[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

there is not a confirmation because IIRC it does nothing until you actually click OK in the edit metadata dialog -- so having another OK seems rather pointless.

Kovid - I was thinking of a popup when the Remove format: drop down widget lost focus and it had a value; along the lines of "Do you really want to delete all the <whatever>s"

Such a warning wouldn't have been 'pointless' for Fussimist, might have saved him/her considerable stress, and...

Is the move the formats to a 'temporary folder' before the delete (move to recycle bin) operation a Windows-only behaviour, or does it apply to OSX and Linux too?

Originally Posted by The Texas Dude

I am more comfortable having "are you sure" instructions on all delete actions. Sometimes finger slips cause inadvertent destruction of the DB which may go unnoticed.

I agree, especially as the files cannot be restored into the book folders from the recycle bin in the normal way (more to come).

Deleting formats won't destroy the database, their absence will be recorded in the database. And a database can be restored from the metadata.opf files via Library Maintenance->Restore database, but that won't restore the format files you inadvertently removed from the library.

Originally Posted by Divingduck

. . .(But that won't help the questioner. His last safety net is the Recycle Bin, as BetterRed mentioned)

Sort of - but it's not the normal safety net, on Windows at least you can't just hit the Restore button and have the file put back where it was, you have to use abnormal procedures - trying to undo a blunder is stressful enough...

FWIW - I just discovered that in Windows at least you can drag/drop the deleted format files out of the Recycle Bin folder directly into the relevant Book Details panel, and when you do you'll get two message popups :



So no messages when the original error was made, but two when you're trying to recover

I see Windows delves into the file to extract the metadata - that's nice. That would be useful on the calibre "You have dragged some files..." message. When dragging a file out of a details mode folder, its easy to select the wrong file.

FWIW I'd like to be able to copy (or cut) and paste from file manager into book details. Far less chance of copying the wrong file with ctrl+c(x) and ctrl+v than there is with drag and drop. And you don't have to position the windows 'just so'.

BR

Originally Posted by Divingduck

I [...] never ever want a discussion between me and my car about meaning of a red traffic light and answers like "are you sure stopping a driving car right now?"

It's happening already, I was in a friends new MB the other day, heard things like, "Approaching school, slow down to 40", "Red light ahead, better brake now", "Stationary vehicle ahead, take care"

I asked whether it could be turned off, friend said, "Sure it can, but why would I, it could save my kids lives... yours too..."

The Benz practically parked itself, so it won't be long before it does stop at a red light. Would be handy down here, red lights issue fines and bad driving points automatically. I think it's 3 for a red light, similar for >40kph in a school zone, if you accumulate 13 points over 12 months your license is suspended for 3 months. IIRC at least one state will confiscate your car!