I am still trying to wrap my head around this. I think we may be seeing different behavior. When I create a new Album from a selection in a Project that includes Stacks, the Album Pick is set, but it is always the same as the Stack Pick. Yes? This, to me, is what I would expect. (From a computational point-of-view, there is no difference between designating the Stack Pick as the Album Pick, or not designating it, when the rule is that if there is no Album Pick designated, use the Stack Pick.)
DLScreative wrote:
... at the very least, when I choose a new stack pick in the album, it should either replace the album pick or wipe it.
Why? The Album pick is a separate, Album-specific designation. The Album pick is set to the Stack Pick when the Album is created, and remains so until you change one or the other. You can change either in the Album. I don't see why changing the Stack Pick in the Album should remove or replace the Album Pick. If it's the Album Pick you want to change or remove, change it or remove it. If you want to change the Stack Pick, you can do this either in the Project or in the Album. But again, the Album Pick and the Stack Pick are independent once the Album is created.
From a practical point of view, you can put the Album Pick and Stack Pick icons next to each other on the Toolbar (this might be the default) and simply click each if you want to set an Image as both the Album Pick and the Stack Pick.
... I should also be able to select all stacks and remove all album picks at once.
Agreed. There should be a way to "reset" Album Picks to the current Stack Picks.
I spent a good three hours going through and clearing album picks- that I didn't choose to create- one at a time, and I'm still coming across some that I missed.
How did you remove them?
Here is one method:
- Set the filter to "Stack picks only". With an Album selected, this will show Album Picks where they exist.
- Select the first Image with with an Album Pick badge showing, and click "StacksâRemove Album Pick". Go to next Stack ("StacksâNext Stack" or whatever keyboard shortcut you have assigned). At this point, you can either check for the Album Pick badge, and then remove the Album Pick, or you can click "Stacks" and see whether the menu choice is "Remove Album Pick" or "Set Album Pick". Repeat for each Stack until you get to the last Stack in the Album.
If you want to make the current Stack Picks the Album Picks, you can do this by creating a new Album from the Project. Mark all Images in the Album (I use Flags), select the Project, select the marked Images, and create a new Album. New Albums created from Projects set the Album Pick to be the Stack Pick. Now you have two Albums containing the same Images. One has all the old Album Picks. In the other, the left-most Image in each Stack is both the Stack Pick and the Album Pick. The result is that you have redesignated the Album Picks to be the Stack Picks.
DLScreative wrote:
BTW: The shortcut to add or remove an album pick is command+shift+\ (I've come to know it all too well) It's also available in the Stacks Menu under Make/Clear Album Pick.
Yes. I was trying to differentiate between issuing commands (from a menu or the toolbar or a keyboard shortcut) and effecting a result by moving Images. Afaik, Album-Pick-making must be done by command. Stack-Pick-making can be done by moving an Image to the left-most position in a Stack.
I'm still thinking through your workflow. That this presents a rock in your stream means something isn't right.
