[Digikam-users] How to make a new top-level album?

[Jim MacLeod]

Chris G wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 01:32:01PM +0000, Jim MacLeod wrote:
>> sean darcy wrote:
>> 
>> > digikam-1.0.0.-rc6. I have one album created: /opt/camera/summer-2009.
>> > Under that album I can access all sub-folders.
>> > 
>> > Now I want to create a new folder : /opt/camera/fall-2009. I can create
>> > it as a sub-folder in summer-2009, but I can't create it as a top-level
>> > folder. When I highlight "My Albums" the option to create a new folder
>> > is grayed out.
>> > 
>> > What am I missing?
>> 
>> Create a new directory eg /home/../album2.
>> Go to Settings/Configure/Collections, click on 'add collection' and
>> select /home/../album2.
>> 
>> Now when you start Digikam you can select which album you want, the other
>> will be 'hidden'. I think this may be as good as it gets. Anything beyond
>> this would require changing the config file.
>> > 
>> > sean
> 
> That's not how it seems to work for me, if it *was* how it worked I'd
> be very happy!
> 
> I have my digikam with its top level album in /home/chris/pictures.
> If I add "/tmp/pictures" and select that in "Add Collection" I just
> get *both* /home/chris/pictures and /tmp/pictures in My Albums.
> 
> I can't select either /home/chris/pictures or /tmp/pictures when
> digikam is started and have the other hidden.
> 
I'm guessing that the only way to truly separate them would be to have two 
totally individual config files so that there was no link at all between 
them. However that need some method of activating the relevant config file 
before starting digikam.
Sorry I cant be more helpful
Jim