https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386036
Bug ID: 386036
Summary: Three minor bugs in Tellico 3.0.2
Product: tellico
Version: 3.0.2
Platform: Ubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: ro...@periapsis.org
Reporter: ej...@outlook.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 108489
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XML file and 2 screenshots
Dear Robby,
Thank you very much for creating and maintaining Tellico.
The following are three minor bugs in Tellico v3.0.2. I'm not sure if they
actually amount to "bugs" - they are definitely changes in software
"behavio(u)r" since v2.3.12, and it bothers me a little (and may bother other
Tellico users) that Tellico should have lost a few functions in the process.
But maybe these changes were intentional...? I wouldn't rate any of them as
urgent or important. This report is only meant to help you make v3 even better.
They all relate to a "Video Collection" file (but may affect other collection
types as well) and should be very easy to reproduce. I am attaching an example
file (.xml) to support the explanations below, and a couple of screenshots for
Bugs #1 and 3 below.
1/ Field replication - Multi-selection
The default field values when editing multiple entries cannot be selected and
it seems to be random (I can't understand the logic at least).
I sometimes want to replicate a number of fields from one video entry to
another. Say, for example, I have created two video entries:
(i) Bambi - Director = Disney, Walt
(ii) Cinderella - Director = Disney
and I want to copy across "Disney, Walt" from Bambi to Cinderella (and
supersede "Disney" as the Director for Cinderella). Of course, this is a simple
example - in real life, I would have a significant number of fields to copy
across, and/or long values in certain fields (e.g. a long list of subtitle
languages) that I don't want to retype manually. And in real life, the fields
for the second entry would most likely be empty.
In v2.3.12, the way I would do this was by selecting both entries,
right-clicking, selecting "Edit Entries", going to "Other People" tab >
Director. Because both entries have different values in the "Director" field,
it would be grayed out and deselected by default. By selecting the field, I
would override the value in that field in both entries with whatever value
shows in that field.
Now, of course, for the purpose of doing this, the "default" value in the field
matters - the whole purpose of doing this is to save me from having to re-type
the value (say, for instance, a long list of subtitle languages).
In v2.3.12, I knew that I could get the default value to be taken from either
entry by selecting this entry first, then selecting (Ctrl+Click on the list of
entries) the second entry. In this example, if I clicked on Bambi, then
Ctrl+Click on Cinderella, and Edit Entries, the default value for "Director"
would be "Disney, Walt", then I would select (by ticking the check box) the
Director field and it would replace the value in the Director field by "Disney,
Walt" in both entries (i.e. mainly in Cinderella).
In v3.0.2, I don't seem to find a way of doing this any more. Regardless of the
order of selection of entries (Bambi first or Cinderella first, then the
other), it always shows "Disney" as the default value in the "Director" field.
I don't understand how the default value is determined (from which entry it is
taken).
Process to reproduce:
a) Open the attached xml file
b) Click on Bambi
c) Ctrl+Click on Cinderella
d) Right-click > Edit Entries
e) Go to the "Other People" tab
f) The default value in the Director field is "Disney"
g) Click on "Close"
h) Click on Cinderella
i) Ctrl+Click on Bambi
j) Right-click > Edit Entries
k) Go to the "Other People" tab
l) The default value in the Director field is "Disney"
m) Click on "Close"
Expected Result:
At step f) above, the default value should be (would have been in v2.3.12)
"Disney, Walt" because Bambi was selected first and that's the value in the
Director field for Bambi.
2/ Multiple selection from an external source
When "sourcing" entries from an external source, say IMDb, the list is reset
in-between searches.
I sometimes want to create multiple entries from IMDb in one go. I could do
this in v2.3.12, which I found quite handy, but I can't do this in v3.0.2 any
more, because the list is reset in-between searches. What is the purpose of the
"Clear" button in that case, since the result of the previous search is cleared
automatically anyway?
Process to reproduce:
a) Open the attached xml file
b) Press Ctrl+I
c) Select "Search source: Internet Movie Database"
d) Populate "Search:" with "Bambi"
e) Click "Search"
f) It displays a list of results
g) Populate "Search:" with "Cinderella"
h) Click "Search"
i) It clears the result list for Bambi and displays the list of results for
Cinderella
Expected Result:
At step i) above, I wouldn't have expected it to clear the list of results for
Bambi, but to add the new results for Cinderella at the end (or at the
beginning, it doesn't matter) of the existing list (for Bambi). If I want to
clear the list of previous results, I can do this manually by clicking on the
"Clear" button before the next search. This prevents me from selecting the
"Bambi" and the "Cinderella" I want from the (common) list and adding them in
one go, which is what I used to do in v2.3.12, and found quite handy - I need
to search for Bambi first, select the one I want, click on "Add Entry", then
run another search for Cinderella, and do the same - no big deal, but less
handy (in my humble opinion).
3/ Display issue with filter
When applying a filter, the detailed information window is not refreshed or
cleared.
This was not an issue in v2.3.12 because (if my memory serves - not sure any
more...) when selecting a filter, it would show the list of images (covers) in
the right-hand side, bottom window.
Process to reproduce:
a) Open the attached xml file
b) From the filters, select "All Directors"
c) It shows the list of both files
d) Select Bambi
e) It displays the information about "Bambi" in the bottom half
f) Now select "Disney" from the filter list on the left-hand side
g) It shows the list of entries matching the criterion, which is (correctly)
"Cinderella" only
h) But in the bottom half, "Bambi" is still displayed, even though it does not
match the criterion
Expected Result:
I don't know... but not h). Maybe just clear the bottom half? Or revert to how
it used to work in v2.3.12, i.e. (I believe) display the list of images that
match the criteria in the filter, which I found a nice feature. But it should
not display the information for an entry that does not match the current filter
criteria and is therefore not on the filtered list. I find this to be
confusing.
Many thanks again, best regards,
Eric.
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