[digiKam-users] Digikam with Inotify

[leoutation at gmx.fr]

On 10/28/18 9:50 PM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> In digiKam album engine:
> 
> https://cgit.kde.org/digikam.git/tree/core/libs/album/engine/albumwatch.cpp#n62
> 
> ...we use QFileSystemWatcher which use inotify already under Linux :
> 
> http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qfilesystemwatcher.html
> 
> Gilles Caulier
I asked this question because, with my previous dk,  I had to update 
manually each time I added files. Now, I see "real time" autoscan  works 
for new files but not for their thumbnails. To create png thumbnail, I 
have to open new file with dk editor.

> 
> Le dim. 28 oct. 2018 à 19:21, <leoutation at gmx.fr 
> <mailto:leoutation at gmx.fr>> a écrit :
> 
>     Hi
>     I use Inotify with Gerbera (Mediatomb fork) to monitor directories
>     changes. Very useful  to automatically update directories when
>     adding or
>     deleting files.
>     Would it be possible to use inotify with Digikam to avoid manual
>     directories updates?
>     Thanks
>