[digiKam-users] advanced search criteria problem

[frederic chaume]

Hi Remco

the criteria is effectively :

AND (NOT "red flag" )
AND (NOT ("white color" OR "black color" OR any other color))  currently I'm using mainly Black and White colors

regards
Frederic

Le 06/04/2022 à 10:31, Remco Viëtor a écrit :
> On mercredi 6 avril 2022 09:46:06 CEST frederic chaume wrote:
>> Hi Maik
>>
>> thanks for your answer
>> in the result I have some pictures tagged with "red flag", and some
>> other tagged with "back color" or "white color". That's why  I excluded
>> "red flag" and ad "no color" in the advanced search
>> below different scenarios
>>
>>    * criteria in advanced search: exclude "red flag" and no criteria for
>>      color (as you mentioned):
>>        o result is ok, but I have to select "no color" in the right side
>>          filter to get the expected result
>>    * criteria in advanced search: exclude "red flag" and set "no color"
>>      criteria:
>>        o result is inconsistent : some pictures with "red flag" or "black
>>          color" are displayed. I have to exclude "red flag" and select
>>          "no color" in the right side filter to get the expected result
>>    * criteria in advanced search: "no color" criteria:
>>        o result is ok, but I have to exclude "red flag" in the right side
>>          filter to get the expected result
>>
>> thanks
>> frederic
> That could be a problem related to the way you combine the different
> conditions. It sounds like you want
>
>   (other search criteria)
> AND (NOT "red flag" )
> AND (NOT ("white color" OR "black color"))
> that last condition would be labeled as
>
> or if you prefer using the "nocolor" flag (apparently not always set!)
>
>   (other search criteria)
> AND (NOT "red flag" )
> AND ("nocolor")
>
> but if "nocolor" is an actual label that's only set when you request it,
> the latter won't work.
> And if that's true, it looks like a bug in the colour handling,
> as there then seems to be no way to remove a color label.
>
> So what exactly do you specify as search criterium? (perhaps a screenshot on a
> sharing site like dropbox would be easiest to show it)
>
> Remco
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