[Digikam-devel] [Bug 304202] New: No option to re-read metadata from XMP sidecar file

[james at lab6.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=304202

            Bug ID: 304202
          Severity: normal
           Version: 2.5.0
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
           Summary: No option to re-read metadata from XMP sidecar file
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: james at lab6.com
          Hardware: Ubuntu Packages
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: Metadata
           Product: digikam

If an XMP sidecar file already exists alongside a photo, digikam will not read
it, even if the file was written by (another instance of) digikam itself. It
also cannot be forced to read it via a menu option.

This arises in the use case where photos are stored in a Dropbox account: photo
metadata saved to an XMP file on one machine, then synced to another machine.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set digikam on computer A to write metadata to XMP sidecar file
2. Edit photo metadata.
3. Copy photo and XMP file to computer B.
4. Open photo on computer B.
Actual Results:  
Metadata entered on computer A is not visible.

Expected Results:  
Digikam should show the metadata from the XMP file.

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