Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: [Qgis-user] Proposed attribute table UI redesign
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:18 AM, Tim Sutton wrote: > Hi > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Martin Dobias wrote: > > 8<-snip--- >> >> nice stuff. One more thing I have been thinking about is that we could >> do the search in a way the browsers nowadays do it: keep the widgets >> for search hidden by default, saving further vertical space. The >> search bar would be opened only after clicking a search button or >> pressing the usual ctrl+F or "/" shortcut. >> > > Martin what is the possibility of making the search tool work across > all columns efficiently? I know from training courses I give that > selecting the appropriate column when making a search is a common > stumbling block for many users. Right, by default we should search in all columns - I also find it tedious to always select the right column. To make it efficient we should probably just skip the search using the expressions and directly search for specified string within attributes of features. Regards Martin ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: [Qgis-user] Proposed attribute table UI redesign
Hi On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Martin Dobias wrote: 8<-snip--- > > nice stuff. One more thing I have been thinking about is that we could > do the search in a way the browsers nowadays do it: keep the widgets > for search hidden by default, saving further vertical space. The > search bar would be opened only after clicking a search button or > pressing the usual ctrl+F or "/" shortcut. > Martin what is the possibility of making the search tool work across all columns efficiently? I know from training courses I give that selecting the appropriate column when making a search is a common stumbling block for many users. Regards Tim 8<-snip--- -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) == Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net == ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
