CopyTo with Tags

[kiwichick]

Hi there, When moving an item to a new location, current tags are preserved but not when items are copied to a new location. Can copy with tags be done and, if so, what script commands do I need? Cheers.

[admin]

No. It is explained in Help under "Labels, Tags, Comments":

Copying Items

Copying items, the tags will not be copied along with the items, in an effort to keep your database tidy and avoid multiplying tags which could eventually slow things down. Any previously existing items will keep their original tags.

Sigh, this question pops so often. I start asking myself whether I should allow it (new setting: Allow copying tags).

[kiwichick]

You should, you should, you should

And after spending the last hour tagging a few hundred files, I discovered that although moving files preserves tags, when I moved them all from a branch view about 99% of the files lost their tags. Now I'll have to start all over again

[Marco]

kiwichick,
you may be interested in this script, http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 87&start=0

[kiwichick]

Thanks Marco, I remember coming across this the other night but didn't think about it after that I shall check it out!!!

[admin]

And after spending the last hour tagging a few hundred files, I discovered that although moving files preserves tags, when I moved them all from a branch view about 99% of the files lost their tags. Now I'll have to start all over again

That would be a bug, but I cannot find such problems here. Can you reproduce the issue, and if yes, describe how to do this?

[jjk]

I start asking myself whether I should allow it (new setting: Allow copying tags).

Yes, you should, indeed.
+1

[kiwichick]

Added in latest beta release. Thanks admin In regards to the option Notes in the changelog, maybe there could be another option to:

"Confirm include Tags in copy and backup operations"

Only if it was easily implemented, of course

[admin]

Added in latest beta release. Thanks admin In regards to the option Notes in the changelog, maybe there could be another option to:

"Confirm include Tags in copy and backup operations"

Only if it was easily implemented, of course

Good idea. I have to check how easy this would be...

[kiwichick]

Yes!!! The new update is great, admin!!!

But, is it just me or is anyone else finding XY loses focus behind the last focused window (XY or non-XY) when the prompt is used (clicking OK or Cancel)?

[admin]

But, is it just me or is anyone else finding XY loses focus behind the last focused window (XY or non-XY) when the prompt is used (clicking OK or Cancel)?

Confirmed and fixed.

[kiwichick]

admin does it again

[kiwichick]

Hi admin, Was the focus issued fixed in the latest beta release v0208? It isn't mentioned in the changelog and I still have this behavior. Cheers.

[admin]

It's fixed here.

How do you copy? Custom Copy? Backgrounded?

[kiwichick]

Hi Don, thanks, I've tried:

Drag'n'Drop to a new tab.
Drag'n'Drop to the Tree.
The standard Ctrl+C, go to another folder, Ctrl+V.
A script I have that copies selected items to a pre-determined folder.
The default XY CopyTo dialog.

They all cause XY to lose focus.