[Digikam-users] sort by filename

[Martin (KDE)]

Am 07.12.2012 20:53, schrieb David Vincent-Jones:
> My camera filename is of the form ..... IMG_1234.CR2
> 
> When I import from the camera the file name is changed to the form ....
> 20120505_0016.CR2
> In other words folder-date+sequence-number. This is one of the dt import
> options and avoids duplication of camera output numbers.

I usually import my photos with digikam (better settings for file name)
and after that work with darktable to process the raw files. With this I
don't have any problems regarding file names.

Martin

> 
> My image file is then only known on the entire system  with that
> date/sequence name.
> 
> But dt only uses the now obsolete camera name that does not exist and to
> make matters worse the database is now so confused that file folders
> become totally fragmented if I open multiple folders for any reason (for
> instance for selecting all 4 star within a one year period).
> 
> Maybe I explained it better this time ;=))
> 
> David
> 
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