Albums - possible to have more than one, or change sort order?

[Chris Green]

Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.

It seems to be possible by creating a custom configuration file (I
copied /home/chris/.kde/share/config/digikamrc) and then using the
--config command line option.  Is there a neater way of doing this?

Alternatively is there any way to change the sort order of directories
within the 'root' album, or even hide some of them?

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[Gerhard Kulzer-3]

Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
> directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.

In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are possible, but
it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.

> It seems to be possible by creating a custom configuration file (I
> copied /home/chris/.kde/share/config/digikamrc) and then using the
> --config command line option.  Is there a neater way of doing this?

I'm afraid not.

>
> Alternatively is there any way to change the sort order of directories
> within the 'root' album, or even hide some of them?

The sort order can be changed (View menu) between folder, collection and date,
and the order can be inverted.
No hiding feature so far in digikam. You have to rename the album from outside
digiKam to .folder to hide it.

Gerhard

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[Gilles Caulier-4]

2007/11/27, Gerhard Kulzer <[hidden email]>:

Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
> directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.

In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are possible, but
it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.

yes, 0.9.x serie will alive with only one root album because multiple root albums require Database changes.

This is done in 0.10.0 release:

http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/Screenshots/digikamKDE4_14.png
 
...but we won't touch Database for 0.9.x. 0.10.0 still under development until middle of 2008. 0.9.x is production series.
 

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[Chris Green]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 07:51:59AM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:

> Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> > Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
> > directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.
>
> In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are possible, but
> it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.
>
> > It seems to be possible by creating a custom configuration file (I
> > copied /home/chris/.kde/share/config/digikamrc) and then using the
> > --config command line option.  Is there a neater way of doing this?
>
> I'm afraid not.
>
> >
> > Alternatively is there any way to change the sort order of directories
> > within the 'root' album, or even hide some of them?
>
> The sort order can be changed (View menu) between folder, collection and date,
> and the order can be inverted.

Yes, I can possibly see ways that collectiopns might help me.  Date
is little use because quite a lot of my older folders are scanned so
the date is 'now' whereas the pictures are actually forty or fifty
years old.  I know I can probably set the dates but it's not ideal.

Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
inverted - where is it set?


> No hiding feature so far in digikam. You have to rename the album from outside
> digiKam to .folder to hide it.
>
If I rename to a hidden directory how can I then get to see it in
digikam, or can't I?

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[Chris Green]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:22:57AM +0100, Gilles Caulier wrote:

>
>    2007/11/27, Gerhard Kulzer <[1][hidden email]>:
>
>      Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
>      > Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
>      > directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.
>      In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are
>      possible, but
>      it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.
>
>    yes, 0.9.x serie will alive with only one root album because multiple
>    root albums require Database changes.
>    This is done in 0.10.0 release:
>    [2]http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/Screenshots/digikamKDE4_14.png
>
>    ...but we won't touch Database for 0.9.x. 0.10.0 still under
>    development until middle of 2008. 0.9.x is production series.
>

Presumably there will be a conversion utility for moving from 0.9.x to
0.10.x.

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[Gerhard Kulzer-3]

Am Tuesday 27 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:

> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 07:51:59AM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> > Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> > > Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
> > > directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.
> >
> > In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are possible,
> > but it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.
> >
> > > It seems to be possible by creating a custom configuration file (I
> > > copied /home/chris/.kde/share/config/digikamrc) and then using the
> > > --config command line option.  Is there a neater way of doing this?
> >
> > I'm afraid not.
> >
> > > Alternatively is there any way to change the sort order of directories
> > > within the 'root' album, or even hide some of them?
> >
> > The sort order can be changed (View menu) between folder, collection and
> > date, and the order can be inverted.
>
> Yes, I can possibly see ways that collectiopns might help me.  Date
> is little use because quite a lot of my older folders are scanned so
> the date is 'now' whereas the pictures are actually forty or fifty
> years old.  I know I can probably set the dates but it's not ideal.
>
> Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
> useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
> inverted - where is it set?

As usual, you click into the header of the tree 'My Albums'. That will toggle
normal/invert.

Gerhard

>
> > No hiding feature so far in digikam. You have to rename the album from
> > outside digiKam to .folder to hide it.
>
> If I rename to a hidden directory how can I then get to see it in
> digikam, or can't I?



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[Chris Green]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 05:47:05PM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> >
> > Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
> > useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
> > inverted - where is it set?
>
> As usual, you click into the header of the tree 'My Albums'. That will toggle
> normal/invert.
>
Ah, thank you, I'd tried clicking on the My Albums folder but not on
the heading.  Why is it "As usual", it wasn't for me! :-)

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[Gerhard Kulzer-3]

Am Tuesday 27 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:

> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 05:47:05PM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> > > Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
> > > useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
> > > inverted - where is it set?
> >
> > As usual, you click into the header of the tree 'My Albums'. That will
> > toggle normal/invert.
>
> Ah, thank you, I'd tried clicking on the My Albums folder but not on
> the heading.  Why is it "As usual", it wasn't for me! :-)

On all file browsers, ebay, listers of any sort, on $MS, OSX, Linux, BSD...
clicking on the header of a display column sorts the items on this column,
and a toggle inverts it.

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[Chris Green]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 06:49:07PM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:

> Am Tuesday 27 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 05:47:05PM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> > > > Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
> > > > useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
> > > > inverted - where is it set?
> > >
> > > As usual, you click into the header of the tree 'My Albums'. That will
> > > toggle normal/invert.
> >
> > Ah, thank you, I'd tried clicking on the My Albums folder but not on
> > the heading.  Why is it "As usual", it wasn't for me! :-)
>
> On all file browsers, ebay, listers of any sort, on $MS, OSX, Linux, BSD...
> clicking on the header of a display column sorts the items on this column,
> and a toggle inverts it.
>

Well maybe but it doesn't work quite so 'invisibly' as in digikam. :-)

E.g. I have an Access database, when I hover my mouse over the column
headings the cursor changes to an arrow.  ... *AND* clicking on the
column heading *doesn't* change the sort, I have to right click on the
column heading and change the sort.  (Sorry about shouting, I hadn't
realised this until I actually got there!)

In a PHP database displayed in Firefox it's sort of half way, the
cursor changes when you hover over the column header but it does
change the sort by just clicking on the header.

In every other case I've tried (Nautilus, Ebay) the cursor indicates
that the heading is clickable *and* in just about every case a little
^ or v appears to indicate that column sort is what is changed when
you click.


OK, can I suggest a usability change after all this, the cursor needs
to change when you move it over the heading to indicate that the
heading is clickable.  If an up/down arrow appeared as well that would
be even better.

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