Bug report #10998

KML name in layer tree is different than the KML added to map canvas

Added by Antonio Locandro over 9 years ago. Updated over 9 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Low
Assignee:-
Category:Vectors
Affected QGIS version:2.4.0 Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:worksforme
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:19340

Description

When opening a KML e.g. real_estate.kml once it is added to the layer tree it gets a generic name ~GE2E41.kmz, this is very annoying since it should capture the name of the selected KML and should read real_estate instead

This complicates matters once you add several KML layers.

barceloneta_outlets.kml (1.72 KB) Antonio Locandro, 2014-08-05 09:13 AM

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback
  • Category set to Vectors

I cannot confirm on bot qgis 2.4 and master, Linux and Windows. If you have a problematic file, please attach it.

#2 Updated by Antonio Locandro over 9 years ago

Attached the file, it is named barceloneta_outlets.kml it has a single point, when opened in QGIS it is opened as ~GE2E41.kmz

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

  • Resolution set to worksforme
  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed

works fine on qgis master on both linux and windows, please reopen if necessary.

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