Created attachment 159864 [details] album menu cannot create new "album" SUMMARY Maybe this belongs under usability-toolbars? I didn't put it there I hypothesize this limitation is based on something deeper than just the toolbar presentation STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Highlight `Albums` in the albums list * eg as a *user* I'm selecting the parent of all my albums * critically, the *noun* called albumS, which is *plural* 2. now lets make a new album_ under albumS: open the `Album` menu 3. `new album` is greyed out ... huh? OBSERVED RESULT EXPECTED RESULT I should be able to create a new album at any level though the album menu. If not, don't call it an album; it should either be labeled `Collection` as the docs variously seem to use (??), a "root album" etc ... *as a user* If I want to create a new one of the `[NOUN]s` I expect to click `[NOUN] --> new [NOUN]`. The UI advertises this flow, but requires a user to discover the "setup" based [RE]configure digikam to add a new (root) album, AFAICT. *as a user* why would I want to do that - i _already configured digikam_ I don't want to do it again! If the devs are adamant about about keeping this convoluted flow to make a new (db level?) "album" - then stop describing `album` | ~`root-album` | `collection` interchangeably in the docs, since they are not interchangeable. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: ubuntu 20.04 (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: KDE Frameworks Version: v8.0.0 installed via snap, standard repos Qt Version: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 471390 ***
(In reply to caulier.gilles from comment #1) > > *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 471390 *** This bug is not a duplicate of 471390 That issue discusses a behavior of one specific modal, and how it behaves differently (and with a sub optimal lack of transparency/breadcrumbs-for-user) depending on if you've clicked/selected something in it. I did write an aside in that 471390, that in addition to the difference in behavior, one really should be able to create a "root album" from that UI path TOO - but that's quite different than saying the first/primary part of the issue is the same as here.
The entry "Album" is the absolute "root" entry, below you will find your created collections. The behavior is intentional, you can't create an "album" here because there isn't a target directory either. To create a new "Album/Collection" you have to add one in the digiKam setup under Collections. Please read our documentation first so that you understand the digiKam collections concept. https://docs.digikam.org/en/index.html https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/collections_settings.html Maik