Bug 303554 - GROUP : some wishes about the grouping functionality
Summary: GROUP : some wishes about the grouping functionality
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Albums-ItemGroup (show other bugs)
Version: 2.7.0
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2012-07-15 12:54 UTC by mnaugendre
Modified: 2016-07-04 12:13 UTC (History)
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Description mnaugendre 2012-07-15 12:54:23 UTC
I would like the grouping function to allow me to simplify the display and management of my pretty huge collection. For this, I will need:
 - the abitily to choose/modify the image "cover" of the group (I used a similar function in Photoshop Elements a couple of years ago, and it was called stacking - with an image at the top of the stack - instead of grouping)
 - some switch in the 'Display' menu to hide or show the hidden pictures
 - another switch applied to the filtering function, so that the filters can be applied at the visible pictures only, or at the whole groups including hidden pictures
 - someway to copy/paste (append or replace?) the medata from the head of the group to the other pictures of the group, possibly a function for the batch queue management

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Marcel Wiesweg 2012-07-15 17:39:55 UTC
>  - the abitily to choose/modify the image "cover" of the group (I used a
> similar function in Photoshop Elements a couple of years ago, and it was
> called stacking - with an image at the top of the stack - instead of
> grouping)

Currently easiest: Open the group, drag the leader on the new leader, confirm "group here".
Could add a context menu action to the same result.

>  - some switch in the 'Display' menu to hide or show the hidden pictures

I guess you mean something like "Open all groups"? I was sure it's there but as I can't find it it's not there or improperly hidden.

>  - another switch applied to the filtering function, so that the filters can
> be applied at the visible pictures only, or at the whole groups including
> hidden pictures

Do you mean grouped pictures are shown when they match, or group leader is shown if a grouped pictures matches?

>  - someway to copy/paste (append or replace?) the medata from the head of
> the group to the other pictures of the group, possibly a function for the
> batch queue management
Comment 2 Flu87 2012-08-19 19:23:09 UTC
I would love to have additional usability features:
 - ability to "go into" a group (only see group members, like going into a folder)
 - group behaves like a group:
  * if I click on a group and select "open with", all files should be passed
  * "show on light table" should show all images of the group, not just the cover

these could be sub items in the group menu
Comment 3 mnaugendre 2013-09-09 07:35:51 UTC
One more thing: when pictures belonging to a group are visible, there is nothing to say whether they're part of a group or not, except for the group head.
Some kind of icon or button will be welcome; it could even be used to get a picture out its group without needing to undo the whole group.
Comment 4 mnaugendre 2013-09-10 19:52:14 UTC
Another thing that would be great: list the grouped images in the right panel, in the same way versioned images are, so you could see at the same time the head of the group in the main part, and all the others contained in the group in the right tab.