Following your hint, I found DK 6.4.0 available for my system and
downloaded file naming now working.
Thanks!
On 12/2/19 2:47 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> The file name problems in the Google Photo downloader have been fixed in later
> digiKam versions.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Montag, 2. Dezember 2019, 19:23:05 CET schrieb Carl McGrath:
>> I think I may be doing something wrong, or perhaps have an incorrect
>> setting, but not sure where to look.
>> If it matters, I am running DK 6.0.0 on opensuse linux.
>>
>> Secnario:
>> I have a Google photos account and some of the photos are in albums on
>> Google photos.
>>
>> Q1: when try Digicam:Import:Import from Google Photos, Digikam connects
>> OK but only offers to download
>> from Albums on Google Photos, not from the top level view(all photos in
>> timeline view).
>> Is there a way to get everyting from the timeline?
>>
>> Q2: In my case , all photos on Google photos are jpeg files.
>> If I navigate to a Google Photos album, select a photo and download via
>> the browser Web Menu, it ends up in my designated .. /Downloads folder
>> with name IMG_file.jpg
>> But if I use DK:Import:Import from Google Photos from that same Album,
>> the file appears in
>> the album selected within DK but has name IMG_file without the .jpg.
>> The file thumbnail does not display when navigating to the selected folder.
>>
>> Suggestions ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance, Digikam is an amazing set of capabilities.
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