Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Ask for help and post your question on how to use XnView MP.

Moderators: XnTriq, helmut, xnview

Post Reply
rinthe
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:12 pm

Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by rinthe »

I recently had to rebuild my Categories using all the images that were tagged with the metadata using the "Import XMP subject or IPTC keywords to DB Categories" function.

I noticed that all the default categories I was able to delete except for one: "Other". Never had this issue before.

Anyone else experiencing this?
User avatar
michel038
XnThusiast
Posts: 1285
Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:18 am
Location: France
Contact:

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by michel038 »

Yes.
Later, I created new categories , then I could delete this one.

I dont know if anything else permits to delete it
I think it's not possible to have no categories at all.
rinthe
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:12 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by rinthe »

I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.
User avatar
xnview
Author of XnView
Posts: 43442
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:31 am
Location: France
Contact:

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by xnview »

rinthe wrote:I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.
You can't delete some created categories? could you send me your .db?
Pierre.
rinthe
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:12 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by rinthe »

xnview wrote:
rinthe wrote:I created many new categories. I'm still unable to delete it.
You can't delete some created categories? could you send me your .db?
I can delete categories I created myself. I can't delete the "Other" Category that comes by Default.
mattalex
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:26 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by mattalex »

Yes this is still happening!

Also there is a side-effect: when you want to delete multiple categories with shift+select, it doesn't work if you select a group of categories with the Other category in it.
User avatar
user0
XnThusiast
Posts: 1480
Joined: Sat May 09, 2015 9:37 am

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by user0 »

mattalex wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:31 pm Yes this is still happening!
what app version?
in 1.5.5 i can delete Other and it does not apper after restart
mattalex wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:31 pm when you want to delete multiple categories with shift+select, it doesn't work
+1
it just deletes cats one by one, but shall delete all selected


ps. regarding Other
xnview wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:26 am
user0 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 3:47 pm Well, than its not special enough as it is possible to rename/delete/move_to_subcat and there is no option to revert these changes.
should not, but after checking the use, it seems that was old and no more used...
mattalex
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:26 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by mattalex »

1.5.5 also. Delete option is greyed out on that, and only that, category.
User avatar
user0
XnThusiast
Posts: 1480
Joined: Sat May 09, 2015 9:37 am

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by user0 »

mattalex wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:22 pm 1.5.5 also. Delete option is greyed out on that, and only that, category.
press Del on keyboard
mattalex
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:26 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by mattalex »

nope :D
User avatar
michel038
XnThusiast
Posts: 1285
Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:18 am
Location: France
Contact:

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by michel038 »

Do you have a lot of categories used ?

The only method I've found when this happens is:
Create a category. Move "Other" into this category, and then delete the parent category ...

Or wait for an unpredictable time, and then it will work. :shock:
mattalex
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:26 pm

Re: Category "Other" Unable to delete?

Post by mattalex »

bad-a-bing :D
Post Reply