Gutenberg: Dragging multiple images into an image block does not convert it to a gallery

[hedgefield]

Expected Behavior

That dragging a bunch of images into an image block would convert it to a gallery block (or at least multiple image blocks).

Current Behavior

It adds each image in one by one, replacing the previous one and cutting back and forth in an unclear order.

Gutenberg 1.6.1 + WP 4.8.3 vagrant + chrome.

[youknowriad]

Dragging multiple images to the editor canvas should create galleries (that's doable using files transform in the Gallery block).

This could be enough if we disable the droppable zone on image blocks when you drag multiple images.

[hedgefield]

That currently also does not work in 1.6.1 🙃 Or were you saying that that should be how it works?

[youknowriad]

Yes, It does not work yet, I was suggesting it as a way to fix this issue.

[karmatosed]

I agree this would be a good behaviour. My only concern is maybe there is a use case where someone would want separate images. We are making an assumption they want a gallery even when selected image.

[hedgefield]

I agree, that one is tricky. What we could try is showing a choice when you do that, like when a block gets locked and you have choices for overwriting or editing as html etc? Instead it would say 'were you trying to make a gallery or separate images?' Though in general I think it wouldn't be surprising that when you only have one image block and you drag in multiple images, that that would create a gallery.