Hi Anita, On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Anita Graser <anitagra...@gmx.at> wrote:
> Hi, > > I suggest to deactivate the Select datum transformations dialog by default. > +1 for this. Also, the dialog's columns need better default widths (too thin now), and a little text about what the dialog is about would go a long way for new users. > Here is why: > - Most users are happy with the default transformations. (I assume that's > the case because it's not often a topic in the support channels.) > - It adds at least two more clicks for opening a layer (if it has to be > transformed). > Yes, very annoying. Maybe there is a better way to indicate to the user that transformations need to be addressed, even after a default one is applied and the layer loaded? > - Opening old project files is a real pain (until you notice and decide to > use "remember selection"). > - Many users have no idea what to do with the dialog. It's just a list of > weird parameters which most have never seen before. You only get some > information about "preferred" and "deprecated" transformations on > mouse-over. > For me, this is the most salient reason. > - Hiding deprecated transformations does not seem to work currently > (tested with nightly on Windows 7). > - Users who need non-standard transformations could add them to their QGIS > options. > - I think we would just scare away users if the first thing they see when > they try to load some dataset is this dialog. > Agreed. This is already the case with the CRS dialog, which routinely mystifies some new users, even is it is completely necessary to basic GIS workflow. Regards, Larry > > Best wishes, > Anita > > -- > anitagraser.com > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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