database based
 (postgres) and I think ogr provider is mixed (supporting both files /
 databases)

 So, being able to detect which URI is a file would enable you cut the
 paths to relative when saving projects. Being relative to project's path
 is surely the most intuitive way.

 Maybe there are some more places in project file that use absolute
 paths... but these are the critical ones.

 I would suggest to keep absolute paths default and just allow relative
 paths as an option. I don't know where - maybe to project settings dialog.

 Hope that helps
 Martin

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1211#comment:3>
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