[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #2666: Improve the select

[Quantum GIS]

#2666: Improve the select
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   Reporter:  pinux                             |              Owner:  nobody       
       Type:  enhancement                       |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:  Version 1.6.0
  Component:  GUI                               |            Version:  Trunk        
   Keywords:                                    |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  All                               |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                                 |  
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Changes (by mwtoews):

 * cc: mwtoews (added)


Comment:

 The scope of this bug might need to be split into a few separate tickets,
 but I completely agree that the ideas in this are important enhancements.
 That said, I can think of three other related tickets: combo keys to
 add/subtract from current selection (like other graphics programs), select
 by circle/ellipse, and to show dimensions (if applicable) in lower-left
 status bar text (e.g., 20.213 m x 2.123 m).

 My top request is for a Freehand select tool, e.g., draw an irregular
 polygon and select elements within the polygon selection. The current
 rectangular select tool is too simplified as a serious select tool, and I
 get a lot of flak regarding this tool's limitation from my peers. A new
 Freehand select tool can be added to a new "Select toolbox" idea proposed
 above (currently the select/deselect tools are part of the "Attributes"
 toolbox).

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2666#comment:2>
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