Bug report #13091
Unexpected behaviour in QGIS when saving the duplicate of a point shape
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Map Legend | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 2.10.0 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Windows 7 | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | invalid |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 21158 |
Description
Hello everyone,
I recognized an unexpexted behaviour in QGIS. I have a point shape and needed a copy of it to delete some points for some analyzing. When I finished editing the copy I was saving it and realized that it overwrites the original shape.
Here is what I did:
1. I loaded a point shape.
2. I duplicate the layer by left clicking on the layer and choosing 'Duplicate'.
3. I delete some points in the duplicated layer and finish it by clicking 'Save layer edits'.
4. When I refresh, the changes are also done for the original layer.
I know that I just create a duplicate of the layer and not the data, but I guess it would be better to have an option that asks if you want to overwrite the original shape file or if you want to save the duplicate as a new. Otherwise it is irritating and giving an unexpexted behaviour.
Best regards
History
#1
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 9 years ago
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from Open to Closed
- Category changed from Browser to Map Legend
As you said "duplicate" means duplicating the layer in the project, not duplicating the datasource. Please file a feature request instead. Cheers!