New layer creation file browser doesn't resolve aliases in MacOS

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Author Name: Alexandre Leroux (@alexandreleroux)
Original Redmine Issue: 6131
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:gui

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In QGIS 1.8.0-2 for MacOS X from KyngChaos, aliases don't get resolved in the layer creation file browser when creating new layers. If the alias is a directory, it is treated as a file instead of a directory.

Steps to reproduce:
(A) Menu Layer => New => New shapefile browser...
(B) then try to browse through an existing alias, you can't, it's considered as a file instead of an alias.

This bug doesn't occur when opening or saving a QGIS Project. It doesn't happen either when adding an existing layers to a Project.

Thanks - Alex

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• new-shapefile_symlink.png (Larry Shaffer)

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Author Name: Larry Shaffer (Larry Shaffer)

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Alexandre,

The New Shapefile Layer... action uses a subclassed QFileDialog, and shows a Qt, instead of Mac OS X native, save file dialog. This means Mac alias files will not be resolved. However, symbolic links will be and can be used instead of aliases. Check 'man ln' in Terminal.app for more info (e.g., @ln -s src_file_or_dir symlink@).

Note: while symlinks will be followed in that dialog, the symlink will also be part of the path saved in the QGIS project file (not the original, resolved path). So, you will have to maintain the symlink and not move it, or your paths to data source will break.

The Open Project... dialog is a native OS X dialog, so it has no issues with Mac alias files.

There are currently inconsistencies with dialogs of this nature in 1.8.0 and will not be fixed until next full version. You can use the workaround provided in the meantime, but please keep this issue open so that it can be referenced in the upcoming GUI changes. Thanks.

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• 4744 was configured as new-shapefile_symlink.png

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• new-shapefile_symlink.png (Larry Shaffer)

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Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

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• fixed_version_id was configured as Version 2.0.0

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Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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• fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Lower Priority

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Author Name: Médéric RIBREUX (Médéric RIBREUX)

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Hello, bug triage...

do you still have this bug with the latest QGIS version (2.12.1) ?

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• status_id was changed from Open to Feedback

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Author Name: Alexandre Leroux (@alexandreleroux)

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Bonjour Médéric,

I'm closing the ticket. I confirm aliases are now properly handled with latest QGIS. Thanks -- Alex / Satri

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• done_ratio was changed from 0 to 100
• status_id was changed from Feedback to Closed