Yep! It was where I was storing the file. The Training Manual instructions are outdated here at the bottom of p. 114.
Thanks to Jorge and Christophe! On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 3:03 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Qgis-user mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Qgis-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 (Alessandro Pasotti) > 2. Re: Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 (Even Rouault) > 3. Re: Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 (Alessandro Pasotti) > 4. Problems using QGIS 3.8 with the 3.4 Training Manual (Ken McCall) > 5. Re: Problems using QGIS 3.8 with the 3.4 Training Manual > (Jorge Gustavo Rocha) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:24:47 +0100 > From: Alessandro Pasotti <[email protected]> > To: ben hutcher <[email protected]> > Cc: qgis-user <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 > Message-ID: > < > cal5q670haext6j_cketgowhqdcenwiqxixm7mu9mmzei+3r...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 2:54 PM ben hutcher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > I've just tried the new release, and I have a crash when trying to reopen > > a project that I've just saved. Can other people replicate that with the > > attached project and advise how to fix that ? > > > > > I actually unzipped and inspected the project before loading it (because I > know enough about QGIS internals to know what to trust). > > What's this about? A social experiment? > > om qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QMessageBox > QMessageBox.critical(None, "Nearly busted !", > "Do you realize you blindly accepted to run untrusted code " + \ > "that could have destroyed your computer, stolen your passwords, > etc. ?\n" + \ > "Be reassured, nothing at all apart emitting this message has been > done.\n" + \ > "This was just an experiment to check how users react to the > default security warning. " + \ > "If you've read that message, please add a new line to > http://collabedit.com/662b2";) > > > > Thanks, > > Ben > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > -- > Alessandro Pasotti > w3: www.itopen.it > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20191030/11d2404b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:47:07 +0100 > From: Even Rouault <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 > Message-ID: <2931006.8PTlG7Zoom@even-i700> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > What's this about? A social experiment? > > Yes, I'm "Ben Hutcher". Too bad you destroyed it so quickly :-) > > I just discovered this functionnality of QGIS and this scared me. I > believe I > would have accepted the warning because I ignored that QGIS projects could > contain Python code, and I presume a lot of users would. IMHO clicking on > the > Enable macros link should raise a dialog box with a more explicit message > about the potential risks to double confirm. > > "Python macros cannot currently be run." sounds to me as "you should > enable > macros so things work as expected". It is not even clear that the macros > come > from the project itself. They could be some trusted code in QGIS itself. > Once > you know that functionnality is, then yes the current behaviour is > probably > fine. But if you don't know it, there's a high chance you could run > untrusted > code without realizing it. > > Even > > -- > Spatialys - Geospatial professional services > http://www.spatialys.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:56:35 +0100 > From: Alessandro Pasotti <[email protected]> > To: Even Rouault <[email protected]> > Cc: qgis-user <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Crash when opening project with QGIS 3.10 > Message-ID: > <CAL5Q672rEXWeL5fDFdO8Jy1v= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 3:47 PM Even Rouault <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > What's this about? A social experiment? > > > > Yes, I'm "Ben Hutcher". Too bad you destroyed it so quickly :-) > > > > Oh, I'm sorry :) > > You should have told me ... you know, I'm in bug-fixing-mode and I couldn't > resist ;) > > > > I just discovered this functionnality of QGIS and this scared me. I > > believe I > > would have accepted the warning because I ignored that QGIS projects > could > > contain Python code, and I presume a lot of users would. IMHO clicking on > > the > > Enable macros link should raise a dialog box with a more explicit message > > about the potential risks to double confirm. > > > > > "Python macros cannot currently be run." sounds to me as "you should > > enable > > macros so things work as expected". It is not even clear that the macros > > come > > from the project itself. They could be some trusted code in QGIS itself. > > Once > > you know that functionnality is, then yes the current behaviour is > > probably > > fine. But if you don't know it, there's a high chance you could run > > untrusted > > code without realizing it. > > > > Even > > > > > > Agreed (same for Python code embedded in forms btw). > We should warn users about the security threats associates to run untrusted > code (now forms have also the option to download code from the network and > run it!). > > Plugins as well are of course a potential threat. > > > -- > Alessandro Pasotti > w3: www.itopen.it > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20191030/a468e6c9/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:15:27 -0400 > From: Ken McCall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Qgis-user] Problems using QGIS 3.8 with the 3.4 Training > Manual > Message-ID: > < > cafobhfjepfabsujytdbekgoogp2yxc4djkja2q7+fkkwtu5...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > After years of using ARCGIS, I’m using the training manual to become > acquainted with QGIS. I’ve downloaded 3.8, and worked through the first 100 > pages with no problem. While some of the 3.8 dialog boxes don’t look like > the training manual I’ve been able to see the required buttons, drop downs, > etc. But on others, I’ve hit some deadends. > > > > For example, on page 105 when it try to create a dynamic map canvas, in > 5.2.1.5, when I go to the Item *Properties Panel*, there is no *Position > and Size* section showing. > > > > Another example: On p. 114 in ‘Creating a New Vector Dataset’, when I try > to save the dataset, I get an error message: > > > > ‘Layer creation failed: Failed to create file created_shapefile.shp: > Permission denied. > > > > In both examples, I’ve tried several times, following the instructions, > only to get the same result. > > > > So, questions: > > > > Is 3.8 that different from 3.4? > > Am I running into bugs in the software or the documentation? (It could be > user error, but I’m painstakingly following the instructions.) > > Should I scrap 3.8 and go with 3.4 instead? > > > > TIA, > > > > Ken McCall > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20191030/e0a90632/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:29:19 +0000 > From: Jorge Gustavo Rocha <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Problems using QGIS 3.8 with the 3.4 Training > Manual > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Ken, > > Where are you storing the new layer? Maybe you are not selecting a > folder where you can write the new shapefile (that's why you get the > permission denied error). Can you confirm the location of the new > shapefile? > > Regards, > > Jorge Gustavo > > Às 16:15 de 30/10/19, Ken McCall escreveu: > > > > After years of using ARCGIS, I’m using the training manual to become > > acquainted with QGIS. I’ve downloaded 3.8, and worked through the > > first 100 pages with no problem. While some of the 3.8 dialog boxes > > don’t look like the training manual I’ve been able to see the required > > buttons, drop downs, etc. But on others, I’ve hit some deadends. > > > > > > > > For example, on page 105 when it try to create a dynamic map canvas, > > in 5.2.1.5, when I go to the Item /Properties Panel/, there is no > > /Position and Size/ section showing. > > > > > > > > Another example: On p. 114 in ‘Creating a New Vector Dataset’, when I > > try to save the dataset, I get an error message: > > > > > > > > ‘Layer creation failed: Failed to create file created_shapefile.shp: > > Permission denied. > > > > > > > > In both examples, I’ve tried several times, following the > > instructions, only to get the same result. > > > > > > > > So, questions: > > > > > > > > Is 3.8 that different from 3.4? > > > > Am I running into bugs in the software or the documentation? (It could > > be user error, but I’m painstakingly following the instructions.) > > > > Should I scrap 3.8 and go with 3.4 instead? > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > > > Ken McCall > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- > Email Signature > Logo <https://www.geomaster.pt> > *Geomaster* > *Jorge Gustavo Rocha* | Software Engineer > *e:*[email protected] | *m:*+351 910 333 888 > *g:*41.54094,-8.40490 | *v: *510 906 109 > *a: * Rua António Cândido Pinto, 67, 4715-400 Braga > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20191030/896098dc/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > ------------------------------ > > End of Qgis-user Digest, Vol 164, Issue 47 > ****************************************** >
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