[Qgis-user] Short(er)cut to Field Calculator or alternate technique?

[Nathan Woodrow]

Jeffrey,

That is a good point.  Done in
https://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/commit/1bfa7e9636d89f780ca06177b3aebc7dab2b2dbb

- Nathan


On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Jeffrey Durrence <
jeffrey.durrence at mcleanengineering.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> One of my most frequent needs is to visually identify and select groups of
> vector objects and assign attribute values to these groups.  Here's my
> typical work flow...
>
> 1.  Select multiple items (point and click multiple, polygon, rectangle,
> etc)
> 2.  Go to layer attribute table
> 3.  Select field calculator
> 4.  Within field calculator, choose "only update selected features" and
> "update existing field."  Enter the value and apply.
> 5.  Close the attribute layer (if I don't take this step, I spend lots of
> time waiting on the attribute table's display to update with my new
> attribute values).
> 6.  Save the layer
> 7.  Return to step 1
>
> I could save myself a good bit of time if there was a direct shortcut to
> the field calculator from the main qgis display.  The only reason that I'm
> opening the attribute table now is to reveal the shortcut to the field
> calculator.
>
> Is there a way to start this tool from the main qgis window without
> opening the attribute table?  I've looked around, but I can't find a way to
> do this.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Jeffrey
>
> My platform...
> Ubuntu 12.04 64 Bit,
> QGIS version: 1.8.0-Lisboa
> QGIS code revision: exported
> Compiled against: Qt4.8.1
> Running against Qt 4.8.1
> Compiled against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2
> Running against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2
> GEOS Version 3.3.3
> PostgreSQL Client Version 9.1.6
> SpatiaLite Version 3.1.0-RC2
> QWT Version 5.2.2
>
>
> --
> Jeffrey Durrence
> McLean Engineering Company
> jeffrey.durrence at mcleanengineering.com
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