q-edit/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v0.7.2.md

Q-Edit v0.7.2 — Bulk Delete & Preview Polish

Date: 2025-08-24

Summary

This release adds a fast, multi-select Delete Files workflow, tightens the image preview size to keep rows compact, and clarifies controls in the Identifier column.

Changes

New: Multi-select “Delete Files” mode

• Entry point: A Delete Files button appears to the right of the “X–Y of Z results” summary.
• Mode toggle: Clicking it turns on deleting mode (button reads Deleting Files). In this mode:
  • Row Delete icons are replaced by checkboxes.
  • The Identifier header shows a Select All (this page) checkbox with a label.
  • A Clear Selected button appears when you’ve selected any rows.
• Selection model:
  • Scope: Header Select All applies only to the current page.
  • Persistence: Selections persist across pagination and service-chip filter changes.
• Batch delete:
  • Pressing Delete N Files publishes a tiny non-empty placeholder file over each selected resource via PUBLISH_MULTIPLE_QDN_RESOURCES (same “deleted” semantics used elsewhere).
  • After success, the UI removes those rows and recomputes totals and service counts.

UI tweaks

• Identifier column ordering: Now Delete (left) → Edit → Identifier → Embed icon (for image-like services).
• Thumbnails: img.preview-image max height reduced 320px → 100px to prevent tall rows.

Implementation Notes

• State
  • bulkDeleteMode: boolean
  • selectedForDeletion: Set<string> where key is ${service}||${identifier||'default'}
• Key functions
  • setBulkMode(on: boolean) — toggles bulkDeleteMode and body.bulk-mode class.
  • updateBulkControlsUI() — updates button label (Delete N Files), maintains Select All checked/indeterminate states.
  • bulkDeleteSelected() — builds the resources array and calls qortalRequest({ action: 'PUBLISH_MULTIPLE_QDN_RESOURCES', resources }).
  • buildIdentifierCellHTML(result, identifier) — single source of truth for Identifier cell content/order (renders checkbox + delete + edit + text + embed).
• Rendering
  • buildContentTable(...) uses ${buildIdentifierCellHTML(result, identifier)} for the Identifier cell.
  • Summary bar injects Delete Files / Delete N Files and Clear Selected controls.
• Styling
  • .bulk-select { display: none; } by default; visible in body.bulk-mode.
  • body.bulk-mode .clickable-delete { display: none; } hides row Delete during bulk mode.
  • Header includes a <label for="select-all-checkbox">Select All</label> for usability.

Fixes & Hardening

• Ensured the body class bulk-mode is always in sync with bulkDeleteMode (prevents stale visibility).
• Replaced any stray bulkDeleteMode = false; with setBulkMode(false);.
• Corrected a typo that had produced let setBulkMode(false); causing a syntax error.

Upgrade Steps

1. Replace script.js and style.css with the v0.7.2 versions.
2. No HTML changes required (header/summary DOM is generated by JS).
3. (Optional) You can add the auto-auth snippet to call accountLogin() once on load, but it isn’t required for this release.

QA Checklist

• Toggle Delete Files: checkboxes appear; row Delete icons hide; Select All shows with label.
• Select All checks only visible rows; button updates to Delete N Files.
• Navigate pages and switch service chips—selections persist.
• Click Delete N Files: selected items are removed; counts/summary refresh; no console errors.
• Non-bulk mode: Identifier column shows Delete → Edit → Identifier → Embed; thumbnails are small (~100px tall).

Known Limitations

• Select All is page-scoped by design (won’t select items on other pages).
• Batch publish must succeed for all selected resources; network errors produce a user-visible alert and leave selections intact for retry.