[digiKam-users] digiKam "date"s and times

[Jim Todt]

Hi.  What is the protocol/etiquette here - what is the timeframe that 
one should wait for response before asking again?

Thanks.


On 6/10/19 3:17 PM, Jim Todt wrote:
> Thank you all for the prompt replies!
>
> @Gilles:
>
> "read the code" is unfortunately of limited value - many (like me) 
> either can't or can't with any reasonable facility; reading a code 
> snippet only reveals that snippet, not the whole picture; reading code 
> can only show what the code does, not what it is _supposed_ to do; 
> etc.  To me, that last is key:  I would like to know what digiKam is 
> supposed/designed/spec'd to do - because that is how I should arrange 
> my workflow.
>
> Agreed, this is a complex issue - all the more reason to know 
> explicitly what is supposed to happen...
>
> I looked at the bug but it doesn't seem to have any detail? Neither 
> exactly what might be implemented nor when?
>
> @woenx:
>
> I agree the EXIF Original date should be used.  Unfortunately in my 
> tests so far digiKam ignores it. :(
>
> @Maik:
>
> Is there a (non-code :) ) description of how this ranking is supposed 
> to happen?  And once this date (THE date) is determined, is it then 
> supposed to be used everywhere for all functions within digiKam?  Or 
> are other dates involved in different places/functions?
>
> I don't understand the logic of your example.  In that scenario, the 
> user hasn't "corrected" either their mistake nor the date. The user 
> has in fact _added_ another date and increased the problem.
>
> Admittedly I don't have knowledge of all the bug reports or other 
> scenarios - all the more reason I'd like to understand how digiKam is 
> trying to resolve these issues.  If one believes that the user, at 
> least from their perspective, "corrected" the date, then wouldn't a 
> simpler, better approach be to confirm that with the user and then use 
> this date for EXIF Original, as the user intended in the first place?
>
> @all:
>
> Would also appreciate your comments on the other questions:
>
> View sorting uses filesystem dates?
>
> Is there any plan/schedule for the EXIF Offset Timezone fields to be 
> used?
>
> Best Practices for dates, including UTC?
>
> Thanks!
>
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