Bug 488544

Summary:	the export menu only exports the files in the first folder
Product:	[Applications] kid3	Reporter:	Philippe Martin <philippe.martin.55>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Urs Fleisch <ufleisch>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	3.9.x
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian stable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Philippe Martin 2024-06-15 16:35:46 UTC

SUMMARY

Trying to create a csv file of tags in mp3 files located in a hierarchy of folders, the result only includes the files in the first folder of the hierarchy

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a folder (ctrl+f) containing a hierarchy of subfolders with mp3 files
2. Right click to expand all, then select all (ctrl+A)
3. Select File/Export and choose any csv format

OBSERVED RESULT
The only files appearing in the export window are the files from the first folder

EXPECTED RESULT
All selected files (from all folders) should appear in the export window

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.1.0-21-amd64 (64-bit)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
selecting "export csv" from the context menu correctly generates a csv file with all selected mp3 files (in all subfolders) but does not include the tags (it only contains the file paths)

Comment 1 Urs Fleisch 2024-06-15 16:57:26 UTC

Your observation is correct, the "Export" action from the "File" menu exports only the tracks from a single folder. But there is a function, which exports all tags from all files: "Export CSV" from the file list context menu (right click on any file in the file list).