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Notification when import is done

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feature: enhancement
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

no, not really. I is sometimes not clear if an import continues in the backend or not.

my workflow:

  • mount camera
  • copy and import NEF
  • system starts importing, import screen goes away and import progress bar appears in the left column.
  • i switch to a previously imported image in lighttable and start editing
  • on several occasions, the import stopped halfway and I had to start the import again, but no messages in the main interface.

Describe the solution you'd like

A simple notification when an import of images from the camera is done or stopped before all images are imported.

Alternatives

maybe a sound, bleep or bell.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the camera import workflow from the import screen and the import progress bar in the left column. Determine how completion and early stopping are represented, then expose a notification in the main interface for both outcomes. Done means users can tell whether the full import completed or stopped before all images were imported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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