[Qgis-user] Default values in form
Matthias Kuhn
matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch
Fri Jun 26 04:57:46 PDT 2015
PS: I would prefer to work on a holistic approach instead of adding
individual tickets. To prevent the user interface from getting even more
cluttered by letting it grow organically. It always makes me want to
scream when I see the fields configuration dialog. Until I realize that
it was actually also me adding a lot of stuff in there.
Therefore, please add comments and improvements to this document:
https://github.com/m-kuhn/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/blob/fields-and-forms-redesign/QEP-Fields-and-forms-redesign.rst#31-fields
and the associated discussion
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/13
Cheers
Matthias
On 06/26/2015 01:53 PM, Matthias Kuhn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yes, tooltips that show the comments would also be great. It would be
> nice to show
>
> * the database comments (if supported by the backend) as default
> * allow to override it in the configuration
>
> Default values from expressions would also be a great addition. I
> think it would be better to define it directly on the field (and not
> on its widget). This way you can later turn the widget into something
> else (e.g. from text to range) without reconfiguring the default
> value. And it should have defaults for the defaults :) being read from
> the database where possible.
>
> Cheers,
> Matthias
>
> On 06/26/2015 01:05 PM, Blumentrath, Stefan wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am about to file a ticket for this. Another thought in this context:
>>
>> When defining “default values” it would be splendid if one could use
>> variables (e.g. %USER% or expressions like in the field calculator or
>> Relation Reference widget). What do you think?
>>
>> The latter could probably go into a new widget type "Calculated"?
>>
>>
>>
>> Another thing in this context could be adding the possibility do
>> define “Mouse-over effects” in order to help understanding attribute
>> content better (e.g. Units, backgrounds, how to measure in the
>> field…)?! Lables are not allways sufficient, but maybe the GUI gets
>> too fidgety?
>>
>>
>>
>> Should a request for this go into separate tickets?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *didier peeters
>> *Sent:* 26. juni 2015 12:36
>> *To:* qgis-user
>> *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] Default values in form
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Mathias,
>>
>>
>>
>> this would be great !
>>
>> Additionally, this makes me think of another possible enhancement:
>> when displaying a picture in a form tab, it could be nice to hide the
>> label and path/url to the file, which is most of the time useless.
>> Do I need to do anything more to make these suggestions ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Didier
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 26 juin 2015 à 12:07, Matthias Kuhn <matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch
>> <mailto:matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch>> a écrit :
>>
>>
>>
>> I think this would fit into the area of this QEP:
>>
>> https://github.com/m-kuhn/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/blob/fields-and-forms-redesign/QEP-Fields-and-forms-redesign.rst#31-fields
>>
>> It could be added to the list "Information about fields" next to
>> "constraints".
>>
>> Any feedback on it is welcome.
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>> On 06/26/2015 11:35 AM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>>
>> Agreed, an important improvement. Please open a ticket if not
>> already there.
>> All the best.
>>
>> Il 26 giugno 2015 08:16:32 GMT+00:00, "Blumentrath, Stefan"
>> <Stefan.Blumentrath at nina.no>
>> <mailto:Stefan.Blumentrath at nina.no> ha scritto:
>>
>> Hei Didier,
>>
>>
>>
>> I guess you could use a python init function for the form in order to define "default values" (see: http://nathanw.net/2011/09/05/qgis-tips-custom-feature-forms-with-python-logic/).
>>
>> However, sounds like a useful enhancement of the Custom form functionality (at least I would be interested too)...
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of didier peeters
>>
>> Sent: 26. juni 2015 10:08
>>
>> To: qgis-user
>>
>> Subject: [Qgis-user] Default values in form
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Simple question : is there a way to set a default value for an attribute in QGis ?
>>
>>
>>
>> I have Postgis layers in QGis in which I’m inserting or updating data, and I would like that some fields would be filled automatically unless I fill
>>
>> them myself. Well that’s the definition of a default value, and I don’t think that using layers stored in Postgis would make any difference.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Didier
>>
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