E.s.e. I am not sure I understan the idea. Right now there is already a function for merge similar names. Since this action is one of the not most frequent ones, it is not on the toolbar, just additional click away, but still there. Can you please clarify what I am missing?

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Name merging only happens if they are exactly the same, so if this is the case, why not make it automatic, eg, I currently have 300 names of people and I have to find which one is repeated by reading them one by one, maybe it could be colored or differentiated. Or better yet, let the software do it by itself.

I understand the possibility that it is not like this in case there are repeated names.

E.s.e. I am not sure I understand. Software should understand that two different names are actually the same person? How you think should it should know?

No, no. I mean that: when there are 2 identical names, the option to merge appears, with the right button.
If we have many names, this process can be repeated several times when the DB is built, and that should be automatic.
Since it is not automatic, I propose that when repeated names are detected, the software highlights or differentiates them, so that we have it easier.

E.s.e. I see your point, thank you. However, this is assuming that all those similar names are actually duplicates, then sofware would just better merge them without asking, rather than highlighting. However, this is not always the case. There could be several John’s who are not the same person, and you might want to rename them to full name instead of merging.

My guess is that if people are migrating from Picasa, then there are indeed many real duplicates, but in all other cases, I would say this autmated feature would do more harm than good.

For this reason, a function that initially “highlights” duplicates and then disappears to preserve the aesthetics, I think it would be a good option, when we have many names it can help.

E.s.e. Thank you for clarification.