"Select all objects" used with a filter in the Attribute table causes accidents with the multi edit tool or "Open Field Calculator"

[Peter Zamudio]

QGIS Enhancement: Selecting all objects in the Attribute table with Ctrl A

Date 2023/07/27

Author Peter Zamudio

Version QGIS 3.30.1

Summary

When I set a filter in a Attribute table I have a reduced number of data sets. When I then press Ctrl A, not only the filtered data sets are selected but all the data sets from the whole table. We believe that this is wrong and it has already caused accidents amongst our workers. Also the select all objects button also selects the whole table and not just the filtered sets. Also previously selected objects stay selected in the background out of sight. Setting a filter should automatically unselect all data sets not in the filter and "select all objects" should only be able to select filtered objects. As it is with QGIS at the moment accidents will happen. Data will be changed with the multi edit tool or in the "Open Field Calculator" without the operator knowing what he has done. Or even worse data will be deleted.

I think it would be small changes to QGIS but a very very important.

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Proposed Solution

Setting a filter should automatically unselect all data sets not in the filter and "select all objects" should only be able to select filtered objects. Or of course all when no filter is set.

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