Bug report #5125

Inconsistent behaviour - whether or not newly added layers are automatically selected

Added by Alister Hood about 12 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:GUI
Affected QGIS version:master Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:fixed/implemented
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:14884

Description

(1) If the currently selected layer is inside a layer group, and the option “Settings>Options>General>Add new layers to selected or current group” is set, then when a new layer is added then the currently selected layer stays selected.
Otherwise, when a new layer is added it is also automatically selected.

There are probably advantages to either behaviour (see #1086 for one argument), but it should be consistent. Or at least it should be consistent for a particular method of adding the layer - i.e. the behaviour should always be the same when you add a layer from the "Layer>Add..." menu entries, even if it is different when you add the layer by using a Python command.

(2) If the currently selected layer is inside a layer group, and the option “Settings>Options>General>Add new layers to selected or current group” is set, and you add some more layers, then unset the "Add new layers..." option (without changing which layer is selected), then if you try to add another layer nothing happens! I'm guessing this is related to (1) - if not I should file a separate report.

History

#1 Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 11 years ago

  • Target version set to Version 2.0.0

#2 Updated by Jürgen Fischer almost 10 years ago

  • Category set to GUI

#3 Updated by Jürgen Fischer almost 10 years ago

  • Target version changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Lower Priority

#4 Updated by Médéric RIBREUX over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback

Hello, bug triage...

in QGIS 2.13 master (and probably in previous versions), the newly added layer is automatically selected, whether it is loaded into a group or not. I can't find any option related to this (nothing in the QGIS settings, “Settings>Options>General>Add new layers to selected or current group”).

I think we can close this bug... Can you confirm ?

#5 Updated by Alister Hood over 8 years ago

I didn't test adding layers programmatically, but yes, I think it can be closed. Can anyone remind me whether the policy is to set Resolution to "fixed" or "worksforme" in cases like this?

#6 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 8 years ago

  • Resolution set to fixed/implemented
  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed

Alister Hood wrote:

I didn't test adding layers programmatically, but yes, I think it can be closed. Can anyone remind me whether the policy is to set Resolution to "fixed" or "worksforme" in cases like this?

it was a confirmed bug and was fixed? > fixed

it an unconfirmed bug, and... works for me? > works for me

but when in doubt it does not really matter, since we agree that it is now ok to close the ticket.

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