Customized Attribute Editing in QGIS 1.5

Creating new datasets can be a tedious task. To make things easier, QGIS enables users to customize the editing dialogue.

Users can choose from one of the following editing widgets:

• Line edit <default> – a simple edit box
• Classification – displays a combo box with the values used for “unique value” classification (symbology tab)
• Range – allows numeric values within a given range, the widget can be either slider or spin box
• Unique values
  • editable – displays a line edit widget with auto-completion suggesting values already used in the attribute table
  • not editable – displays a combo box with already used values
• File name – adds a file chooser dialog
• Value map – shows a combo box with predefined description/value items
• Enumeration <postgres only> – a combo box with values that can be used within the columns type
• Immutable – read-only
• Hidden – makes the attribute invisible for the user
• Checkbox – a checkbox with customizable representation for both checked and unchecked state
• Text edit – an edit box that allow multiple input lines
• Calendar – a calendar widget to input dates