Stephanie, Thanks for this suggestion! I've seen this plugin mentioned previously but have not had the time to experiment with it. I'll try it out.
Jeffrey ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephane Goldstein" <s....@gmx.com> > To: "Jeffrey Durrence" <jeffrey.durre...@mcleanengineering.com>, > qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:04:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Short(er)cut to Field Calculator or alternate > technique? > > Hi. > > Maybe the MultiEdit plugin can save you some time. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeffrey Durrence > > Sent: 05/14/13 08:25 PM > > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > Subject: [Qgis-user] Short(er)cut to Field Calculator or alternate > technique? > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user