* Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo <[email protected]> [07-31-13 17:17]: > El 31/07/2013 23:02, "Pascal Obry" <[email protected]> escribió: > > > > Le 31/07/2013 21:43, Patrick Shanahan a écrit : > > > I do wonder though, the purpose in selecting a group of images is to > > > perform some action on those images. Why am I not capable of > > > understanding that I have multiple items selected despite choosing to > only > > > display one item? And why is one or two particular actions performed or > > > not performed on *selected* items? This *only* generates confusion as > it > > > deviates from expected action and history. > > I agree on that the behaviour should be consistent all across the UI, > whatever the selected behaviour is. > > Having said that, the problem with acting on selected images when you are > displaying only one is that you can perform a non recoverable action on > those thinking you are only acting on the image it is being displayed to > you. For example, changing rates or color labels. You won't even be > notified that you changed the rating of more than one image. > > Also, you need to think that we have somehow a special mode of working, as > you can act on images that are just hovered, not selected. That also > introduces a point in which a decision has to be made: on a key press do we > act on selection or on hovered image. And what happens if you have a > selection but are only displaying one image out of the selection and while > hovering it you press a key accelerator? > > Thus, the only act on selected images isn't so obvious in other > situations.
We are depending on the software to determine our intelligence and awareness of a situation that we create? I *know* that I have a selection made, after all, I made it on purpose. I can delete multiple items, selected items, with only a single item displayed.... And I *want* this action, *this* way. But I also want and expect consistency. I understand taking precautions to keep someone from committing an irreversible action by mistake. But if I select a group of files while in single file view and I designate them for export, I expect them to be exported whether I am viewing one or one hundred. I would also expect a style or setting or tag to be applied. After all, I *did* make the selection intentionally. If *I* do the wrong action, it is *my* fault, not that of the software. Thank-you for a marvelous program. Your efforts *are* appreciated. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your SQL database under version control now! Version control is standard for application code, but databases havent caught up. So what steps can you take to put your SQL databases under version control? Why should you start doing it? Read more to find out. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=49501711&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
