How to perform a simple search?
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Hi all,
I want to perform some simple searching activity using Digikam 0.9.4, but it seems overly complicated. I'm probably missing a key point, so it's likely my fault :-) The first scenario is that I want to search for a keyword. I open up the Search dialog with Tools|Search and then enter my keyword. I see images; great! Now comes the confusing point; I can't *do* anything with the images. I would think that I would be able to do things like * edit the image, * view its metadata, or * open the album that contains the image. Unfortunately, my only option is to save the search. Now, this is just a one-off search, not something I will be performing over and over, so there is no need to save the search for the long-term. I would assume that "Last Search" (or "Junk") could be overwritten, yet I get the "Name Exists" dialog that tells me the search name already exists. Now I'm stuck with a Search that needs to be deleted. The next scenario is showing all the images with a particular Rating. I have created and saved an advanced search called "3 Stars or Better", but now I need to create similar searches for 1, 2, 4 and 5 stars. Talk about clutter... Ugh! Hopefully someone has some tips that will make this kind of work a little easier. Any suggestions are appreciated! Paul _______________________________________________ Digikam-users mailing list [hidden email] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users |
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On Tuesday 06 January 2009 20:40:43 Paul Waldo wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to perform some simple searching activity using Digikam 0.9.4, > but it seems overly complicated. I'm probably missing a key point, so > it's likely my fault :-) > > The first scenario is that I want to search for a keyword. I open up > the Search dialog with Tools|Search and then enter my keyword. I see > images; great! Now comes the confusing point; I can't *do* anything > with the images. I would think that I would be able to do things like > * edit the image, > * view its metadata, or > * open the album that contains the image. There must be something wrong with your system, I can edit / rename / whatever the files in a search quite easy, without saving the search first. Which version of digiKam are you using? Andi _______________________________________________ Digikam-users mailing list [hidden email] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users |
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Sorry I misread your post, somehow I read: "I want to perform some simple
search LIKE in digikam 0.9.4"... Right, in 0.9.x you have to save the search first, there is no other way. digiKam 0.10 however will perform simple searches that don't need to be saved first. One thing you can try: Create a search that delivers simply all your images and than use quickfilter on that search result, this should emulate a simple search like in 0.10. Andi On Wednesday 07 January 2009 12:27:31 Andi Clemens wrote: > On Tuesday 06 January 2009 20:40:43 Paul Waldo wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I want to perform some simple searching activity using Digikam 0.9.4, > > but it seems overly complicated. I'm probably missing a key point, so > > it's likely my fault :-) > > > > The first scenario is that I want to search for a keyword. I open up > > the Search dialog with Tools|Search and then enter my keyword. I see > > images; great! Now comes the confusing point; I can't *do* anything > > with the images. I would think that I would be able to do things like > > * edit the image, > > * view its metadata, or > > * open the album that contains the image. > > There must be something wrong with your system, I can edit / rename / > whatever the files in a search quite easy, without saving the search first. > Which version of digiKam are you using? > > Andi > _______________________________________________ > Digikam-users mailing list > [hidden email] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users _______________________________________________ Digikam-users mailing list [hidden email] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users |
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In reply to this post by Paul Waldo
On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 07:40:43PM +0000, Paul Waldo wrote:
> Hi all, > > I want to perform some simple searching activity using Digikam 0.9.4, > but it seems overly complicated. I'm probably missing a key point, so > it's likely my fault :-) > > The first scenario is that I want to search for a keyword. I open up > the Search dialog with Tools|Search and then enter my keyword. I see > images; great! Now comes the confusing point; I can't *do* anything > with the images. I would think that I would be able to do things like > * edit the image, > * view its metadata, or > * open the album that contains the image. > > Unfortunately, my only option is to save the search. Now, this is just > a one-off search, not something I will be performing over and over, so > there is no need to save the search for the long-term. I would assume > that "Last Search" (or "Junk") could be overwritten, yet I get the "Name > Exists" dialog that tells me the search name already exists. Now I'm > stuck with a Search that needs to be deleted. > quirky to say the least. If I click on 'Search' I expect the following sort of sequence:- An empty 'what to search for' box appears I enter into the box what I want to search for I hit return (or click on a button) The search is done and I'm presented with the results Then, presumably, I can do something with the results and/or maybe save the search. In Digikam though the sequence after I click on 'Search' is:- I get a sidebar with previous saved searches in it. I'm confused because there's nowhere to enter what I'm searching for. I realise that clicking on the sidebar background offers me 'New Search' I click on 'New Simple Search' I finally get to enter what I'm searching for I hit enter I get presented with thumbnails of the results in a 'special' window I have to enter a new name for the search I hit enter again I *finally* get to see the results of my search in a 'normal' window I have to say I rarely use the search facility because it's so long winded and messy. The 'Simple Search' needs to be a whole lot simpler. > The next scenario is showing all the images with a particular Rating. I > have created and saved an advanced search called "3 Stars or Better", > but now I need to create similar searches for 1, 2, 4 and 5 stars. Talk > about clutter... Ugh! > > Hopefully someone has some tips that will make this kind of work a > little easier. Any suggestions are appreciated! > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Digikam-users mailing list > [hidden email] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users > -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ Digikam-users mailing list [hidden email] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users |
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On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 12:33 +0100, Andi Clemens wrote:
> Sorry I misread your post, somehow I read: "I want to perform some simple > search LIKE in digikam 0.9.4"... > > Right, in 0.9.x you have to save the search first, there is no other way. > digiKam 0.10 however will perform simple searches that don't need to be saved > first. > > One thing you can try: Create a search that delivers simply all your images > and than use quickfilter on that search result, this should emulate a simple > search like in 0.10. Thanks for the reply, Andi. Your workaround sounds good. As long as versions later than 0.9.4 work reasonably, I'm happy with that workaround. Thanks again! Paul _______________________________________________ Digikam-users mailing list [hidden email] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/digikam-users |
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