Yes! I find this useful, sometimes. Use case: Sometimes I'll use the Db manager to write a query which I add as a view. With a few million points. Said layer is created dynamically, so it takes a while to render with the default symbology.
If I can turn off rendering, I don't need to wait for ages for it to render, I can select the layer and export it as a GPKG, and then import it. At no point does QGIS GUI become unresponsive - I can just uncheck the box. I just don't want to wait around for a render I don't need I hope that makes sense! I'm sure there's a better way in QGIS I'm not aware of :) Steven On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 8:39 PM Vedran Stojnović via QGIS-Developer < qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Hi Nyall, > > I find it useful from time to time with complex layer rendering when it > takes several seconds or more to render a map canvas and I want to > investigate attributes currently shown on screen. > > My procedure is as follows: > 1) zoom at the appropriate level and lock rendering > 2) open the attribute table and set it to display items visible on the map > 3) move around the map zooming in and out and analyzing the results > > > ned, 15. lis 2023. u 21:30 Nyall Dawson via QGIS-Developer < > qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> napisao je: > >> Hi list, >> >> Question: are there still any valid use cases for the "render" >> checkbox in the status bar? It's been around forever, and DID have a >> strong use case when map rendering used to block the QGIS interface. >> But is there any reason to keep this around in modern QGIS versions? >> >> Nyall >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > -- > Srdačan pozdrav / Kind regards, > Vedran Stojnović. > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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