From 33e6bc180d172cd29ad783c1db3aa04295e5f94a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Abendshien <46939827+CyanVoxel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:23:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ui: recent libraries list improvements (#881)

* ui: improve missing library message

* ui: update recent library max to 10
---
 src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py                    | 14 ++++++++++++--
 src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
index a922444c..ff6d4856 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
 
     def update_libs_list(self, path: Path | str):
         """Add library to list in SettingItems.LIBS_LIST."""
-        item_limit: int = 5
+        item_limit: int = 10
         path = Path(path)
 
         self.cached_values.beginGroup(SettingItems.LIBS_LIST)
@@ -1858,8 +1858,18 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         open_status: LibraryStatus | None = None
         try:
             open_status = self.lib.open_library(path)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            logger.warning(e)
+            open_status = LibraryStatus(
+                success=False,
+                library_path=path,
+                message=Translations["menu.file.missing_library.title"],
+                msg_description=Translations.format(
+                    "menu.file.missing_library.message", library=library_dir_display
+                ),
+            )
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.exception(e)
+            logger.error(e)
             open_status = LibraryStatus(
                 success=False, library_path=path, message=type(e).__name__, msg_description=str(e)
             )
diff --git a/src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json b/src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json
index 012cd986..5b463e40 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
     "menu.edit": "Edit",
     "menu.file.clear_recent_libraries": "Clear Recent",
     "menu.file.close_library": "&Close Library",
+    "menu.file.missing_library.message": "The location of the library \"{library}\" cannot be found.",
+    "menu.file.missing_library.title": "Missing Library",
     "menu.file.new_library": "New Library",
     "menu.file.open_create_library": "&Open/Create Library",
     "menu.file.open_library": "Open Library",