another database question

[Per Funke]

Thanks!
I thought so but I had to be sure.
best Per

On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 12:21 AM Johannes Zarl-Zierl <johannes at zarl-zierl.at>
wrote:

> Hi Per!
>
> > Can blocked images be removed from index.xml? In the old db all
> directories
> > with images in them
> > had a THUMBS directory in them. As far as I can see these are garbage in
> > KPhotoAlbum. There seems to be no reason for keeping them.
> > (I'm constructing a new index.xml)
>
> I'm not sure if I understand the question. You can have an empty element
> "<blocklist/>" in your index.xml.
>
> There are two different ways to block images from your database:
> 1. Using the blocklist entry in index.xml
> 2. Using the kphotoalbum configuration
>
> 1. is mainly for blocking specific images that you don't want to delete
> but
> that still should not be part of the image database. I.e. this is a form
> of
> ad-hoc blocking.
>
> 2. is aimed at preventing certain folders from being added to the database.
> You can access this using the File search and Versioning page in the
> settings.
> The text field labeled "Directories to exclude from new file search:"
> takes a
> comma-separated list of directories.
> E.g. I use the value "ThumbNails,.thumbs" to ignore folders named
> "ThumbNails"
> and ".thumbs".
>
> HTH,
>   Johannes
>
>
>
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