Bug 399027

Summary: Feature request: expand and collapse selected folders (albums)
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: MarcP <iwannaberich>
Component: Albums-TreeViewAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles, iwannaberich, metzpinguin, sdx
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.0.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 7.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description MarcP 2018-09-24 17:44:13 UTC 
SUMMARY

This is just a suggestions. When browsing tags, there's an option to expand or collapse the selected tag, showing and hiding all the subtags at once.

This option is not available for the folders in the tree view (called "Albums" in Digikam)


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go go the "Albums" right panel.
2. Right click on a folder that contains subfolders.
3. Notice the lack of "expand" and "collapse" options.

EXPECTED RESULT

Options could be there, like in the "Tag" panel.

ACTUAL RESULT

They are not there :ยด(


SOFTWARE VERSIONS
digiKam-6.0.0-beta1-20180920T204303-Win64.exe on Windows 10 64bit
Comment 1 Sergejs 2021-01-08 18:14:47 UTC 
I suggest to mark this request RESELVED or REJECTED, because in v7.2 (on Windows) you _can_ expand and collapse folder tree under "Albums".

Perhaps MarcP was actually searching for the "View -> Include Album Sub-Tree" option? If yes, then it exists as well (but for reasons incomprehensible to me, this option is disabled by default).

If I can high-jack this issue, I would suggest to change the default setting of "View -> Include Album Sub-Tree" to ON. (but either way this issue should be closed.)
Comment 2 MarcP 2021-01-09 12:45:59 UTC 
Hi. I exactly remember when I submitted this bug, but I think I meant an option to expand and collapse the full subalbum tree, including subfolders of subfolders.

Right now, when you expand an album, you only expand the first level, not their subfolders.

But to be honest, it's not a feature I have really been missing. 

And about including the album sub-trees by default, I don't know. I personally always use that option, but for people  who are more used to browse pictures by album in a file explorer, they might find it confusing why all of them are being shown at the same time. Both cases are ok for me, really.
Comment 3 Sergejs 2021-01-09 14:30:23 UTC 
OK, as I understand you were thinking about "Expand All" or "Collapse All" options for the tree. These do not exist, but without a substantial number of people who feel that they would love to use "Expand All" option I would not spend time on this. 

I would even argue that to NOT have "Expand All" and "Collapse All" options is actually better - to not increase amount of available actions in the right-click menu (more options = harder to find what you need).

@MarcP, perhaps you would set this to RESOLVED to reduce amount of open issues?
Comment 4 MarcP 2021-01-09 15:15:39 UTC 
Yes, that's what I meant. Feel free to close it, it's not really a big deal.
Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2021-08-17 18:34:36 UTC 
Fixed with Bug 326247.

Maik