On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 at 17:58 Pascal Obry <[email protected]> wrote:

> Colin,
>
> > In darkroom, using the film-strip to select the photo to be edited.
> > If I press a Function key to set the colour label, or a numeric to
> > set the star rating, the setting is made on the photo which has the
> > mouse pointer over it in the film strip. Not the selected photo (i.e.
> > the one visible in the darkroom).
> > This seems wrong to me, and causes me problems. I've NEVER want to
> > set the rating for a photo that is not visible in the darkroom.
>
> This looks like a feature to me and I use it this way to mark multiple
> photos very close with the same rating and/or color.
>

Whereas to me it's a bug.
A simple solution to make everyone happy is to make it a configurable
option.



> > Here's another. In the lighttable, the Image information in the left-
> > hand pane shows the information for the photo under the pointer. Not
> > the selected photo. In this case, I can't see any other behaviour
> > makes sense, as there maybe multiple selections.
>
> Again, this is a feature. Quite handy.
>
> I understand that you may not like it but it is quite convenient to
>
I said I can't see that any other behaviour makes sense, so I don't know
why you think I don't like it. (I do get confused by it sometimes).


> look for information on some picture quite fast without having to
> select them.
>
> The problem with the UI and behavior is that we have all a different
> way to see things.
>

So configuration options can tackle that.

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