[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #3447: Grouping "add layer" toolbar buttons

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#3447: Grouping "add layer" toolbar buttons
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   Reporter:  alexbruy          |              Owner:  timlinux     
       Type:  patch             |             Status:  assigned     
   Priority:  minor: annoyance  |          Milestone:  Version 1.7.0
  Component:  GUI               |            Version:               
   Keywords:  toolbar buttons   |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  All               |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                 |  
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Comment(by jef):

 Replying to [comment:10 wonder]:

 > Right. I see one more benefit: the dependencies (e.g. postgresql library
 for
 > postgis) will be only inside the provider module. Therefore if the user
 has a
 > mismatch in the libraries, there will be a lower chance that QGIS will
 fail
 > to start (only the affected provider won't be loaded).
 >
 > While we're at it, I would also suggest to move "new layer"
 functionality to
 > the providers. Nowadays we can create new layer with ogr and spatialite
 > backends, though the implementation is in src/app. If we had that
 > functionality within providers, it would be possible to create new
 layers
 > seamlessly also in plugins and implement "new layer" feature for further
 > providers.

 +1

 Wait a minute - dejavu:
 http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2008-April/003647.html ff


 Jürgen

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