[digiKam-users] DK 7.3: Cannot cut/paste images

[Maik Qualmann]

We'll see if this commit corrects the behavior on Windows ... 

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/commit/
ae43a05e0c61cba2ea0b2da4f228e139fc95c1ae

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 21. Juli 2021, 21:56:14 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi Maik,
> 
> Yeah, I did try to refresh the view in DK. I also verified by opening the
> underlying album folder in Explorer and the files were still there.
> 
> Some more  details:
> I am selecting images inside DK and cutting them inside DK.
> Then I go to Explorer and navigate to a folder that is outside of the DK
> collection and paste the files there. I am not sure if the folder being
> outside of the collection has anything to do with it, but I very much doubt
> it.
> 
> Maybe Explorer is not sending a callback to DK that the files were indeed
> pasted?
> 
> 
> 
> Den ons. 21. jul. 2021 kl. 20.24 skrev Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com
> 
> > So here under Linux the cutting is carried out, but also with a hook. We
> > have
> > the problem that digiKam does not notice this cut, unless the album
> > monitoring
> > for external changes is active. The cutting is namely carried out by the
> > target program (Explorer). If you refresh the view with e.g. Ctrl + F5,
> > the
> > file in digiKam should have disappeared.
> > 
> > Maik
> > 
> > Am Mittwoch, 21. Juli 2021, 19:06:37 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> > > Am I the only one experiencing this behavior?
> > > 
> > > Den tir. 20. jul. 2021 kl. 16.06 skrev Thomas D <sdktda at gmail.com>:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > No, I mean that Cut & Paste have same effect as Copy & Paste when
> > 
> > pasting
> > 
> > > > to a folder Explorer (file manager).
> > > > But Cut & Paste works correctly if done within DK itself. E.g. Cut
> > 
> > image
> > 
> > > > from one album. Paste into another.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Den tir. 20. jul. 2021 kl. 15.32 skrev Gilles Caulier <
> > > > 
> > > > caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >> 
> > > >> Do you mean that copy and cut features are inverted... ?
> > > >> 
> > > >> Best
> > > >> 
> > > >> Gilles Caulier
> > > >> 
> > > >> Le mar. 20 juil. 2021 à 12:06, Thomas D <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > > >>> Hi,
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> Using DK 7.3 in Windows 10.
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> When I  select a few images in DK --> Right click --> Cut ; then go
> > 
> > to a
> > 
> > > >>> folder in Windows Explorer --> Right click --> Paste , then the
> > > >>> files
> > > >>> selected in DK are copied into the folder open in Explorer. However,
> > > >>> they
> > > >>> are NOT removed from the album in DK. This is very confusing and
> > 
> > seems
> > 
> > > >>> like
> > > >>> a bug. In all other programs, if I select a file and select Cut,
> > 
> > then go
> > 
> > > >>> somewhere else and select Paste. Then the selected files are *moved*
> > 
> > -
> > 
> > > >>> not copied. This is also the behavior if I Cut and  Paste files
> > 
> > inside
> > 
> > > >>> of
> > > >>> DK.
> > > >>> Am I the only one experiencing this behavior with DK when cutting
> > > >>> something inside DK and pasting outside of DK?
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> BR
> > > >>> Thomas