[Feature request] - Batch operations on open pictures

[xdanielc]

Is this feature request related to a problem?

So I have to do some operations on some images, in the order of 20 images. After doing all the manipulation I want to save them all, but I have to go one by one, saving also takes like a couple of seconds as they're relatively big and I'm using the compressed pngs.

However having to Av Pag + Ctrl S + Enter gets monotonous and if there were more images, it's also tedious to wait.

Describe the best way to implement this.

So in the File > Batch operations > Process (Ctrl + B) menu, there could be added something like add current images.

Another way could be just add a mass save option next to save and save as, but I think people might want to do some manual operations on currently opened images before saving them or applying automated operations to make this more powerful than just save.

Probably when adding to the list, instead of ./a.png and so on you could have a name like opened ./a.png to diferenciate. Also you could have a button to process currently opened images and only those, to make things easier like "what happens if you add the currently opened image and the folder one"? In that case the opened image could prevail over the file system one.

Credits

Daniel Calderón https://danielcalderon-dp.netlify.app/

[tannerhelland]

Hi @xdanielc . Thank you for sharing this suggestion.

Does it help at all to use the File > Close All command after you finish editing many images? If one or more open images have unsaved changes, pressing Close All will present a window like this one:

Note the repeat this action for both unsaved images checkbox below the buttons. If you check that option, it allows you to apply a save operation to all open images before closing them.

(There are some challenging technical details involved in applying batch operations to images already open in the main window, which is why I'm inclined to look for alternatives...)

[xdanielc]

Sorry, I forgot about this. That's a good option, but kinda hidden, not sure how to feel about the UX.