Bug report #17293
Processing output name called after the operation name even when saved to file
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: |  Victor Olaya | ||
| Category: | Processing/Core | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 2.18.13 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Easy fix?: | No | |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | invalid |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 25191 |
Description
I have categorised this with 'Processing QGIS', because you cannot give it more than one category, but it also applies to Processing OGR.
When you save to file in the QGIS fixed-distance buffer or in the OGR buffer vectors tool, the layer name is always 'Buffer'. In QGIS 2.14, the layer name would be the same as the shapefile name (for shapefiles ...).
I think it may count as a regression. Clearly, it is simple to manually edit the layer name, copy and paste from the source name, but this may not be obvious to some users.
It is about the buffers, so this is closely related to #17291.
Related issues
History
#1
Updated by Jürgen Fischer about 7 years ago
- Description updated (diff)
#2
Updated by Jürgen Fischer about 7 years ago
- Related to Bug report #17291: QGIS fixed-distance buffer skips features with invalid geometry added
#3
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 7 years ago
- Operating System deleted (
W10) - Subject changed from Layer name 'Buffer' even when saved to file to Processing output name called after the operation name even when saved to file
- Category changed from Processing/QGIS to Processing/Core
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
When you select "save to file" I see no difference between 2.14 and 2.18, they behave exactly the same and it all depends on the Processing general option "use filename as layer name" being active or not.
#4
Updated by Steve Lowman about 7 years ago
Thanks Giovanni. In fact, there is a difference between 2.14 and 2.18.
In 2.14, if you use the 'Vector > Geoprocessing tools > Buffers' tool, it will give your output layer the same name as the shapefile, even if you have the Processing > General > Options set to 'unchecked' on "use filename as layer name".
Perhaps the best solution in 2.18 might be to have this checked by default, instead of unchecked.
When I tried to change the option setting, I encountered and took some time and stress to find the work-around to the problem explained in Issue #16429, which crashed my application several times. It is working for me now, but many users may not so easily resolve it. Perhaps I should raise a bug report for the #16429 issue, instead of a feature request?
#5
Updated by Steve Lowman about 7 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Open
Setting back to 'Open' after responding to feedback.
#6
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 7 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
In 2.14, if you use the 'Vector > Geoprocessing tools > Buffers' tool, it will give your output layer the same name as the shapefile, even if you have the Processing > General > Options set to 'unchecked' on "use filename as layer name".
sure? In 2.14 the shortcut in
'Vector > Geoprocessing tools > Buffers'
didn't opened the Processing/buffer tool, it opened the old one from what was called "ftools". The underlying code is basically the same, but the GUI is not. In the "ftools" tool you cannot leave the output name/path empty, it was mandatory to specify a name and a location and in general those tools didn't used any Processing configuration/option.
#7
Updated by Steve Lowman about 7 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Open
Thanks, I wasn't sure how ftools related to the OGR version, but what you say makes sense.
It effectively means that the default behaviour for the tool in the Vector menu is now different regarding the layer name, and many users will not know about the possibility to change the Processing option. Then, if you learn about that possibility, the #16429 issue causes a crash when you try to change the Processing option, and the work-around for this is quite difficult to find and implement - I had several crashes before I succeeded yesterday.
I think the default setting in Processing Options should be to have "Use filename as layer name" checked. I will raise this as a feature request.
I note that #16429 is now changed from feature request to bug report, which is quite right.
#8
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 7 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
It effectively means that the default behaviour for the tool in the Vector menu is now different regarding the layer name, and many users will not know about the possibility to change the Processing option. Then, if you learn about that possibility, the #16429 issue causes a crash when you try to change the Processing option, and the work-around for this is quite difficult to find and implement - I had several crashes before I succeeded yesterday.
is a change because since 2.18 the shortcuts in the "vector" menu open the Processing tools (no more "ftools"). This will also happen for the entries in the "raster" menu... not even sure that in QGIS3 there will be "vector" and "raster" at all...
for me this ticket should be closed as invalid, the "change" is expected. Make sense filing a feature request for "Use filename as layer name" as default, but that's it.
#9
Updated by Steve Lowman about 7 years ago
I agree, thank you.
#10
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 7 years ago
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed