mihonapp
Select and add multiple search result items to library
Describe your suggested feature
When making a search, when presented with the search results there should be a way to select multiple items and add them to the library. This has to take into account that the user might also want to add them all to a specific category and that there might be duplicates being added to the library (perhaps there can be a pop up that has an option that allows the user to ignore or add all duplicates).
This would be useful for adding several results to the library especially when you have at least one category added (making the category list to pop up instead of just adding it to the library straight away) as it makes the process much easier and faster.
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making the category list to pop up instead of just adding it to the library straight away
This is your own settings, mate. Change by setting a default category.
This is your own settings, mate. Change by setting a default category.
I am aware of these but your suggestion means that I would need to be changing the default category every time I need to add search results in bulk into another category. This means a trip to the settings and back into search.
or you can dump everything first to a default category, then reorganise them from library, which does allow you to select multiple entries and set them to different categories.
Okay, this is actually a good idea. Dunno how I did not think of this before, to be honest.
What about the issue though? Can it be closed or do I leave it open? I can say I am satisfied with this solution but am not sure if the suggestion can still be considered by anyone to implement.
What? Don't back down this is a good idea, and so obvious I thought it was already implemented, so I'm assuming another reader I tried did this. The solution provided isn't even a good solution because you still have to manually add things one by one rather than as a group after a search. Setting that aside, it's still making an unnecessary, extra step. You have the right idea, and the correct considerations. Behavior should be on tap; default action, whether that's choose category or to default category, on hold, activate multi-(tap to) select, and have a finish button (which could also double as a multi-select mode button instead of a long hold to activate). On finish then do default action whether that's set category for selected or add to default category. Duplicates should pop up with add/skip/migrate options.
What? Don't back down this is a good idea, and so obvious I thought it was already implemented, so I'm assuming another reader I tried did this. The solution provided isn't even a good solution because you still have to manually add things one by one rather than as a group after a search. Setting that aside, it's still making an unnecessary, extra step. You have the right idea, and the correct considerations. Behavior should be on tap; default action, whether that's choose category or to default category, on hold, activate multi-(tap to) select, and have a finish button (which could also double as a multi-select mode button instead of a long hold to activate). On finish then do default action whether that's set category for selected or add to default category. Duplicates should pop up with add/skip/migrate options.
Both types of tap are already used though. Short tap opens the entry view for the title, and the long tap either a) adds to the library in the chosen-default category, or b) opens the category list to assign the title to one or more categories.
Right, I forgot it opens entry view on tap. In that case, should still have a button to swap to multi-select.