Bug 354742

Summary:	Digikam shouldn't change to an album when right clicking on it
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Martin Senftleben <linux>
Component:	Albums-MainView	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles, jens-bugs.kde.org, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version:	6.4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Martin Senftleben 2015-11-02 17:25:40 UTC

I often want to create an album (sub-folder) in order to move selected images from the current (import-)album into the other. Whenever I right click on a different album, digikam switches to that album. As I have many albums, consequently I have to scroll through the list in order to get to the album from where I want to move the images. This is an unnecessary step. Generally, when right clicking on a folder, it means you just want to open the context menu.
I'm not sure if this has been discussed before. It is kind of a nuisance.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. right click on a different album
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Actual Results:  
digikam changes to that album and opens the context menu

Expected Results:  
digikam only opens the context menu, but remains in the current album.

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2019-10-07 07:45:45 UTC

*** Bug 412017 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2020-08-02 13:16:22 UTC

digiKam 7.0.0 stable release is now published:

https://www.digikam.org/news/2020-07-19-7.0.0_release_announcement/

We need a fresh feedback on this file using this version.

Best Regards

Gilles Caulier

Comment 3 Martin Senftleben 2020-08-03 20:43:25 UTC

I'm now at version 6.4.0 and it still behaves as described. I'm waiting for my distro to provide version 7. I've changed the version above.

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2020-08-03 20:53:38 UTC

You can use safety 7.0.0 with the AppImage Linux bundle that we provide for you...

Best

Gilles Caulier

Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2020-08-03 21:24:51 UTC

The behavior also exists in digiKam-7.0.0. It is also not easy to change or make sense since many right mouse button menu functions depend on an album being selected.

Maik

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2023-05-14 03:35:37 UTC

Hi Maik, 

Yes you are right: the context menu content depends of the current selected album. If this one is not selected, it will be problematic to populate properly the context menu.

i  vote to close as INTENTIONAL

Gilles