On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelges...@gmx.de > wrote:
> Am 12.11.2015, 08:01 Uhr, schrieb Paolo Cavallini <cavall...@faunalia.it>: > > Il 12/11/2015 00:31, Bernd Vogelgesang ha scritto: >> >> So, to answer to Paolo's question about what is missing in DBManager: >>> Actually nothing in my case, cause I really do not want to use it at >>> all. I just would like to be able to act with spatialite layers as I am >>> able to do with ESRI shapefile layers. >>> >> >> Geopackage might be more in line with what you are looking for (still a >> lengthy way to go, anyway). >> All the best. >> > > Hi Paolo, > > as far as I understand, Geopackage is going to be more or less sth like a > File-Geodatabase, so a container for all kinds of data which can be easily > shipped. > The "lengthy" way to Geopackage seems to be already long, and in the > meanwhile, ESRI shape will stay the unquestioned standard? > > I really have no clue of the interiors of the technology, but would it be > really this hard to streamline QGIS functions in a way, that sqlite files > are the default output of all functions, so also as temporary files from > Processing? > > I repeatedly ask for this, and do not receive much positive echo. What are > the reasons for people to prefer ESRI shapes over sqlite files? Are they > not aware of the benefits or do I just miss sth completely obvious that is > an argument against sqlite? > > The only reason for me not to use sqlite in QGIS is, that it is not well > integrated into the workflows (and ftools, which I do not use at all since > there is Processing), but that seems not to be the fault of sqlite but of > user and developer habits (?) > > At least an option in Processing settings for choosing the default file > type for temporary layers would meet my needs to 80% I guess. > +1 No idea either how difficult that would be to implement, but it would be a great improvement > > Thanks for your attention > Bernd > > > > -- > Bernd Vogelgesang > Siedlerstraße 2 > 91083 Baiersdorf/Igelsdorf > Tel: 09133-825374 > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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