[digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions

[Gilles Caulier]

Le dim. 24 févr. 2019 à 17:48, Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> a écrit :

> Hi, I just download and installed digikam on my Mac, running Mojave. As a
> user using MediaPro for many years I have been forced to search for a
> replacement because PhaseOne has abandoned the software. DK is the most
> likely replacement. However, my initial experience has been frustrating.
>
> I have several questions for which I can't find answers. Can someone help
> me, please or provide a link to a tutorial that will explain how to do what
> I want to do.
> 1) My first album copied the images to the database location. Is there a
> way to create an album without moving files?
>

You don't need to copy files at all. Just point the root album to the
directory to manage. It's not Apple Iphoto or Photos. Nothing is copied.
This kind of management is a shame from private applications.

2) The second album I created opened in a new window and was not saved. No
> files were moved. The verticle images were not displayed in a rotated view.
>

Sorry i don't understand. Did you place new items inside ? Albums are
directories on HDD in fact... It's simple and logic. Nothing is hidden as
private Apple software.

And, I added the MIME preferences to recognize tif, psd and dng format, but
> the application did not respond, so thumbnails were not displayed.
>

You don't need to add extra Mime types. This one are already registered by
digiKam. did you take a look about "?" button in setup mime type panel ?

Probably the application not responding because it currently scan and
register items in database, in background...

3) Screenshots on the DK website show a dark background, but I couldn't
> find a way to change from the default white background.
>

Go to Settings/Theme menu.


> 4) When I first launched DK, the icons in the sidebar were solid, now they
> appear greyed-out.
>

???


I see that v.6 is a .0 version, with new releases scheduled for the near
> future. Would I find a more stable release if I downgrade to v.5.8?
>
>
Under MacOS, definitively no. 6.0.0 come with more than 630 bugfixes while
2 years of development.

Best

Gilles Caulier

>
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