OpenOrienteering
Templates should be able to be named independently of file name
The template display window shows the filename of the file which was used to make the template. For various reasons, it might be desirable to give a template a different name. The only way to do this is to rename the original file and reimport it. Losing the template position and so on.
An extra layer of indirection to separate the name of the template from the filename would be appreciated.
Nice to have.
BTW if you want to reuse a template's positioning for a second template, you can duplicate the first one, and then exchange the template file of the second one.
It might be useful to be able to save templates (images) after correcting georeferencing errors. Saving the image and a world file would be a good place to give it a new name. This came up in connection with georeferenced images using EPSG:4326.
The only way to do this is to rename the original file and reimport it. Losing the template position and so on.
Ummm. From my experience, it is possible to choose a new file without losing the template position after double-clicking on the template entry in the Templates window. So the workflow - rename file in the background, double click the template entry, choose the renamed file should work, in my opinion.
I implemented that feature:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4fad99e0-889e-4deb-9a40-b377e4b0e696
The custom name and the name preference are stored in the map file. Changing the custom name marks the map as having unsaved changes while changing the name preference does not (similar to changing the visibility or opacity of templates which does also not mark the map as having unsaved changes). Current versions of Mapper will open such a map file while ignoring the new properties.
With regard to the video: IMO another dialog should be avoided. Editing can be supported in-place in the table, at least for the desktop UI.
Your proposal would be to enter a custom name on right (or left?) click (left double-click opens the file dialog)? There would be no option to show the filename unless the custom name is cleared. But that may be acceptable since the filename is shown when hovering over the custom name.
I removed the context menu on right-click and added the functionality to the menu shown by clicking on the 'Edit' button to be more consistent with the current UI:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5b310ac3-390b-4fe2-b692-0e4964666e5c