[digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions

[Jim Kahnweiler]

Thanks.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 9:29 AM Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can upload your screenshots to a cloud storage of your choice e.g.
> Google Drive, Onedrive, Dropbox, etc. and share the link.
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> *From:* Digikam-users <digikam-users-bounces at kde.org> *On Behalf Of *Jim
> Kahnweiler
> *Sent:* February 25, 2019 5:05 AM
> *To:* digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [digiKam-users] Newbie digikam user has questions
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> I tried to send this question with screen grabs but the system blocked
> them because they're too large. How do I send them?
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> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 3:20 PM Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> wrote:
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> Thanks, Gilles. Andrew Goodbody also replied. I am copying the response I
> sent to him:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I found the setting to change the UI theme.
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> Icons for the folders in the main window albums list seem to be displayed
> properly for now.
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> Thanks, again.
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> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 12:46 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Le dim. 24 févr. 2019 à 17:48, Jim Kahnweiler <jim at jimkphoto.com> a
> écrit :
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 1) My first album copied the images to the database location. Is there a
> way to create an album without moving files?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> And, I added the MIME preferences to recognize tif, psd and dng format,
> but the application did not respond, so thumbnails were not displayed.
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> 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 ?
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> Probably the application not responding because it currently scan and
> register items in database, in background...
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> 3) Screenshots on the DK website show a dark background, but I couldn't
> find a way to change from the default white background.
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> Go to Settings/Theme menu.
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> 4) When I first launched DK, the icons in the sidebar were solid, now they
> appear greyed-out.
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> ???
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> 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?
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> Under MacOS, definitively no. 6.0.0 come with more than 630 bugfixes while
> 2 years of development.
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> Best
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> Gilles Caulier
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> --
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> Jim
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> 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
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> It's not the camera; it's the photographer.
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> --Anonymous
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> Use the right tool for the job.
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> --Folk Lore
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> --
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> Jim
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> 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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