https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468879
Bug ID: 468879
Summary: No feedback when importing large collection
Classification: Applications
Product: digikam
Version: 8.0.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Albums-Engine
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: espinosa...@centrum.cz
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 158375
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Digikam shows no user feedback when importing a new large collection
SUMMARY
There is no feedback back to the user that the import is being done. Import of
a large collection can take many minutes and during all this time user is left
completely in dark if process failed, or if it still running; if something is
happening at all.
Very poor UX experience. Can put off people from using Digikam on the very
start.
Even worse, the import progress dialog announced "Processing is done", duration
00:00:00.
Clearly a bug there. Same happens if I do "refresh" of Album during the
"invisible" import.
The only indication of the import in fact being under way were slowly, very
slowly, appearing subdirectories under my new album.
I would expect some kind of hour-glass or rotating gears. Even better, explicit
indication, ideally in some non-modal view, telling me that import is being
done and what directory is being processed right now.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Find a large collection, mine is 237 GiB and with over 47K files.
Non-removable media.
Even on fast NVMe SSD it can take 15 min for Digikam to import (hart to
tell how long exactly for obvious reasons)
2. Settings -> Collections -> Root Album Folders -> Add Collection
3. Hit OK
OBSERVED RESULT
4. Import dialog tells you that job is done and soon disappears. But you don't
see any of your collection files and directories, leaving you baffled what is
happing and if you did something wrong.
5. Album (collection) subdirectories and files start to slowly appear.
EXPECTED RESULT
I would expect some kind of hour-glass or rotating gears. Even better, explicit
indication, ideally in some non-modal view, telling me that import is being
done and what directory is being processed right now.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: openSuse Thumbleweed, all up-to date, all latest versions.
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8 (X11)
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