Questions

[Louis A. Turk]

On 05/13/2017 01:39 PM, Louis A. Turk wrote:
> 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
> 

OK, in tag or label view only one image displays, but to the left of
that image is a triangle. Clicking on that triangle displays the rest of
the images.

drl