[Digikam-devel] [Bug 190933] New: wish to force selection of root directory (when starting) without changing database

[micke at iki.fi]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190933

           Summary: wish to force selection of root directory (when
                    starting) without changing database
           Product: digikam
           Version: 0.10.0
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: digikam-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: micke at iki.fi


Version:           0.10.0 (using KDE 4.2.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I have a dual-boot system (ubuntu/XP) and would need to access the same digikam
picture database from both systems. It seem to me that the only thing stopping
this, is that the root directory in the database is written in the
system-specific format. So if I create the db in windows this will look like 
volumeid:?path=D%3A%2FPictures 
and if I create it in Linux, it will look like 
volumeid:?uuid=F038546838543038

If I change this field I can use the database on the other system, and gain at
least basic functionality of the database (have not done extensive testing, so
there might of course be problems, at least with locales). 

The easiest way to handle this would probably be to allow forcing a root
directory in a command line option. This would probably add usability also for
other purposes, like opening copies of the root album directly from removable
devices. Maybe such an option already exist, but I found nothing about command
line options in the documentation.

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