Feature request #2107
Classify vector features shouldn't default to gid on postgis features
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Low | ||
| Assignee: |  nobody - | ||
| Category: | Symbology | ||
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | Resolution: | wontfix | |
| Easy fix?: | No | Copied to github as #: | 12167 |
Description
To reproduce, add any postgis layer, open layer properties, click on symbology, select "Unique Value" as the legend type. The default classification field is the gid which isn't a reasonable choice. I accidentally clicked the classify button without thinking on a very large postgis layer and it almost brought my machine down.
History
#1
Updated by Jürgen Fischer about 15 years ago
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from Open to Closed
it's just starting with the first field. What would be the alternative?
#2
Updated by Brian Edmond about 15 years ago
Replying to [comment:2 jef]:
it's just starting with the first field. What would be the alternative?
Well, you could calculate the number of features that will be classified and warn that it will take a long time if there are more than x number of features. I'm not sure what the threshold would be, but it would stop the application (and maybe someone's computer) from freezing up.