[Digikam-devel] [Bug 149966] New: Wish: Alternative IPTC Keyword Separator (dot notation)

[Jan Ott]

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           Summary: Wish: Alternative IPTC Keyword Separator (dot notation)
           Product: digikam
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: digikam-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: jan.ott gmx de


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.4)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

As I understand, Digikam 0.9.x uses a slash (/) as a separator in hierarchical IPTC keywords like food/fruit/banana. Other programs like IMatch (http://www.photools.com/) or Mapivi (http://mapivi.sourceforge.net/) use a dot notation instead like food.fruit.banana.
When reading IPTC keywords that have been generated by these programs, digikam does not recognise the hierarchical structure. This - to my opinion - is a considerable obstacle for people who think about migrating to digikam after having tagged a large number of pictures with one of the aforementioned programs.
Could it be possible to add import and export functionality for dot notation in hierarchical IPTC keywords, or, even better, an to add an option to configure digikam in a way that it generally use a dot instead of a slash as keyword seperator itself?