[digiKam-users] Open with Darktable no longer an option for Linux Mint Cinnamon?

[Tom Rank]

Hi Gilles

Thanks for the speedy and helpful response. Yes, I can already use 'Open 
with' in the file manager to open RAW images in Darktable - but I can't 
at present do this in Digikam (where it would be more useful).

I've changed the RAW behaviour in Digikam's settings as you suggest, but 
it doesn't appear to alter the options on offer in Album view. What has 
changed, though, is that if I open an album image in the Editor (for 
example with F4) I can then use the File menu in the Digikam Editor (or 
Ctrl-F4) to open the RAW image in Darktable - it does recognise the 
program there.

This is progress, but only works for one image at a time. Previously I 
had used Digikam's star ratings to quickly mark images as I looked 
through them, then switched to a sorted-by-rating view to group the good 
ones together. I would then open all the starred ones in Darktable at 
once by making a quick selection and using the right-click menu option.

Am I missing something?

Best wishes

Tom

On 13/07/2021 16:55, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The "open with..." menu is populated by the Linux Desktop metadata (eg 
> .desktop type mime configuration files)
> 
> So you need to edit this configuration with your desktop configuration 
> panel to include DT as a suitable RAW file editor.
> 
> Alternative : in digiKam, go to Setup panel / Image Editor / RAW 
> Behavior / open RAw file in editor / Always use import tool ==> select 
> Darktable as extension.
> 
> In fact digiKam as RAW import plugin to delegate import mechanisms. 
> DarkTable is on the list. These plugins do not depend of Linux desktop 
> settings.
> 
> Best
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Le mar. 13 juil. 2021 à 16:38, Tom Rank <tom at literaryconnections.co.uk 
> <mailto:tom at literaryconnections.co.uk>> a écrit :
> 
>     I've been using Digikam as image manager very happily for some time,
>     with Darktable as my software of choice for editing RAW files and
>     exporting to JPEG.
> 
>     Previously, I've been able to select one or more images in a Digikam
>     album, right-click on 'Open with...' - and Darktable is the first
>     option. Easy to use, and the metadata from Digikam would be exported
>     too, so that the exported JPEG file (which I'd put in a sub-folder)
>     would have the same metadata as the RAW original. Great!
> 
>     But with the latest versions (currently I'm using 7.2), 'Open with...'
>     has only ShowFoto, and no way to add Darktable to the list that I can
>     find. So all I've been able to do is open the folder in the file
>     manager
>     and identify the image(s) by name to load them in Darktable. For my
>     current project, that's a folder of 334 images, so not much fun! The
>     metadata isn't exported either, so the JPEGs lose their captions, tags,
>     etc (I've just seen that I maybe needed to adjust a setting for sidecar
>     export, but have yet to see if that's the case.)
> 
>     I realise that Digikam is a KDE program and with Linux Mint Cinnamon
>     I'm
>     not running KDE, but this hasn't been a problem till now.
> 
>     Digikam and Darktable have been important to the development of my
>     digital photography skills - can anyone help me get them working
>     happily
>     together again?
> 
>     Many thanks
> 
>     Tom Rank
> 
>     Digikam 7.2
>     Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon
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