Questions

[Louis A. Turk]

On 05/13/2017 11:54 AM, Louis A. Turk wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> On 05/13/2017 12:54 AM, Simon Frei wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not quite following what you want to do, so the following might be off:
>>
>> 1. Folders are albums. If you want to ignore specific folders (i.e. they
>> exist on your filesystem, but are not shown in digiKam), you can do so
>> in the configuration under Database in the Ignore Directories tab.
> 
> I see. Thanks for the explanation.
> 
>>
>> 2. What do you mean by queue? 
> 
> Queue as created by Batch Queue Manager.
> 
> Group selected here does only what it
>> says: It groups the items you selected. Groups are still visible both
>> via tag or dates sidebar (just as a single item that can be expanded).
> 
> But no matter what group a photo is in it should be displayed when one
> of its tags is clicked in the left panel, right? In my case they do not
> display. And no new group was created so far as I can see. When I use a
> file manager I can see that the files still exist, and I can even
> display them with Linux Mint Mate Xviewer, but they do not display in
> Digikam5. What must I do to make them display again?
> 
> The Batch Queue Manager chapter of the documentation is blank. So,
> experimenting or asking on this forum seems to be the only way to learn,
> though a little painful. Thanks for responding.
> 
> By the way, Digikam5 is impressive. I like it. It is the fastest way to
> tag photos I've found.
> 
> drl
> 
>>
>> On 12/05/17 18:44, Louis A. Turk wrote:
>>> I'm using Digikam 5.5.0.
>>>
>>> 1. I need to copy selected jpg images to a new folder without that new
>>> folder becoming a new album. How can that be done?
>>>
>>> 2. I put some important jpg images in a queue (they still appear to be
>>> there), as I thought I could then copy them to a new folder by choosing
>>> "Group Selected Here." Now they now longer show up under their dates or
>>> tags, and if they were copied to a new folder I can't find it. Do I
>>> still have my files? If so, how can I get them to show up again under
>>> their dates and tags?
>>>
>>> drl
>>
>>
> 

I just notice that they do display in Light Table.

drl