Choice field for camera make and model?

[Maik Qualmann]

I hope I can play again this evening. ((:-)) On my computer, the
motherboard is dead, with no previous signs. Have spare, give me time to
look at what I then upgrade.

Maik

Am 30.11.2017 10:09 schrieb "Gilles Caulier" <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:

> I just recompiled whole digiKam code with Qt 5.6.3. I see the change with
> lens search feature. It's a great improvement.
>
> Yes you proposal with make and model sound fine for me.
>
> Gilles
>
> 2017-11-27 7:54 GMT+01:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
>
>> Gilles,
>>
>> Look in this closed bug 228015. In the advanced search we now have the
>> possibility to search for a specific or several lenses. The same choice
>> field
>> filled with data from the DB I would also suggest for camera make and
>> model.
>> Currently a free text field.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Sonntag, 26. November 2017, 22:28:10 CET schrieb Gilles Caulier:
>> > Hi Maik,
>> >
>> > If i understand, the question is about to provide a free text field to
>> > search camera lens model in database. Right ?
>> >
>> > I don't have objection. The search will provide a result with best
>> similar
>> > strings found in database. As Lens string identification is a puzzle to
>> > extract form metadata while DB registration, i cannot see a better way
>> to
>> > process).
>> >
>> > Note : more than one lens can be found by Exiv2 for same ID from
>> makernotes.
>> >
>> > Gilles Caulier
>> >
>> > 2017-11-26 22:13 GMT+01:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
>> > > Gilles,
>> > >
>> > > I added the lens search as a choice field. What would you think if we
>> use
>> > > the
>> > > free text fields for camera make and model as a choice field (data
>> from
>> > > DB)?
>> > >
>> > > Maik
>>
>
>
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