disable Auto merged messages?

jelzin · 01-15-2024, 07:32 AM

i wonder if is possible to disable the 'Auto merged' messages you get when you copy ebooks between libraries.
I don't want to turn off or change the automerge feature settings i'm using, just get rid of those messages.

I tried setting the option 'Disable notifications on job completion' but that one does nothing with the 'Auto merged' (i didn't expect it to work but just to be sure :-)

kovidgoyal · 01-15-2024, 08:45 AM

You can disable merging when copying to library via Preferences->Adding book->Adding actions but if you have it on, you cant disable the message. Merging is potentially destructive, therefore users are always notified when it happens automatically.

jelzin · 01-15-2024, 10:49 AM

Hello Kovid,

Thank you for the reply.
I understand that it may be potentially destructive but the message is after the fact (read destructive action) so it doesn't really serve a better goal that a log message could also do.
Would it not be better to warn the user when he/she selects a potentially destructive option in the settings than a warning after the fact?
But than again, it your program so you can maken the choice where to warn a user :-)

kovidgoyal · 01-15-2024, 10:56 AM

The message informs the user that books were merged, which may not always happen. The user is then free to investigate to check that nothing unexpected happened or ignore the message. The preference is set ONCE not every time you add books, therefore, warning when the preference is set is meaningless and is anyway obvious that merging is a destructive operation if you select one of the destructive variants for that preference.

01-15-2024, 07:32 AM	#1
jelzin Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	disable Auto merged messages? i wonder if is possible to disable the 'Auto merged' messages you get when you copy ebooks between libraries. I don't want to turn off or change the automerge feature settings i'm using, just get rid of those messages. I tried setting the option 'Disable notifications on job completion' but that one does nothing with the 'Auto merged' (i didn't expect it to work but just to be sure :-)

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01-15-2024, 08:45 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can disable merging when copying to library via Preferences->Adding book->Adding actions but if you have it on, you cant disable the message. Merging is potentially destructive, therefore users are always notified when it happens automatically.

01-15-2024, 10:49 AM	#3
jelzin Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Hello Kovid, Thank you for the reply. I understand that it may be potentially destructive but the message is after the fact (read destructive action) so it doesn't really serve a better goal that a log message could also do. Would it not be better to warn the user when he/she selects a potentially destructive option in the settings than a warning after the fact? But than again, it your program so you can maken the choice where to warn a user :-)

01-15-2024, 10:56 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The message informs the user that books were merged, which may not always happen. The user is then free to investigate to check that nothing unexpected happened or ignore the message. The preference is set ONCE not every time you add books, therefore, warning when the preference is set is meaningless and is anyway obvious that merging is a destructive operation if you select one of the destructive variants for that preference.

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