Bug report #6205

Update format list in the "Add raster layer" dialog

Added by Médéric RIBREUX over 12 years ago. Updated about 9 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:GUI
Affected QGIS version:1.8.0 Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:fixed/implemented
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:15518

Description

Hello,

QGis 1.8 release is built with GDAL 1.9.1. This version of the library can handle lots of new file formats as you can read on the release page . The main problem is that those file formats are not listed on the filters shown to the user who wants to open a new layer or raster. To open those files formats, you have to select the "All files" filter which is a behavior not so natural: users generaly believe that they can open a file only if the format is listed in the open dialog filter list.

I've tested the following file formats and they are working pretty well under QGis:

  • EDIGEO
  • XLS

I believe this is a bug and not a feature because it seems that QGis can open all of the new formats that OGR can open: it is only a user dialog problem.

For the next release, if QGis is built with the 2.0 version of GDAL, you could also add ODS (Open/LibreOffice file format for spreadsheet) in the filters.

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 12 years ago

  • Operating System deleted (All)
  • Subject changed from QGis Open layer and raster dialogs should display all the filters for OGR/GDAL (well) managed files. to Update format list in the "Add raster layer" dialog
  • Target version changed from Version 1.8.0 to Version 2.0.0

#2 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 10 years ago

  • Target version changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Lower Priority

#3 Updated by Médéric RIBREUX about 9 years ago

  • Resolution set to fixed/implemented
  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
  • Estimated time set to 2.00

Hello,

since 56de17e, I've got all the formats I wanted. Time to shut this bug done !

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