Stacked image hidden from search

Today I was missing an image from the catalogue. I knew it had to be there but I couldn't see it.
I tried to import it again, but the import dialogue indicated that the image had already been imported. Yet, I couldn't see it in the folder where it should have been (all filters turned off, of course).
I used the library search filter to search for the image using its file name (which I knew as I could see the file on the drive) but to no avail.
Q: Where was the image?
A: It was hidden in a stack.
Yes, perhaps a rookie mistake (I just started using Lightroom), but does anybody else agree that the search for the filename should have unearthed the location of the image in the catalogue? Once I had the image unstacked, I could find it using the filename search.
I don't think it would be practical for a user to unstack images first before they have a chance finding them through a search.
I didn't submit this as a bug report because it may be a "feature" rather than a "bug". I invite others to share with me whether they also think it is a bug that stacked images are completely hidden from a search.
N.B. I find it irritating that I cannot move stacks as a whole to a different folder or collection. What's the point of an aggregation if only the top image is moved/copied?
The reason wny I mention this second issue here is that either a stack should be treated as a single entity (contained images are not found in searches and are moved with the top image) or it should be treated it as a lose connection between a sequence of images (only the top image gets moved and "connected" images are found through searches (library filters)).

Hi,
sdodds wrote:
this is a BIG BUG in my mind. if I search for an image by name I don't care where it is, I should find it.
This is rather a design issue that will not be fixed quickly, I'm afraid. In LR, the process of finding an image is tightly associated with the idea of showing it. And the very same code is used in all LR operations when it comes to display images in the Library module. If we want LR to "find" an image located in a collapsed stack, a different way of displaying the filtering results must be implemented.
This is bothering me since the beginning. I also regularly have problems because of images hidden in a stack. For example, after I have edited a few images in a stack, the XMP files for those files are no longer in sync with the catalog (I have disabled automatic saving of XMP files for performance reasons). If I collapse the stack, hit Ctrl A to select all images in the folder and then Ctrl-S to update the XMP files, the XMP files corresponding to the images hidden in a stack will not be updated. I must remember to expand all stacks (or not collapse them) before doing this. Since we are unable to filter on this criteria (the XMP file status), this is obviously an inconsistent and misleading behavior.
IMHO (as a former developer), this example demonstrates that there's something wrong in the LR design. The presentation layer (the code showing us the contents of the library) might be too strongly coupled with the data layer (or application layer), the code manipulating the library data. A common problem in software design. Mistakes made in this area during the design phase are difficult to fix because they are not "simple" bugs. They require changes in the program architecture.
My two cents...
Patrick

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for anyone else using AppleScript, I encountered this bug a couple of nights ago. I've reported it to Apple.
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Summary:
The Aperture/AppleScript "Duplicate" command when used to add stacked images to albums does not work as expected.
(1) when stacked images are successfully added to the target album, they are added as masters rather than simple album items.
(2) if the source project is not selected in the Inspector, stacked images will not be added to the target album.
(3) "Duplicate" is not a suitable command for adding objects to albums and confuses scriptors. an additional "Add" or "Assign" command should be created expressly for this purpose.
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* begin of steps to reproduce *
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confirm.
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-> the stacked images are still 'masters' rather than simply album items.
PROBLEM #3
the "Duplicate" command should be used for adding images as links to objects such as albums. the use of the "Duplicate" term for this action leads to confusion. an additional "Add" or "Assign" command should be created for this specific purpose.
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Expected Results:
whether stacked or not, images added to albums should be simple linked items, not masters, and which when deleted by pressing Delete simply disappear from the album without affecting the true masters.
Actual Results:
(1) stacked images added to albums are added as masters instead of linked items.
(2) stacked images cannot be added to albums if their containing projects are not selected in the Projects inspector.
(3) the use of the term "Duplicate" when applied to adding items to albums is confusing because the images aren't actually duplicated.
Regression:
Unstack all images before running any script that adds stacked images to albums.

I have noticed behavior with drag-and-drop working anomalously different for me than as reported by others. It has not yet been problematic, but definitely anomalous.
It sounds like the Aperture team should forget features improvements for a while and focus on stability.
-Allen

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