Maybe out of scope but I'd like to see an abstraction on top of QgsProject to be able to load the project from different sources, for instance a REST API, or a gpkg.
On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 9:20 PM, Régis Haubourg <regis.haubo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Andreas, > Good point indeed. > In fact, the first implementations where created the database only when > needed and were also spatialite. It was slowing down a lot the workflow, > but now you raise the point, I think this was more linked to the spatialite > db creation time. I'll ask Paul if creating the sqlite .qgd file can only > be done when first required. > > Another point, we kept the qgz format optional, but I think that in the > end, we probably should discuss if this is not too complicated. We could > switch to qgz as default format, so that users see only one file, don't get > bothered with qgd or any associated file anymore. > Thoughts? > Régis > > > 2018-03-05 16:03 GMT+01:00 Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net>: > >> Hi, >> >> In QGIS 3 there is always a qgd file created alongside with QGIS >> projects. I heard that they are used as auxilliary file to store project >> specific labels - right? >> >> So far fine - but why are these files always created, even if the file >> isn't used? Couldn't we create them on demand when they are really needed? >> Currently, they are always created. I almost never use this feature - yet >> these files are always created. >> >> I would assume that these extra files are a source of confusion to our >> users - and if the project is renamed - most likely they don't know that >> this file belongs to the same project and should be renamed as well - >> almost as bad as with shapefiles ... >> >> Thanks for your thoughts on this matter, >> >> Andreas >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-Developer mailing list >> QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> > > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > -- Alessandro Pasotti w3: www.itopen.it
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