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Originally Posted by itimpi
I understand Kovid's point of view about being paranoid about unexpected data loss.
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So did I. I'd rather deal with a complaint that the interface is inconvenient for overwriting, than one that complains all their books just got wiped out!
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I was just making the point that if someone is designing/working on a replacement dialog or feature the reverse use case where newest wins is not that uncommon. The trick will be to come up with a user-friendly way of offering the user control without, as you say, an overwhelming number of choices.
If I saw a simple solution I would already be suggesting it  . Maybe a user preference with a simple way of toggling it might be the answer as one tends to be working in one mode during bulk import and another in daily library maintenance.
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I'm glad you made the point. I'm not sure if/when I might do some more work in that area, but I agree that it's worth keeping in mind that the reverse default is very useful even if there is some increased risk to that setting. It's not like Calibre is 100% risk free (thinking of the very useful, but risky S&R feature).