[Enhancement] Copy to libray menu

[Better Red]

This is not for me specifically, but for a couple of people who have raised it with me via email. They've 'lost' books because they accidentally moved something from library A to library B, rather than copying it. Then they went to library B and did what they needed to do, and then removed the book from library B. Some time later they found the book was missing from library A - and I get a "Calibre ate my books", "Windows ate my books", "Free File Synch ate my books" email :)

The Copy to library submenu is presented thus

Copy to library
    Library A
    Library A (delete after copy)
------------------------------------------------
    Library B
    Library B (delete after copy)
------------------------------------------------
    Library C
    Library C (delete after copy)

It's easy to click the '(delete after copy)' line accidentally. Would it be possible to have the menu more like this

Copy/Move to library
    Copy to
    Move to
        Library A
        Library B
        Library C

Ideally the they would be flyout menu's - eg you only see a list of libraries after clicking Copy or Move.

I don't think it would upset too many people - its doesn't effect function.

BR

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

I'm not convinced. It seems to me it would be equally easy to mistakenly
hover over/click Move To instead of Copy To

[Better Red (urbanetiger)]

That was not a very good explanation. I'll have another go ;)

You would have to click three times, first on Copy/Move to Library - and you'd see this

   Copy/Move to Library | Copy
                                              | Move

If you clicked on Copy you would see this

   Copy/Move to Library | Copy | Library A
                                                           | Library B
                                                           | Library C
                                              | Move

If you clicked on Move you would see this

   Copy/Move to Library | Copy
                                              | Move | Library A
                                                            | Library B
                                                            | Library C

Yes, its an extra click - but I think it's worth it, because the user has a chance to say 'oops' - I want Copy not Move.

BR

[Better Red (urbanetiger)]

bloody text boxes - this should look better

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Yes, I understood your explanation, my point is that since copy and move are still next to each other in the initial sub-menu it is just as likely you would choose the wrong one there and not realise it.

The problem as you describe it is not that people dont have a chance to say "oops I moved when I meant to copy" it is that they dont realize they moved rather than copied. Your proposal does not help with that. And it adds an extra mandatory sub-menu to navigate for everyone.

I dont really see a good solution for this. Anything that tries to prevent the user from making mistakes can only do so by imposing extra costs on everyone using it. The best I can come up with is a confirmation box, such as the one used for deletes. People that dont need it, can disable the confirmation box.

[Better Red (urbanetiger)]

The people who use it a lot would turn off the confirm - so unless already done, not worth the effort

I'll try to to I can work out some different solutions - like take away their mice :lol:

BR

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

closing since I can see no good solutions.