[digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions

[Jim Kahnweiler]

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On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 3:20 PM Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Gilles. Andrew Goodbody also replied. I am copying the response I
> sent to him:
>
> Thanks, Andrew for the reply. I removed DK and reinstalled it. It doesn't
> take long, as I have nothing in it yet. During install is checked a
> preference that points DK to my Photos folder. The folder structure is
> displayed in the screenshot I'm attaching.
>
> I wanted to work on the "Alaska" folder and loaded images using
> Menu-->Import-->Add Images. When I select it the first time after launch,
> the thumbnails loaded in the main window. DK crashed and when I opened it
> again, the images were gone. I went to reimport them and they load as seen
> here. Note the unrotated verticles and psd file that does not display; the
> dng file does. When the thumbnail view window is selected the menu bar
> changes.
>
> I found the setting to change the UI theme.
>
> Icons for the folders in the main window albums list seem to be displayed
> properly for now.
>
> Thanks, again.
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 12:46 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>>
>
> --
> Jim
>
> Jim Kahnweiler, Photographer
> 5 Alewives Road
> Norwalk CT 06850 USA
>
> 203-979-1507
> http://www.jimkphoto.com <http://www.jimkphotographics.com>
> jim at jimkphoto.com
>
> It's not the camera; it's the photographer.
> --Anonymous
>
> Use the right tool for the job.
> --Folk Lore
>


-- 
Jim

Jim Kahnweiler, Photographer
5 Alewives Road
Norwalk CT 06850 USA

203-979-1507
http://www.jimkphoto.com <http://www.jimkphotographics.com>
jim at jimkphoto.com

It's not the camera; it's the photographer.
--Anonymous

Use the right tool for the job.
--Folk Lore
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