https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468441
Bug ID: 468441
Summary: Add the option to compare two album selections or
group album selections by root album when searching
for duplicates to allow for finer control of search
Classification: Applications
Product: digikam
Version: 8.0.0
Platform: unspecified
OS: All
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Searches-Similarity
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: michael2macdon...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Add the option to compare two separate album selections and add the option to
group album selections by root album when searching for duplicates.
*Compare two separate album selections: Instead of one selection of many albums
that are compared against each other, you have two selections of albums (two
dropdown selectors), and each selection is treated like a single album when
setting search restrictions.
*Group album selections by root album: After you select albums to compare, it
finds the "root" album selections. Root albums include any selected album that
doesn't have a parent/grand-parent/etc that is also selected. It then treats
any selected children of a root album as part of that root album when setting
search restrictions (instead of treating them as completely separate albums).
The two selections or the two (or more) grouped root albums can be compared
against each other without comparing photos within themselves ("Exclude
reference album/group/selection"). They could alternatively be compared to
themselves without being compared to each other ("Restrict to reference
album/group/selection").
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Under "Similarity->Duplicates", select two albums and their child albums
2. Enable either "Restrict to reference album" or "Exclude reference album"
3. Search them for duplicates
OBSERVED RESULT
Every album (including child albums) is treated as a completely separate album
when applying search restrictions ("Restrict to reference album" or "Exclude
reference album"). There is no way to treat multiple albums as a single album
for finer control of the search restrictions.
EXPECTED RESULT
When using search restrictions ("Restrict to reference album" or "Exclude
reference album") on a duplicates search, you should be able to either make two
separate selections (using two separate dropdowns) that are both treated as one
single album when applying restrictions or be able to have the children of an
album be treated as part of that album such that each top-most-level album and
all of its selected children are treated as a single album when applying
restrictions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The standard search where every album is independent, the search using multiple
selections, and the search that groups by "root" / "top-most-level" album would
all be mutually exclusive and you would select your desired "mode" using a
dropdown.
If either "use multiple selections" or "group by root/top-most-level album"
were the selected mode, it would require you to select one of the restriction
options; either "Exclude reference album" or "Exclude reference album" because
otherwise, it would produce the same result as if you didn't turn either of
them on.
Also, the "Exclude reference album" and "Exclude reference album" options would
change their name depending on the selected "mode", or they could just be
statically named "Exclude reference album/group/selection" and "Exclude
reference album/group/selection" respectively to account for all modes.
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