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Title: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Rohbert on June 16, 2023, 09:45:11 AM
Hi,

If you select multiple files and want to add/change the author name, it is only applied to one file and any existing values in the rest of the selected files are deleted.

Robert
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Mario on June 17, 2023, 05:15:40 PM
This has been resolved for IMatch 2023.1.8.
Thanks you for reporting this.
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Rohbert on June 28, 2023, 04:52:00 PM
Hi Mario,

This issue is still present in version 2023.1.12. When I add an author to a selection of files, it is not applied to all the selected files, but only to the first one, regardless of whether I type in an author's name or select one from the history.

Best,
Robert
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Mario on June 28, 2023, 05:04:16 PM
First one or focused file?
I cannot reproduce this here with the current version (2023.1.12).

I select 6 files and enter an Author. Commit changes. All six files receive the Author.
I select a new set of 10 files and enter the first letters of an AutoFill entry. Select the AutoFill entry. Commit changes.
All 10 files receive the new author.

Any specific steps I need to use. Details often matter.
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Rohbert on June 28, 2023, 05:35:52 PM
Adding an author's name is only applied to the focused file. After some trial and error, I found out that the problem only occurs when the fields are empty, i.e. when files are newly added to the database. Changing existing author names, on the other hand, works. I noticed this because I had to change every one of over 30 newly imported files.

Robert
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: axel.hennig on June 28, 2023, 06:08:49 PM
I could also reproduce this.
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: thrinn on June 28, 2023, 06:43:56 PM
Yes,
Quote from: Rohbert on June 28, 2023, 05:35:52 PMAdding an author's name is only applied to the focused file.
I could also reproduce this error (exactly as Rohbert described it).
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Mario on June 28, 2023, 07:36:24 PM
I can reproduce this. Looks like a regression.

Work-around: When the (Multiple value) appears in the MD panel, click the pen and commit changes. This applies the value to all selected files.
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: hluxem on June 29, 2023, 12:12:08 AM
I think this is related to this bug report:

Meta data copy and multiple value issues (photools.com) (https://www.photools.com/community/index.php/topic,13329.msg94007.html#msg94007)

The pencil workaround does work.

Heiner
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Mario on June 29, 2023, 05:05:22 PM
This issue has been resolved for IMatch 2023.1.14.
Title: Re: Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files
Post by: Rohbert on June 30, 2023, 09:37:48 PM
Thank you, Mario! Now it works.

Robert