[Digikam-devel] [digikam] [Bug 357504] New: File might get invisible in album after rename (by removing file extension)

[Gregor Müllegger via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357504

            Bug ID: 357504
           Summary: File might get invisible in album after rename (by
                    removing file extension)
           Product: digikam
           Version: 4.14.0
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Advanced Rename
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: gregor at muellegger.de

I once made a few files disappear in my album by renaming them. It was not
obvious to me at first as they just disappear. The reason that they were not
listed anymore was that I accidentally removed the file extension while
renaming (so it did not have a .jpg ending anymore).

The behaviour makes totally sense as digikam can only preview image files, and
those are usually identified by the file extension. However it would be more
fool-proof if it was harder to actually remove the file suffix.

For example, what about two different input boxes, one for the actual file name
and one for the file extension. Keeping them separate would make
changing/deleting the fileextension very explicit. Another alternative would be
to show a (slightly annoying) confirmation modal that asks if you really want
to change the file extension as this change will make the file invisible in
digikam.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select one file in the album view
2. Press F2 to rename
3. Enter a new filename and remove the file extension (that might happen by
accident if you use Ctrl+A and then start typing)
4. The renamed file is no longer visible in the album

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