Update images when external file is created

Erick Moreno erickmoreno at gmail.com
Fri Jul 21 22:23:58 BST 2017


Sorry, I forgot this informations

Ubuntu 17.04 using 5.6 appimage.

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com> wrote:

> What OS you are on?
> Also I think the checkbox "Rescan after changes were made" will help.
>
> I recall having same problems in Windows long time ago but I don't think
> it happens on Linux. Or maybe my workflow just changed...
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com>
> Date: 2017-07-21 2:52 PM (GMT-07:00)
> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
> Subject: Update images when external file is created
>
> Hi guys,
>
> My workflow includes some editions using external programs (usualy gimp)
> while I'm selecting and rating images.
>
> The problem is, when I save a new file from the external editor on the
> same folder I'm working, digikam don't recognize this image imediatly (like
> it does when I create a new file using showphoto). I need to press F5 to
> force digikam to rebuild ALL thumbs and finally be able to tag or do any
> work with the new file inside Digikam.
>
> When working on folders with many (2k) imagens, this task takes some
> minutes in my machine and is really annoing.
>
> So, there is any faster way to make Digikam recognize new image inside the
> folder I'm working? Why is so different create a new file with showfoto and
> any other external program?
>
> Thank you guys.
>
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> *Erick Moreno*
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>



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