[Digikam-users] Albums - possible to have more than one, or change sort order?

[Gerhard Kulzer]

Am Tuesday 27 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 07:51:59AM +0100, Gerhard Kulzer wrote:
> > Am Monday 26 November 2007 schrieb Chris G:
> > > Is there any way to start digikam with a different 'root' album
> > > directory? I'd find it very useful to be able to do this.
> >
> > In the upcoming KDE4 version of digiKam, multi-root albums are possible,
> > but it is not planned for 0.9 series anymore.
> >
> > > It seems to be possible by creating a custom configuration file (I
> > > copied /home/chris/.kde/share/config/digikamrc) and then using the
> > > --config command line option.  Is there a neater way of doing this?
> >
> > I'm afraid not.
> >
> > > Alternatively is there any way to change the sort order of directories
> > > within the 'root' album, or even hide some of them?
> >
> > The sort order can be changed (View menu) between folder, collection and
> > date, and the order can be inverted.
>
> Yes, I can possibly see ways that collectiopns might help me.  Date
> is little use because quite a lot of my older folders are scanned so
> the date is 'now' whereas the pictures are actually forty or fifty
> years old.  I know I can probably set the dates but it's not ideal.
>
> Can the sort order of folders/albums be inverted, that would be
> useful.  In fact I can't see where any of the sort orders can be
> inverted - where is it set?

As usual, you click into the header of the tree 'My Albums'. That will toggle 
normal/invert.

Gerhard

>
> > No hiding feature so far in digikam. You have to rename the album from
> > outside digiKam to .folder to hide it.
>
> If I rename to a hidden directory how can I then get to see it in
> digikam, or can't I?



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