[digiKam-users] Compilations

[Remco Viëtor]

On jeudi 6 juin 2019 17:31:06 CEST pinasse wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Using digikam 6.1.0 I'm missing an essential feature of a DAM. I tend to
> call this a 'virtual album' or 'collection', but since both phrases are
> already in use in digikam let's call it a 'compilation'.
> 
> This are the minimum requirements of such a feature:
> - Compilations are virtual, no item is moved or copied
> - A compilation may have an infinite amount of items assigned
> - Any catalogued item may be assigned to any compilation
> - A compilation may be assigned to any other compilation (sub-compilation).
> - The sorting of a compilation is user defined (not on basis of any meta
> data)
> - Compilations are separated from other tags. It must not be mixed with any
> other tag.
> - A batch processor is needed to export the assigned items of a compilation
> into a folder
> - Items assigned to sub-compilations should be exported into sub-folders
> 
> A compilation has it's own meta data:
> - a name of course :-)
> - the date of creation
> - a state if it is finished
> - the date(s) of exports
> - the purposes of exports
> - for multi user environments: name of maintainer of the compilation
> - for multi user environments: name of maintainer of an export
> 
> Does such a feature already exist in digikam; am I missing something?

Don't use disposable email addresses (like from domain byom.de) for feature 
requests, hard to get follow-up... Like: what's the practical use of the 
feature you request here (aka use-cases)

Remco