Jeffrey, That is a good point. Done in https://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/commit/1bfa7e9636d89f780ca06177b3aebc7dab2b2dbb
- Nathan On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Jeffrey Durrence < jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com> wrote: > Hi, > > One of my most frequent needs is to visually identify and select groups of > vector objects and assign attribute values to these groups. Here's my > typical work flow... > > 1. Select multiple items (point and click multiple, polygon, rectangle, > etc) > 2. Go to layer attribute table > 3. Select field calculator > 4. Within field calculator, choose "only update selected features" and > "update existing field." Enter the value and apply. > 5. Close the attribute layer (if I don't take this step, I spend lots of > time waiting on the attribute table's display to update with my new > attribute values). > 6. Save the layer > 7. Return to step 1 > > I could save myself a good bit of time if there was a direct shortcut to > the field calculator from the main qgis display. The only reason that I'm > opening the attribute table now is to reveal the shortcut to the field > calculator. > > Is there a way to start this tool from the main qgis window without > opening the attribute table? I've looked around, but I can't find a way to > do this. > > Thanks for your help, > > Jeffrey > > My platform... > Ubuntu 12.04 64 Bit, > QGIS version: 1.8.0-Lisboa > QGIS code revision: exported > Compiled against: Qt4.8.1 > Running against Qt 4.8.1 > Compiled against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2 > Running against GDAL/OGR 1.9.2 > GEOS Version 3.3.3 > PostgreSQL Client Version 9.1.6 > SpatiaLite Version 3.1.0-RC2 > QWT Version 5.2.2 > > > -- > Jeffrey Durrence > McLean Engineering Company > jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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