[Digikam-users] edit metadata via information tab of caption/tags sidebar?

[Andrew Goodbody]

On 23/01/12 00:53, Erik Felthauser wrote:
> I think I used to be able to edit additional metadata such as 'city' via
> the Information tab of the caption/tags sidebar.  However, I think since
> upgrading ubuntu to 11.10, I no longer can. If I click on one of the
> fields there (below the template selector dropdown), I cannot edit any
> of them: no cursor appears.
>
> I have tried digikam 2.1 in regular ubuntu repo, as well as 2.5 from the
> philip5 ppa.

I also cannot do this in 1.9.0 but I would find it very useful to be 
able to do it.

> Is it supposed to be possible to do this, or is it just my imagination
> that I used to? I found a tutorial suggesting it is possible:
> http://scribblesandsnaps.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/work-with-photo-metadata-in-digikam/

I do have a vague recollection that I too used to be able to do it.

> If this is indeed _not_ possible, is the only way to edit the city
> fields (besides hardwiring it into a template), then, to use the kipi
> Image>Metadata>'edit all metadata' menu item window?

Well at least there is a workaround even if it is annoyingly difficult 
to use.

Andrew