Markus M wrote:
I know it's not a good idea at this stage of the discussion to
come up with yet another word to replace layer,
sure why not. might as well be now..
but how about subset? Because by choosing a vector "layer" you
effectively select a subset of geometry objects in the vector map
layer ;-), optionally linked to an attribute table specific
for this subset. You would then display or process everything in
a vector map or just a vector map subset (keeping in mind that a subset
may contain all geometry objects present in a vector).
it's a real word, which is a major plus.
other ideas coming from that way of thinking:
groupings,
collections,
classes, / classing
or just go back to field numbers,
...
Hamish