Is it a bug, or is it just a setting that's confusing things

fisketjon · August 10, 2025, 11:25:27 AM

Media & Folders view (Show all levels, Don't group by folder)

One folder contains 38 files (19 tif in tif format and 19 low-resolution jpg)
In a subfolder 19 jpg files with the the same photos (and same names) in a higher resolution

When I drag one of the files from the subfolder into the parent folder IMatch displays a Confirm File Replace prompt (as expected), but it shows the same file size and (file modified) date for both files although they are very different.

Is this a side effect of a setting, or a bug?

Also, when dragging the file, a thumbnail is showing, but it's still showing while the the Confirm File Replace prompt is displayed - and that thumbnail stays on top of all other windows, not just IMatch. the "drag thumbnail" should be hidden when the mouse button is no longer pressed.

Mario · August 10, 2025, 02:21:58 PM

Maybe just drag the file onto the folder in the tree on the left to move it.

fisketjon · August 10, 2025, 08:21:16 PM

Quote from: Mario on August 10, 2025, 02:21:58 PMMaybe just drag the file onto the folder in the tree on the left to move it.

fisketjon · August 11, 2025, 04:29:07 PM

Quote from: Mario on August 10, 2025, 02:21:58 PMMaybe just drag the file onto the folder in the tree on the left to move it.

That's what I did, but I used these words to describe it

Quote from: fisketjon on August 10, 2025, 11:25:27 AMWhen I drag one of the files from the subfolder into the parent folder

fisketjon · August 12, 2025, 12:23:07 AM

http://www.fisketjon.no/Skjermopptak 2025-08-12 001934.mp4

fisketjon · August 14, 2025, 09:50:52 AM

Does this happen when you try do the same?

Mario · August 14, 2025, 10:12:50 AM

I have not looked into this. It's a minor nuisance, at max.
I will look into this for one of the next releases.

Mario · August 23, 2025, 06:29:52 PM

So, I've spent some time today trying to reproduce this. Here is what I did:

1. I create a File Window layout that shows dimensions and file size in addition to file name, extension, date and file oid.

2. I copied tree TIFF files into folder A. The files are named A.TIFF, B.TIFF, C.TIFF and are 2048 x 2040 pixels.

3. I created 25% JPG versions from these TIFF files with a pink text overlay in the IMatch BP. This allows for easy identification. The JPG files are named A.JPG, B.JPG, C.JPG and are 512 x 512 pixels.

4. In the subfolder AX of A I created 3 JPG versions at full size (2048 x 2048) without a text overlay but the same names as the JPG files in the parent folder.

5. I select the 3 large JPG images (in the AX folder) and drag them onto the A folder ion the Media & Folders tree on the left.

6. IMatch asks me if I want to replace the existing files with the same name in A. I agree to replace them.

7. IMatch moves the large JPG files (without the pink overlay) and replaces the small JPG files in the A folder.

The display in the File window is correct, the smaller JPG files have been replaced by the larger files in the sub-folder.

Works perfectly.

Did I miss a step or do you something different?
Do you use file versions, proxies, buddy files for TIFF and or JPEG? Maybe there is some interference?

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1. All 9 files, with hierarchy enabled.
2. The files shown with "Don't show hierarchy" mode enabled
3. Confirm replacement
4. Result

fisketjon · August 24, 2025, 12:35:36 AM

Shouldn't these images have different values?

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Mario · August 24, 2025, 10:22:56 AM

Yes. Thanks for pointing this out. I have fixed this for the next release.
Nevertheless, the smaller files are correctly replaced with the larger files, despite what the dialog shows.

What about my questions about your problem?
I cannot reproduce it, and when I cannot reproduce it, I cannot fix it.
Anything I did different than you? Because I get the correct result, no other user reported a similar problem, etc. I have not much to work with as for now.

fisketjon · August 24, 2025, 11:05:25 PM

My main problem was that the dialog showed the same size and date for both files which made me doubt what would happen. I decided to give it a try with one single file and found that it was working as it should, apart from the somewhat confusing dialog.

I'm sorry if my explanation (and video) was unclear. I tried to point at the file size too.

The video (sorry about the blanks in the video filename "breaks" the link) also shows the drag'n'drop thumbnail that doesn't go away when the file is dropped (i.e. mouse button released)

Mario · August 25, 2025, 08:41:38 AM

The drop icon is part of the drag & drop processing in Windows. It will be removed when the drop operation is completed, which is when you cancel or confirm the dialog. I don't see this as a problem, and it would be very hard to fix.

Since the real problem (wrong size display in the dialog) is fixed, I'll close this.