Metadata - merge all Edit dialogs into single one

[user0]

XnViewMP 1.3.1 64bit
Windows10 64bit (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

There are too many metadata related dialogs and they all look diferent.

xn_metadata_dialogs.png

Suggestion
Merge all Metadata related dialogs in a single dialog and minimize use of tabs (see how Photoshops' dialog look much cleaner over GIMP's one).
As for me, Photoshop's UI is the best one here as it is easy to use, understand and navigate.

• details may remain splited into groups or changed to scrollable

• not sure preview is required since:
  - image is not affected visually
  - metadata dialog is not fullscreen modal, so you always can see the image on background
  However it may help if batch editing will be added some time in the future

• additional controls/indicators
  • filter
    to narrow down fields
  • star/pin
    to add some field/groups to Favourites/Pinned custom group
  • blue dot
    to indicate that group has data
  • (optional) X
    to clear selected group, probably its better to have this functionality only as button, close to "Clear all fields"

xn_metadata_mockup.png

Examples

• modal dialog (e.g. photoshop, gimp)
  modal_dialog.png

• side panel (e.g. lightroom, acdsee)
  sidepanel.png

Related

• suggestions
  Metadata - merge all Edit dialogs into single one (current post)
  Metadata - unify 'Clean metadata' dialog
  - done -
  Metadata - unify menu group in Browser/Viewer toolbar and context menu (done in 1.5.0)

[Gwenael Q.]

Hello,

+ 1000

Thanks for listening

[cicciobello]

Good, but... with a hotkey to access directly to a specific tab.
Example: Ctrl+[Letter] ---> Open All-In-One window with all metadata.
Then, in All-In-One metadata window ---> Alt+[Letter] jump directly to specific Tab. Example: Alt+G go to GPS Tab, Alt+X go to XMP Tab, and so on.

[ReefHound]

The image can go if the space is needed but if it's going to otherwise be a blank area why not leave the image. It may help some to write the description and remember what image they are working with.

[Gerald_Ire]

Yep... that would be greate: "...the one to rule them all..." - kind of...