[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #2951: Layers become non-editable

[Quantum GIS]

#2951: Layers become non-editable
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        Reporter:  infobleep                         |         Owner:  nobody                      
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  reopened                    
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 2.0.0               
       Component:  Vectors                           |       Version:  1.5.0                       
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:  non-editable, layers, toggle
Platform_version:  XP                                |      Platform:  Windows                     
        Must_fix:  Yes                               |   Status_info:  0                           
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Changes (by jef):

  * component:  Digitising => Vectors


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 infobleep]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 jef]:
 > > Shapefiles with queries (like {{{raods_for_text}}}) are not editable.
 This is an OGR restriction.

 > If that is the case, why can I edit when the same layer has been added
 in a second time?

 Without a query you can edit the shape, but with a query you can't.

 What could be considered a bug is that you can apply a query on any shape
 layer, that already is in editing mode.

 OTOH that change of editing capability is purely up to the OGR shape
 driver and might change in the future.  Other OGR datasources might behave
 different and other qgis data providers like the postgres provider
 actually do.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2951#comment:6>
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