Bug 501485 - Feature request, change the view menu
Summary: Feature request, change the view menu
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Usability-Menus (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 8.6.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-03-14 10:31 UTC by Steve Franks
Modified: 2025-12-13 14:31 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 8.9.0
Sentry Crash Report:


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2025-03-30 11:52 UTC, Steve Franks
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Description Steve Franks 2025-03-14 10:31:22 UTC
SUMMARY
The view menu allows the user to change the sort order of albums and items & allows one to change the sort direction. It would be nice if one could change two, or all of these without having to open the view menu again.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Click on View, Sort Items, then choose an option e.g. By Creation Date. 
2.  The view menu closes.
3.  Click on View, Item Sort Order, then choose an option e.g. Descending.
4. The menu closes again. 

OBSERVED RESULT
The whole menu closes after any view option is specified.

EXPECTED RESULT
The Sort Item/Album and Sort Order are applied together.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:  11
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma:  Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This feature is the same in all versions of digikam
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-03-14 12:11:52 UTC
I don't understand this bug report. A menu simply closes when an option is selected. And how are we supposed to use the album and item sorting together? If these functions are needed frequently, a keyboard shortcut could be created.

Maik
Comment 2 Steve Franks 2025-03-30 11:52:15 UTC
Created attachment 179868 [details]
attachment-2516225-0.html

Sorry, this is not a bug.
I sometimes need to change the order of items. At present this means View |
Sort Items, then View | Item Sort Order.
I just thought that it would be possible to add Ascending/Descending at the
bottom of the options for sorting items.
Steve

On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 at 12:11, Maik Qualmann <bugzilla_noreply@kde.org>
wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501485
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> Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com> changed:
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> --- Comment #1 from Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com> ---
> I don't understand this bug report. A menu simply closes when an option is
> selected. And how are we supposed to use the album and item sorting
> together?
> If these functions are needed frequently, a keyboard shortcut could be
> created.
>
> Maik
>
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Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2025-12-09 06:49:38 UTC
Hi Steve,

You said "I just thought that it would be possible to add Ascending/Descending at the
bottom of the options for sorting items."

Where did you expect as the "bottom of" ? The View menu ?

Did you know that it's possible to change the toolbar to plugin Vie‹ menu actions inside ?

https://imgur.com/jTheWD5

Gilles Caulier
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2025-12-13 14:31:06 UTC
The solution to plugin view option in tool bar is a possible work around. Closed