Bug report #6684: Embedded layers should not allow rename - QGIS Application - QGIS Issue Tracking

Bug report #6684

Embedded layers should not allow rename

Added by John Tull about 12 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:	Closed
Priority:	Normal
Assignee:	Marco Hugentobler
Category:	Map Legend
Affected QGIS version:	master	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 #:	15852

Description

Embedded layers from an external qgis project are linked to the project file from which they were imported, dependent on the properties of that external project. This means that changes to the original project file layer properties and names will be reflected in the new project that has those layers embedded within upon reopening the project with embedded layers. Because of this, the layer's property dialog is not available for embedded layers because the layers are more like a symbolic link than an editable layer within the project.

Currently, it is possible to rename layers and groups that have been embedded. This is inconsistent with the treatment of embedded layers as linked files dependent on an outside project. These layers and groups should not be able to be renamed so that this is consistent with the overall philosophy of embedded layers and their behavior.

History

#1 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 10 years ago

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

#2 Updated by Médéric RIBREUX almost 9 years ago

Status changed from Open to Feedback

Hello, bug triage...

well, here I have some use cases where people want to rename embedded layers because the original name is too large or too complex.
I think that this is now a "natural" feature of QGIS for users (at least where I work).

Furthermore, if we want to duplicate embedded layers (see #6683), we need to be able to rename embedded layers...

Anybody else that do agree with me ?

#3 Updated by Sebastian Dietrich over 8 years ago

I think renaming should be disabled, because the concept of embedding sees the name as a property that is defined in the original project. The new name is lost when the project is saved and loaded again and I therefore doubt it is a "natural" feature for users now. Who wants to rename an embedded layer again and again?

I therefore propose:

fix this bug by disabling the UI to rename an embedded layer
open a new feature request to change the concept of embedding layers to allow changing the name (and other properties) of embedded layers

Also, #6683 is not about embedding layers but more about importing layers from another project.