Opened 14 years ago
Closed 13 years ago
#2330 closed bug (worksforme)
Loading missing layer (shapefile) requires changing the "Files of type" setting
| Reported by: | jctull | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Priority: | major: does not work as expected | Milestone: | Version 1.7.0 |
| Component: | Project Loading / Saving | Version: | Trunk |
| Keywords: | missing layer shapefile layerid load | Cc: | |
| Must Fix for Release: | No | Platform: | OS X |
| Platform Version: | 10.6.2 | Awaiting user input: | no |
Description
When a project is opened and a missing layer is recognized, at least for shapefiles, the layer id is appended to the file name, so a matching file cannot be selected. E.g., the file being searched for in the dialog will be "File of type: Site_Areas.shp|layerid=0" whereas the file name is actually "Site_Areas.shp". The appended layer information seems to be masking the file in the open file dialog requiring the user to switch to all shapefiles in order to make the file selectable.
Change History (7)
comment:1 by , 14 years ago
| Milestone: | Version 1.5.0 → Version 1.6.0 |
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comment:2 by , 14 years ago
| Summary: | Loading missing layer masks shapefiles in dialog with extraneous information → Loading missing layer (shapefile) requires changing the "Files of type" setting |
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This is still a problem. I tried for a better title also.
The open file dialog populates the "Files of type" field with something like "my_shapefile.shp|layerid=0". Instead, it should only have the "my_shapefile.shp" without the layerid information. As a consequence, you have to change the "files of type" field every time you encounter a missing shapefile warning.
comment:7 by , 13 years ago
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
seems like this is not an issue anymore with new missing layers dialog
tested under WinXP, r15700
please reopen if necessary
Still true?