Rien,
First: I use only Photo Mechanic Plus and nothing else to do the management of my photo's. Until so far I couldn't find any software that does the job better than PMP. But what I'm wondering (and that is confirmed by many questions users ask) is: are you (the developers of PMP) actually "listening" to users or even, develop together with users? I ask this because there are so many "non-user-friendely" items present in this software. Everytime I ask myself "my god, why is this implemented in this way"? It could be so much more friendly. It could even be the best software in the world. But simple annoying things aren't fixed of even developed. I also asked for keyboard shortcuts and the only answer is "no, there is no keyboard shortcut" or "you can do a feature request".
e.g.:
why isn't the structured keywords-panel available in the metadata-info panel?
It is available from the popup menu to the right of the keywords field. It's been there since its introduction.
why don't both screens (if you have 2 monotors) (dis)appear at the same time?
I don't understand what you mean. Disappear?
why is the view crop (P) disactivated if a photo with no crop passes?
Because the View Crop mode doesn't allow you to do other operations while it is active. If you have no crop then View Crop would require you to turn off View Crop mode in order to create a crop.
why isn't the user capable of creating it's own keyboard shortcuts?
That could indeed be improved.
why isn't ctrl-c working?
Like I said in response to your other thread on the same subject: it works for me. I don't know why it doesn't work for you. If you'd be willing to do some testing with a special build or two with me, then I'll see what I can do to fix it for you.
why is the zoomlevel reset everytime I start PMP?
If you quit PM Plus and the zoom was active at 200%, then upon restart you would want it to still be zoomed when you first open the Preview window? I don't think many people would want that. If we were to make that persistent, it would have to be a preference that would default to off.
why can't I use shortcuts in the Map Browser?
What shortcuts?
why can't the Set GPS Coordinates-panel be resized?
Victory! The next build of Photo Mechanic Plus and PM6 will allow the Set GPS Coordinates dialog to be resized. I worked on that just before my extended vacation which is still ongoing.
why can't I adjust the capture date and time for many photo's individually?
Generally the capture date/time is off for a series of images so bulk changes is where we focused our limited development time resources. It would be possible to add a navigation feature like the one in the Set GPS Coordinates dialog. You will have to make a feature request for this and much of the above. If a lot of other users think your features are worthwhile and upvote them, then it is likely that they will be implemented.
We definitely listen to users. Most companies don't provide direct access to their developers like we do. We're known for listening to our customers and for providing excellent support. We may not implement every feature asked for, but we do implement the ones that we feel provide the best usability for our users.
Thank you for your feedback.
-Kirk
