[digiKam-users] Search for no captions

[Ronald Orenstein]

I have asked this e but did not get a reply, so Excuse me for asking again: Is it possible to search or filter on DigiKam (MAC OS version 7.0.0) for images with empty captions (in the same way one can filter for images without tags)?  Thanks!

Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada ronorenstein.blogspot.com

[digikam-2]

On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 14:49:51 -0400
[hidden email] wrote:

> I have asked this e but did not get a reply, so Excuse me for
> asking again: Is it possible to search or filter on DigiKam (MAC OS
> version 7.0.0) for images with empty captions (in the same way one
> can filter for images without tags)?  Thanks!

Kind of. It can be done but it has to be setup first:

* Search tab > advanced search > reset (to make sure we start fresh
* At the top right: Options:  "None of these conditions are met"
* caption, comment, title > catption: e
* add search group
* click on OR to become AND
* "None of these conditions are met"
* title: e
* ok

Then you can save the search and select that saved search each time...

This assumes that all actual captions or title contain the letter E.
Very few words in English do not have the letter E (you can google for
the list).

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sknahT

vyS

[Ronald Orenstein]

Thanks - that is a neat workaround. 

If this is the right place to do so, though, I would like to suggest that this is a feature that should be added to the program. I am in the process of captioning a large number of images and it would greatly speed the process if those I have already done could be filtered out. There is a feature like this in Aperture (you can set IPTC caption data to’ empty’ as a search condition) and I have found it to be very useful. 

Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada ronorenstein.blogspot.com

On Jul 9, 2020, 3:17 PM -0400, [hidden email], wrote:

On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 14:49:51 -0400
[hidden email] wrote:

I have asked this e but did not get a reply, so Excuse me for
asking again: Is it possible to search or filter on DigiKam (MAC OS
version 7.0.0) for images with empty captions (in the same way one
can filter for images without tags)?  Thanks!

Kind of. It can be done but it has to be setup first:

* Search tab > advanced search > reset (to make sure we start fresh
* At the top right: Options: "None of these conditions are met"
* caption, comment, title > catption: e
* add search group
* click on OR to become AND
* "None of these conditions are met"
* title: e
* ok

Then you can save the search and select that saved search each time...

This assumes that all actual captions or title contain the letter E.
Very few words in English do not have the letter E (you can google for
the list).

--
sknahT

vyS

[digikam-2]

On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 16:29:39 -0400
[hidden email] wrote:

> Thanks - that is a neat workaround.

I've been helped many times, now it's my turn...

>
> If this is the right place to do so, though, I would like to
> suggest that this is a feature that should be added to the program.
> I am in the process of captioning a large number of images and it
> would greatly speed the process if those I have already done could
> be filtered out. There is a feature like this in Aperture (you can
> set IPTC caption data to’ empty’ as a search condition) and I have
> found it to be very useful.

Wrong place. Go to: https://www.digikam.org/support/ bugs and wishes.

If not, they can't track them. There, the "big honchos" will triage
and decide what, when and how....

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sknahT

vyS

[Ronald Orenstein]

Will do - thanks.

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, 08:39:54 p.m. EDT, <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 16:29:39 -0400
[hidden email] wrote:

> Thanks - that is a neat workaround.

I've been helped many times, now it's my turn...

>
> If this is the right place to do so, though, I would like to
> suggest that this is a feature that should be added to the program.
> I am in the process of captioning a large number of images and it
> would greatly speed the process if those I have already done could
> be filtered out. There is a feature like this in Aperture (you can
> set IPTC caption data to’ empty’ as a search condition) and I have
> found it to be very useful.

Wrong place. Go to: https://www.digikam.org/support/ bugs and wishes.

If not, they can't track them. There, the "big honchos" will triage
and decide what, when and how....

--
sknahT

vyS