[Enhancement]: Remove or Add seconds to the previous or next chapter timestamp when the current timestamp would cause an overlapping chapter timestamp #3121

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opened 2026-04-25 00:13:46 +02:00 by adam · 0 comments
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Originally created by @DavidPesticcio on GitHub (Nov 27, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

Web Interface/Frontend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

When editing a chapter and adjusting it's timestamp it would prevent any chapter timestamp errors due to overlapping timestamps.

Additionally it would speed up the process of using the chapter editor if the timestamp of the previous or next chapter timestamp would adjust to the current timestamp accordingly, to prevent any possibility of an overlap ever happening.

Why would this be helpful?

When adding additional chapters, they take on the timestamp of the chapter in which it was added - which makes adjusting the times of these chapters tedious and time consuming.

If the timestamp would shift up or down in response to whether the current chapter timestamp would overlap with the timestamp of the previous or next chapter this would prevent any errors in the chapter editor entirely, and make life a whole lot better for the person editing chapters.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

Adjusting the timestamps of any chapter would cause an adjustment with it's neighbouring chapter timestamp accordingly should it cause an overlapping timestamp.

Audiobookshelf Server Version

v2.30.0

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @DavidPesticcio on GitHub (Nov 27, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement Web Interface/Frontend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement When editing a chapter and adjusting it's timestamp it would prevent any chapter timestamp errors due to overlapping timestamps. Additionally it would speed up the process of using the chapter editor if the timestamp of the previous or next chapter timestamp would adjust to the current timestamp accordingly, to prevent any possibility of an overlap ever happening. ### Why would this be helpful? When adding additional chapters, they take on the timestamp of the chapter in which it was added - which makes adjusting the times of these chapters tedious and time consuming. If the timestamp would shift up or down in response to whether the current chapter timestamp would overlap with the timestamp of the previous or next chapter this would prevent any errors in the chapter editor entirely, and make life a whole lot better for the person editing chapters. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) Adjusting the timestamps of any chapter would cause an adjustment with it's neighbouring chapter timestamp accordingly should it cause an overlapping timestamp. ### Audiobookshelf Server Version v2.30.0 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-25 00:13:46 +02:00
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#3121