It would be nice to have a buttom to reset the form in case you want to add a keyword* to files having some keywords already in order to avoid to have to delete manually all existing keywords into the form.
* or supplemental category or content location names. By the way, the option should be labelled "Add new value to array (Keywords & supplemental categories & content location names)"
It seems to me there are two different use cases :
- to modify individually a selection of files (i.e. without the need to call the IPTC/XMP Editor for each file) => the form is displayed fullfilled with metadata of the current file ; the user modify some fields and 'Save' the file ; multiple selection options don't apply
- to modify some fields of a selection at the same time => the form is displayed empty ; the user fulfill some fields and 'Save all' files ; multiple selection options apply
There is even a third use case : the user want to delete a field (or an item of a list) from a selection...
You could check the way ExiftoolGUI (for example) does all that (I am not saying it offers the best or only way to do it).
[0.33] IPTC/XMP Editing suggestion
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Re: [0.33] IPTC/XMP Editing suggestion
You have 'Clear' button for thatmahikeulbody wrote:It would be nice to have a buttom to reset the form in case you want to add a keyword* to files having some keywords already in order to avoid to have to delete manually all existing keywords into the form.
Pierre.
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Re: [0.33] IPTC/XMP Editing suggestion
Hum... I feel ashamed...xnview wrote:You have 'Clear' button for thatmahikeulbody wrote:It would be nice to have a buttom to reset the form in case you want to add a keyword* to files having some keywords already in order to avoid to have to delete manually all existing keywords into the form.
But there is my last point to "save" me : how to remove a given keyword from a multiple selection of files (each one having a different set of keywords) ?
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Re: [0.33] IPTC/XMP Editing suggestion
It's not possible with 'edit IPTC dialog', only with categoriesmahikeulbody wrote: But there is my last point to "save" me : how to remove a given keyword from a multiple selection of files (each one having a different set of keywords) ?
Pierre.