metadata for xcf files

[Flavio Cardone]

Thanks for the fast answer. I thought by keeping all metadata in the XMP 
it would be possible to edit it with Digikam - I remember it wouldn't 
write it directly in the image even before.

But what happens then if I edit - say with vim - the XMP file and change 
the creation date of an image? Will that be overwritten from the 
database at some point?

Thanks,

Flavio

On 09/10/16 08:47, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> This is a problem already reported to bugzilla.
>
> Metadata Editor do not yet support all settings from digiKam. Remember
> this tool was an old kipiplugins moved to digiKam core.
>
> Note : the previous version of this tool as plugin was not able to edit
> XCF + sidecar metadata properly.
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2016-10-08 23:30 GMT+02:00 Flavio Cardone <fcardone at tlen.pl
> <mailto:fcardone at tlen.pl>>:
>
>     Hello -
>
>     I have been using Digikam for years and it all went fine. I recently
>     upgraded to version 5 and now, when I try to edit metadata for xcf
>     files, the dialogue is completely greyed out. Am I missing something
>     in the new configuration? I have already enabled metadata to be
>     saved and written in xmp files, and it is showing correctly on the
>     right sidebar, but it cannot be edited. Any suggestions?
>
>     Many thanks,
>
>     Flavio
>
>