Bug 487683

Summary: Import should import to the currently active album.
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: fotograaf <fotograaf>
Component: Import-AlbumsAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: metzpinguin, rnbzilla
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 8.4.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/d2782a8b54c4fd05818ce62a47d21a247fc65b95 Version Fixed In: 8.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description fotograaf 2024-05-28 11:16:39 UTC 
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SUMMARY

Digikam should (1) remember the last album on startup and (2) remember which album you just created.

Whenever I import, the location points to a random album. Never the last one. Never the album I just created. Never the actually active album.  Just a random one.



STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Create a new album
2.  Click import
3.  Experience disappointment when you notice that Digicam suggests to import to a random album, and not to the one you just created.
4. Experience additional disappointment when you realize 'Import' does not point to your currently active album. 
It's always a random album. 

OBSERVED RESULT
'Import' never starts at your currently active album or the most recently created one. 
It's always a random album.

EXPECTED RESULT
Import works on the active album.  
If I create an album, it's instantly active - and empty.  
When I click 'import' I want to import in to that album.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-05-28 11:58:46 UTC 
digiKam uses the last used album that was imported into. You can also set a fixed target album in the digiKam camera settings. We could also make an option to use the current physical album. But, if this is just a virtual date/tag/search album, it wouldn't work.

Maik
Comment 2 Roger Noble 2024-06-12 18:46:53 UTC 
For me at least when importing images from a folder on my computer digikam does not remember the last album I imported to. It always appears to go back to an album I last imported to three years ago.
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-06-13 06:04:20 UTC 
I can't reproduce it, the import tool definitely remembers the last album used.
Could it be that we're talking past each other and you mean the "import folder" function?

Maik
Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2024-06-13 06:36:50 UTC 
Git commit d2782a8b54c4fd05818ce62a47d21a247fc65b95 by Maik Qualmann.
Committed on 13/06/2024 at 06:35.
Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'.

fix selection of current album in album selector
The selection must be made after loading the tree view.
FIXED-IN: 8.4.0

M  +1    -1    NEWS
M  +1    -1    core/app/items/utils/itemviewutilities.cpp
M  +1    -1    core/app/main/digikamapp_import.cpp
M  +5    -3    core/libs/album/widgets/albumselectwidget.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/d2782a8b54c4fd05818ce62a47d21a247fc65b95