Bug report #15772

Copy/Paste style should not override band number

Added by Mike Taves about 8 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Unknown
Affected QGIS version:2.18.0 Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:end of life
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:23694

Description

With a multiband raster, rendered using a singleband pseudocolor type, copy/paste style does not work between bands, as the band number is copied as part of the style. A singleband pseudocolor type implies that the style is independent of the raster band number. This type should be able to be copied to any raster band number. Furthermore, a band number is much more of a data source than it is a style, as different bands have different data.

Steps to recreate or demonstrate the issue in QGIS 2.18 via OSGeo4W:
  1. Add a multiband raster, and go to Properties, Style
  2. Change Render type to Singleband pseudocolor, set Band to Band 1
  3. Change style, e.g. Color to Blues, and click OK
  4. Add a second multiband raster, and go to Properties, Style
  5. Change Render type to Singleband pseudocolor, set Band to Band 2
  6. Change style, e.g. Color to Oranges, and click OK
  7. Copy style from the first raster, and paste style to the second raster
There are two unexpected results in the second raster, viewed in the Style Properties:
  1. The band number has changed from Band 2 to Band 1.
  2. An attempt to change the Band number back to 2 will undo the style copy, and the previous style (Oranges) will be retained.

This effectively makes it impossible to copy a singleband pseudocolor type between different bands, since the band number is overwritten, and the style is lost when band number is changed.

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 7 years ago

  • Easy fix? set to No
  • Regression? set to No

#2 Updated by Jürgen Fischer about 7 years ago

  • Category set to Unknown

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago

  • Resolution set to end of life
  • Status changed from Open to Closed

End of life notice: QGIS 2.18 LTR

Source:
http://blog.qgis.org/2019/03/09/end-of-life-notice-qgis-2-18-ltr/

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