On 18.12.2014 09:04, Michael Michaud wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Layer context menu has been changed a few month ago,
> but I don't understand the rational
> 
> we now have :
> 
> - Cut Selected Layers
> - Copy Selected Layers
> - Paste Items
> - Combine Selected Layers
> *****
> - Remove Selected Layers
> - Delete All Features
> *****
> *****
> Add New Features
> Select Current Layer Items
> 
> Questions / proposition for the defult plugins configuration
> 1 ) Is there a difference between Cut and Remove Selected Layers
> (I'm used to the remove symbol and did not notice the cut plugin)

there is, cut keeps them in clipboard so you can paste. remove just deletes 
them.

> 2) Could we gather layer plugins and feature plugins together
> - Remove Selected Layers
> - Copy Selected Layers
> - Combine Selected Layers
> *****
> - Add New Features
> - Paste *Features*
> - Delete All Features
> - Select *All* Features
> 

yes, but that would be highly unusual. 'cut/copy/paste' are standard edit 
routines, which are grouped together in the edit menu of every software i know. 
usually they are followed by 'delete'.

i took the liberty to separate 'delete', just to visualize that this is a 
destructive edit.

also, from a usability standpoint, menus should be as similar as possible so 
users get used the order of entries and do not need to look around. for example 
- 
ideally the 'Edit' menu should have the same entries as the 'LayerView'-context 
menu. 
the 'Layer' menu the same as the 'LayerTree'-context menu.

of that is not always possible but we are pretty close i'd say.

..ede




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