Feature request #12741

Layer output to file should be loaded inside the TOC with the same name of the file

Added by Giovanni Allegri over 9 years ago. Updated almost 6 years ago.

Status:Open
Priority:Normal
Assignee:Victor Olaya
Category:Processing/Core
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:
Easy fix?:No Copied to github as #:20840

Description

When a user saves the ouput of an algorithm to a file, it should be loaded to QGIS with the same name of the output file instead of the output parameter name.

Related issues

Related to QGIS Application - Bug report #12542: Processing: better naming structure for output Closed 2015-04-09
Duplicated by QGIS Application - Feature request #20849: Give proper layer names for ProcessingAlgorithms output l... Closed 2018-12-19

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback

you can change this behavior in

processing > options > general > use filename as layer name

#2 Updated by Giovanni Allegri over 9 years ago

Thanks Giovanni, I missed that option. Anyway, I think it should be default behaviour when a file is chosen as output, don't you think?

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

Giovanni Allegri wrote:

Thanks Giovanni, I missed that option. Anyway, I think it should be default behaviour when a file is chosen as output, don't you think?

yes I agree, I would prefer that option active by default.

#5 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago

  • Category changed from 94 to Processing/Core

#6 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Open
  • Pull Request or Patch supplied changed from No to Yes

#7 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 8 years ago

  • Pull Request or Patch supplied changed from Yes to No

#8 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 7 years ago

  • Easy fix? set to No

#9 Updated by Alexander Bruy almost 6 years ago

#10 Updated by Chris Peterson almost 6 years ago

"Use filename as layer name" is not the default for QGIS 3.4.3, and there are no "processing > options" to select the "Use filename as layer name" behavior.

#11 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago

Chris Peterson wrote:

"Use filename as layer name" is not the default for QGIS 3.4.3, and there are no "processing > options" to select the "Use filename as layer name" behavior.

processing options are now in qgis general options.

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