Vector Layer Selection

The Vector Layer Selection dialog is displayed when the user selects a supported vector file other than a shapefile. It allows the user to select the layers they want to select out of the file, as well as potentially loading only a subarea or subset.

The dialog sections are:


The Vector Layer Selection dialog is not current user accessable when reading from Shapefiles, but from Python it can be used even for shapefiles by calling GvViewWindow.file_open_ogr_by_name() instead of the higher level GvViewArea.file_open_by_name().