updating display when file based layer change (external to qgis).

[qgib]

Author Name: John Floyd - (John Floyd -)
Original Redmine Issue: 10130
Affected QGIS version: 2.2.0
Redmine category:gui

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Not sure whether this should be viewed as a bug or a feature request.

I have a number of file based layers that are updated by external programs, whilst still running qgis. I have found that qgis does not update the canvas when changes are made to the files (which I understand). I find that I either need to reload the project or remove that layer and re-establish it - this is messy. I have experienced this for both shapefiles and raster files - I think that postgis layers do not have this trouble.

Delimited text files have a watchfile option. This would also be useful for other layer types.

Or an option (possibly) in the layer properties menu to reread/refresh that layer. This keeps all the display attributes. This is similar to the re-calc layer extents button in the properties - general tab.

If these already exist - great but where are they.

Cheers
Great Work.

[qgib]

Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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• fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.2 to Future Release - Lower Priority

[qgib]

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• easy_fix was configured as 0
• regression was configured as 0

[qgib]

Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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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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• resolution was changed from to end of life
• status_id was changed from Open to Closed