Add or modify author's name does not work for multiple files

[Rohbert]

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

[Mario]

This has been resolved for IMatch 2023.1.8.
Thanks you for reporting this.

[Rohbert]

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

[Mario]

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.

[Rohbert]

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

[axel.hennig]

I could also reproduce this.

[thrinn]

Yes,

Adding an author's name is only applied to the focused file.

I could also reproduce this error (exactly as Rohbert described it).

[Mario]

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.

[hluxem]

I think this is related to this bug report:

Meta data copy and multiple value issues (photools.com)

The pencil workaround does work.

Heiner

[Mario]

This issue has been resolved for IMatch 2023.1.14.

[Rohbert]

Thank you, Mario! Now it works.

Robert