https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=410625
Bug ID: 410625
Summary: Feature request: sticky thumbnail selection
Product: digikam
Version: 5.9.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Thumbs-Image
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
When mouse hovers on a thumbnail in the image area, a selector icon (circled
plus) appears in top-left corner of the thumbnail. Clicking on it selects the
thumbnail, similar to shift + left mouse click. Once a thumbnail is selected
selector icon changes into de-selector (become circled minus) and if clicked
deselects that thumbnail. So far so good.
If one clicks the empty area between thumbnails or any thumbnail (except any
icon in it), the selection is cleared and only that thumbnail remains selected.
This behaver, although consistent across all other application (not just
Digikam) is not very helpful. It made sense when relatively new feature of
(de)selector icon did not exist, but not any more.
The next logical step, in evolution of selector icon, is to make selections
(made with/without selector icon) sticky. What I mean by it is that selection
should not clear when click occurs in non-selector (or non-icon) part of
thumbnail or the empty spaces between thumbnails. (Current behaver is the most
annoying and frustrating, I end up clearing selections, by mistake, all the
time thanks to it).
Also, logically, as long as any selection exists, click (any "non-icon" area)
on unselected thumbnail should result in it getting selected and click (any
"non-icon" area) on already selected thumbnail should result in it getting
unselected.
Also as long as any selection exists, click in album heading (group heading?)
should not extend selection to include all thumbnails.
Also there should be some means to clear selection (unselect all), maybe there
can be another icon that appear only on mouse over on thumbnail, that does just
this.
PS. This applies to thumbnails in image area, but may also be applicable else
where.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 10
KDE Frameworks 5.54.0
Qt 5.11.3 (built against 5.11.3)
The xcb windowing system
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