A small bug, but I encounter it frequently and it bothers me enough to write about it :-) For observations containing several images, one can control the order of photos upon uploading, in the app as well as via the website. However, this is broken when only a part of the images is uploaded via the…

Not sure whether this relates to the bug I mentioned earlier https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/media-order-changed-on-upload-and-after-editing/4839 ? I expect the desired behaviour is all media should be displayed in the order uploaded unless specifically re-ordered by the observer.

I am not sure if that issue is related, as sound files apparently cannot be given an order number. So only photos can be re-ordered in the edit tool. And you uploaded everything with the same device, I guess?

Yes I was thinking all media was sort of handled the same, but I see in a .json dump of my observation that the sound files aren’t even listed. In your case would it help if either the app didn’t put a position number at all (in which case they would just display in order uploaded), or the web uplo…

[image] tony_wills: In your case would it help if either the app didn’t put a position number at all Yes, that would at least keep the upload sequence in order. I am fine with no position numbers at all if that would be easier to implement

I found a workaround, which will put position numbers on all photos: After uploading via the web and subsequently adding photos via the app, I change the image order in the app but restore it afterwards. Only then I safe and finally upload and all images have numbers. Just if I will remember doing…

I don’t think this is necessarily a bug, it’s just that the app and web handle image order differently. I’ll see if we can make them a bit more harmonious.

Photos change order when uploaded with different devices

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carnifex July 30, 2019, 9:23am 5

Yes, that would at least keep the upload sequence in order. I am fine with no position numbers at all if that would be easier to implement

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Photos change order when uploaded with different devices

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