[digiKam-users] Fwd: Re: HELP: Cannot select by picks or colors, either in filters (right column) or in select by labels (left column)

[James Orr]

Maik,

Thanks for the tip. I checked and the box was clear.

James M. Orr 2705 E Sussex Way Fresno, CA 93726
On 4/7/2019 12:30 AM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> Have you possibly activated the "Clean up the metadata from the database when
> rescan files" in the digiKam metadata settings? If so, definitely disable
> them.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Samstag, 6. April 2019, 19:41:39 CEST schrieb James Orr:
>> I just installed DK 6.1.0 git Build April 3, 2019
>>
>> The issues with PICK and COLOR labels continue. It appears to me to
>> resemble a database-App interface issue, where the database does not get
>> populated when one presses APPLY. I have examined the SQLite database
>> with DB Browser and have not found the table that appears to be
>> relevant; I wonder if it is missing. Guidance here would be useful. Even
>> if other users cannot replicate my issue, I cannot replicate their
>> success, and I truly wish for success.
>>
>> James M. Orr 2705 E Sussex Way Fresno, CA 93726
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: 	Re: [digiKam-users] HELP: Cannot select by picks or colors,
>> either in filters (right column) or in select by labels (left column)
>> Date: 	Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:03:32 -0700
>> From: 	James Orr <jorr1948 at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: 	jorr1948 at earthlink.net
>> To: 	Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> I expected that the PICK and COLOR labels would work flawlessly. So far,
>> not luck.
>> DK is 6.0.0
>> I am using QSQLite with the database stored in the folder PICTURES on a
>> 4TB HDD labeled as DATA. I have about 42000 images in the database.
>> I am testing sorts of CR2 raw images.
>>
>> I attached some screen shots:
>>
>>   0. Selected folder with images.
>>   1. In CAPTIONS added PICK and COLOR.
>>   2. Failed to select images by either PICK or COLOR.
>>   3. Selected 5-star images, shows two images with PICK and COLOR.
>>   4. Failed to select by PICK and 5-star. Also failed to select by COLOR.
>>   5. Failed to select by PICK only.
>>   6. Closed DK and reopened
>>
>> DebugView is new to me. I'll have to learn how to use it. This looks
>> like deeper troubleshooting than I usually have to do.
>>
>>
>> James M. Orr 2705 E Sussex Way Fresno, CA 93726
>>
>> On 3/20/2019 5:33 AM, Andrey Goreev wrote:
>>> I use pick labels on DK for Windows 10 x64 for initial culling.
>>> Eventually the images are being moved to a linux machine. I see the
>>> labels there too.
>>> Haven't seen any issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>>> Date: 2019-03-20 1:31 AM (GMT-07:00)
>>> To: jorr1948 at earthlink.net, digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as
>>> a professional with the power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [digiKam-users] HELP: Cannot select by picks or colors,
>>> either in filters (right column) or in select by labels (left column)
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> It's not reproducible here under Linux. I use Labels to sort items
>>> while a workflow.
>>>
>>> Which database type do you use (here sqlite) : local or remote ?
>>>
>>> What do you see as debug traces from digiKam with debugview tool from
>>> Microsoft while you play with Labels ?
>>>
>>> https://www.digikam.org/contribute/
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>> Le mer. 20 mars 2019 à 03:05, James Orr <jorr1948 at earthlink.net
>>>
>>> <mailto:jorr1948 at earthlink.net>> a écrit :
>>>      My system uses:
>>>          Windows 10 Pro
>>>          INTEL Core i7-8700K, 3.7 GHz
>>>          16 GB Ram
>>>          64 bit OS and processor
>>>      
>>>      I can label selected images using the CAPTIONS tools in the
>>>      DESCRIPTIONS section. When I mark images with the Pick Label or
>>>      the Color Label and Apply, the images show the selected attributes.
>>>      
>>>        * However, when I close and reopen Digikam, the attributes are
>>>        
>>>          missing.
>>>        
>>>        * When I use  either the Filters (Right) or the Labels (Left)
>>>        
>>>          and try to include only the labels or the colors, nothing happens.
>>>      
>>>       Rating works well.
>>>      
>>>      Without these selection criteria, my workflow is severely
>>>      hampered. What am I missing?
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