#119 Default behavior of Save PDF and Save Images buttons is misleading

[Luke]

The default behavior of the Save PDF button is to save all images in the layout grid to a single PDF file regardless if the user has selected any of the images. I believe that the default behavior needs to be changed to one of the following behaviors to avoid accidentally including the wrong pages in a PDF file:

1) Save selected images by default. If none are selected, then save all.

2) Invoke the drop-down menu on the button so that the user can choose to save selected or save all. If none are selected then save all. This might be the better option because it lets the user clarify his/her intent.

The default behavior presents problems in an office setting where people scan stacks of documents belonging to multiple parties into NAPS2 in one scan operation. When users try to separate them into individual PDF documents by selecting thumbnails and clicking the Save PDF button they think that they've only saved the selected pages when, in truth, they saved every page in the grid to a PDF. People may accidentally send sensitive or confidential information to the wrong parties that way; that could have serious legal implications.

This behavior needs to be applied to the Save PDF and Save Images button. I'm calling this ticket a bug fix because the default behavior is misleading to some people and is resulting in unexpected results.

[Luke]

Yes, I think that would work very well. Thank you.

[Luke]

Just tested the new version; you never cease to amaze! 4.5.1 looks
fantastic; love the new drag + drop features, too. The configurable
functionality is perfect; just what I wanted. Thanks so much.

F. Luke Funfar

From: Ben Olden-Cooligan [mailto:ben-cyanfish@users.sf.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 6:04 PM
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Subject: [naps2:tickets] #119 Default behavior of Save PDF and Save Images
buttons is misleading

• status: open --> closed
• Comment:

Implemented in NAPS2 4.5.0. See http://www.naps2.com/doc-org-use.html

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[tickets:#119] http://sourceforge.net/p/naps2/tickets/119/ Default
behavior of Save PDF and Save Images buttons is misleading

Status: closed
Milestone: 4.X
Created: Thu Jan 07, 2016 04:24 PM UTC by Luke
Last Updated: Thu Jan 07, 2016 09:01 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

The default behavior of the Save PDF button is to save all images in the
layout grid to a single PDF file regardless if the user has selected any of
the images. I believe that the default behavior needs to be changed to one
of the following behaviors to avoid accidentally including the wrong pages
in a PDF file:

1) Save selected images by default. If none are selected, then save all.

2) Invoke the drop-down menu on the button so that the user can choose to
save selected or save all. If none are selected then save all. This might be
the better option because it lets the user clarify his/her intent.

The default behavior presents problems in an office setting where people
scan stacks of documents belonging to multiple parties into NAPS2 in one
scan operation. When users try to separate them into individual PDF
documents by selecting thumbnails and clicking the Save PDF button they
think that they've only saved the selected pages when, in truth, they saved
every page in the grid to a PDF. People may accidentally send sensitive or
confidential information to the wrong parties that way; that could have
serious legal implications.

This behavior needs to be applied to the Save PDF and Save Images button.
I'm calling this ticket a bug fix because the default behavior is misleading
to some people and is resulting in unexpected results.

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