[Qgis-user] adding a layer from a zipped file

[Stephen Sacks]

When I write a layer as a shape file, it appears on my C: drive as six 
files, all with the same name but different extensions.  Then I zip 
those six into a single file (xxx.zip).  When I reload that layer from 
the zip file (Layer > AddLayer > VectorLayer > File > Dataset > 
xxx.zip), QGIS is almost smart enough to restore the layer correctly.  
The polygon features are in the right place and their attribute table is 
correct. *My problem* is that it ignores one of the six files, the 
"style" file (xxx .qml) which  specifies color, labeling, and symbol).  
Do I  have to unzip before restoring layer xxx ?  I know I could open 
the layer's properties and use  Style > Load Style from  file xxx.qml .  
But when I'm restoring several layers that's a lot of key strokes (and 
may require that I unzip).  It seems to me that this shouldn't be 
necessary.  [I encounter the same problem with point layers and polygon 
layers.]

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