Re: [Qgis-user] editing shapelayer doesnt work

2017-05-25 Thread Christine
info-2 wrote > ... converted datas of format dwg ( autocad) to shape file, with program > cad2shape 4.0 then i builded in qgis a shapelayer an added two more > columns and filled up the features, all works fine. after all, i saved as > qgis project. > > after closing qgis and restarting the projec

[Qgis-user] editing shapelayer doesnt work

2017-05-25 Thread info
dear qgis users i use qgis 2.18.5 on windows 7 i converted datas of format dwg ( autocad) to shape file, with program cad2shape 4.0 then i builded in qgis a shapelayer an added two more columns and filled up the features, all works fine. after all, i saved as qgis project. after closing qgis

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 23:51 schrieb Nyall Dawson: > > Ok - here's the correct fix: > https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commit/7e089a1c01c3996a43a90c79caa6fb549a737bdd Thanks, I'll try soon. Wow, has this bug floated around 7 years now? :) ___ Qgis-user mailing

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Nyall Dawson
On 26 May 2017 at 07:37, Nyall Dawson wrote: > On 26 May 2017 at 07:25, Tobias Wendorff > wrote: >> Am Do, 25.05.2017, 22:39 schrieb Redoute: >> >> >> Oops, there it is: >> QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMajor

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying? // fixed

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 23:37 schrieb Nyall Dawson: > Looks like there's a fix for this in 3.0 already - I'll backport now. Thanks a lot. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsub

Re: [Qgis-user] A Couple of Plugin Ideas

2017-05-25 Thread Nyall Dawson
On 26 May 2017 at 05:53, C Hamilton wrote: > I would like a measure tool that provides the distance between points A & B, > the bearing from point A to B, and the bearing from point B to A. > This certainly sounds useful! I'm wondering - instead of adding this as a plugin, how about adding it i

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Nyall Dawson
On 26 May 2017 at 07:25, Tobias Wendorff wrote: > Am Do, 25.05.2017, 22:39 schrieb Redoute: > > > Oops, there it is: > QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMajor > QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMinor > Looks like ther

Re: [Qgis-user] import .csv issue with 2.18.8

2017-05-25 Thread Nicolas Cadieux
Hi, Could be a bug in the csv file also. Look at it using notepad++. Does the file contain errors? Nicolas > Le 25 mai 2017 à 16:20, Gianni Petino [via OSGeo.org] > a écrit : > > Hi all, > I had a issue (QGis crashes) during the loading of a .csv file with QGis > 2.18.8 under ubuntu 17.04.

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 22:39 schrieb Redoute: Oops, there it is: QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMajor QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMinor ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-u

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 22:39 schrieb Redoute: > but doesn't set the ellipsoid, see > Good find! Let's find something like getEllipsoid.a/b from "layerPoints.crs().srsid()" and we can release a patch. __

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Redoute
Am 25.05.2017 um 21:25 schrieb Tobias Wendorff: >> It seems there is a bug in the algorithm python script. > > Ah, it's a python script? Then I might fix it for myself. > Thanks for the hint. I found it in "C:\Program Files\QGIS 2.18\apps\qgis\python\plugins\processing\algs\qgis\HubDistance.py".

[Qgis-user] import .csv issue with 2.18.8

2017-05-25 Thread Gianni Petino
Hi all, I had a issue (QGis crashes) during the loading of a .csv file with QGis 2.18.8 under ubuntu 17.04. Can it be a bug? Kind regards Gianni ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:53 schrieb Stefan Keller: > @Tobias LMGTFY: > https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/127947/distance-to-nearest-hub-output-not-correct LMETTY: That's what I wrote: The result is based on the CRS/SRS of the source files. Since the script says "meters", the GUI is wrong and ne

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Stefan Keller
@Tobias LMGTFY: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/127947/distance-to-nearest-hub-output-not-correct :Stefan 2017-05-25 21:25 GMT+02:00 Tobias Wendorff : > Dear Kai, > > Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:02 schrieb Redoute: >> If you are complaining about the "Distance to nearest hub" processing >> algo

[Qgis-user] A Couple of Plugin Ideas

2017-05-25 Thread C Hamilton
I have been toying with writing a couple of QGIS plugins and wanted to check to see if anyone else is doing something similar and to see if there is interest. 1. Geospatial Animator What I am thinking of is a plugin where you can define a series key locations keeping track of the (X,Y) coordinate

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:31 schrieb C Hamilton: > I am using the python geographiclib for my "Shape Tools" plugin, but I > assume their C version will be faster. Let's benchmark it. Since most of the QGIS scripts are in Python, speed shouldn't matter that much. Better a 5 % slower script than a 100 %

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread C Hamilton
I am using the python geographiclib for my "Shape Tools" plugin, but I assume their C version will be faster. On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Tobias Wendorff < tobias.wendo...@tu-dortmund.de> wrote: > Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:00 schrieb C Hamilton: > > > > If I ever get a QGIS development environme

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:00 schrieb C Hamilton: > > If I ever get a QGIS development environment set up I have wanted > to incorporate geographiclib routines (as it is better than Vincenty) > as core routines assuming the work would be accepted. There are > a number of geodesic algorithms missing from

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Dear Kai, Am Do, 25.05.2017, 21:02 schrieb Redoute: > If you are complaining about the "Distance to nearest hub" processing > algorithm, you should have written that. Sorry, you're right. I didn't make it that obvious, quote: "I've used hub lines for this." I should have specified the tool. Sorry

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Redoute
Am 25.05.2017 um 20:16 schrieb Tobias Wendorff: > I know, but the field, where you can select the output clearly shows > "meters". If you are complaining about the "Distance to nearest hub" processing algorithm, you should have written that. It seems there is a bug in the algorithm python script

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread C Hamilton
I agree with Tobias on this. I am not sure what all the issues are and I know it can get complicated but more than once I have been bitten with wrong answers because of this. I think it would be good to have a check box or drop down menu to be able to select geodesic routines to be used by the mea

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Hi Carlos, Am Do, 25.05.2017, 19:30 schrieb Carlos Cerdán: > I understand your frustation (I've lived it), but QGIS doesn't lie, > it is different from the way that some topics are done in another > GIS. I know, but the field, where you can select the output clearly shows "meters". So I expect th

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Dear Paolo, Am Do, 25.05.2017, 18:36 schrieb Paolo Cavallini: > this has been raised by me some time ago, and has been discussed > on the mailing list (qgis-dev, if I remember correctly). It turned > out that it is more complicated than expected. Please check > the archives of the list for a bette

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Carlos Cerdán
Hi Tobias: I understand your frustation (I've lived it), but QGIS doesn't lie, it is different from the way that some topics are done in another GIS. You can get right metric values even if your layer and project are in Lat-long units. In your particular case, if your project and layer CRS is EPS

Re: [Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 25/05/2017 12:47, Tobias Wendorff ha scritto: > Hi there! Hi Tobias, this has been raised by me some time ago, and has been discussed on the mailing list (qgis-dev, if I remember correctly). It turned out that it is more complicated than expected. Please check the archives of the list for a bet

[Qgis-user] Bind Value-Map To Vector Layer's Attribute

2017-05-25 Thread Osahon Oduware
Hi All, I created a Value-Map for an attribute of a Vector layer that is stored in PostGIS. I want the Value-Map to be binded to the Vector Layer across all projects i.e. whenever that Vector Layer is loaded, the attribute table should have the Value Map associated with the field (attribute). I w

[Qgis-user] QGIS Basics: FIPS and Lat/Long conversion?

2017-05-25 Thread Parv Aggarwal
Hi all, Apologies for a REALLY newbie question but is there a way in QGIS or other open source mapping software to convert addresses into both lat and long coordinates and FIPS codes? I know there's a lot of online resources for this, but due to privacy practices we are not supposed to upload m

[Qgis-user] GPS Tools

2017-05-25 Thread Grant Boxer
I have installed QGIS 2.18.8 and the GPS Tools for importing gpx files now causes QGIS to crash - it was OK in earlier versions. I can open the gpx file via the Vector > open (file type gpx) with no problems, so there seems to be a problem with the GPS Tools plug-in. Grant Boxer Perth, Wes

[Qgis-user] Can we make QGIS stop lying?

2017-05-25 Thread Tobias Wendorff
Hi there! Yesterday, I gave an introductory workshop at University on how to download OSM-data off its website and work on it in QGIS. The students are in master's degree now and learned ArcGIS in their study runs only. So we have to make QGIS tasty to them. I've explained the students, how to sw

Re: [Qgis-user] Error compiling QGIS 2.18.8: "QStringLiteral was not declared in this scope"

2017-05-25 Thread Hernán De Angelis
Thanks Jürgen and Larry for your fast responses! Now I sit here trying to get this to work in my machine. Downloaded the latest master from GitHub and see that now it can only accept qt5 and py3. QGIS is moving fast! Cheers and thanks again! /Hernán On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Jürgen E. F

[Qgis-user] Qgis atlas : automate the import of graphics (curves)?

2017-05-25 Thread image
Good afternoon, I'm working on qgis 2.18 (windows). i often use the atlas generation tool. But for a sepecific study, i would very much like to be abble import within the composer not only map objects, but also graphics (curves) automatically. Would some people advise a way to do that? I am obl

Re: [Qgis-user] List of fields missing from Field Calculator

2017-05-25 Thread Micha Silver
Great, thanks On 2017-05-25 11:39 AM, Jürgen E. Fischer wrote: Hi Micha, On Thu, 25. May 2017 at 10:52:20 +0300, Micha Silver wrote: In past versions of QGIS, when I wanted to calculate a new field based on existing fields, I found th

Re: [Qgis-user] List of fields missing from Field Calculator

2017-05-25 Thread Jürgen E . Fischer
Hi Micha, On Thu, 25. May 2017 at 10:52:20 +0300, Micha Silver wrote: >In past versions of QGIS, when I wanted to calculate a new field based on >existing fields, I found the list of existing fields under "Fields and >Values" in the Field Calculator. In recent versions ( >= 2.18.7 I th

[Qgis-user] List of fields missing from Field Calculator

2017-05-25 Thread Micha Silver
In past versions of QGIS, when I wanted to calculate a new field based on existing fields, I found the list of existing fields under "Fields and Values" in the Field Calculator. In recent versions ( >= 2.18.7 I think) this section no longer shows a list of existin

Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 2.18.8 - Crash dump accessing PostGIS layers via browser

2017-05-25 Thread Luigi Pirelli
fixed two days ago, try nightly build of 2.18 or wait for the 2.18.9 (in less than a month) Luigi Pirelli ** * Boundless QGIS Support/Development: lpirelli AT boundlessgeo DOT com * LinkedIn: https://ww