Bug report #18425
Layers that cannot be loaded from a layer definition file aren't flagged in the same way as project file layers
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Unknown | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 2.18.17 | 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 #: | 26314 |
Description
If layers from a project file cannot be loaded, a bad layers dialog is displayed giving options to locate the missing layers.
If layers from a layer definition file cannot be loaded, the bad layers dialog is not displayed and the user does not have any means of determining the problem with the layers or has no ability to determine the problem with the layers other than that they are not displayed on the map canvas. The GUI will list the map layers in a the layer list in a similar way to other map layers that gives no easy distinction between them.
Try loading the attached laye definition file then see what happens on your system.
History
#1
Updated by Patrick Dunford over 6 years ago
Debian 9.3
#2
Updated by Jürgen Fischer almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
Please test with QGIS 3.4 - QGIS 2.18 reached it's end of life.
#3
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago
- Resolution set to end of life
- Status changed from Feedback 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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