Update images when external file is created

Erick Moreno erickmoreno at gmail.com
Fri Jul 21 22:32:14 BST 2017


Andrey,

Where can I find "Rescan after changes were made" checkbox??

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I forgot this informations
>
> Ubuntu 17.04 using 5.6 appimage.
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What OS you are on?
>> Also I think the checkbox "Rescan after changes were made" will help.
>>
>> I recall having same problems in Windows long time ago but I don't think
>> it happens on Linux. Or maybe my workflow just changed...
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2017-07-21 2:52 PM (GMT-07:00)
>> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>> Subject: Update images when external file is created
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> My workflow includes some editions using external programs (usualy gimp)
>> while I'm selecting and rating images.
>>
>> The problem is, when I save a new file from the external editor on the
>> same folder I'm working, digikam don't recognize this image imediatly (like
>> it does when I create a new file using showphoto). I need to press F5 to
>> force digikam to rebuild ALL thumbs and finally be able to tag or do any
>> work with the new file inside Digikam.
>>
>> When working on folders with many (2k) imagens, this task takes some
>> minutes in my machine and is really annoing.
>>
>> So, there is any faster way to make Digikam recognize new image inside
>> the folder I'm working? Why is so different create a new file with showfoto
>> and any other external program?
>>
>> Thank you guys.
>>
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