[digiKam-users] From Windows Comments field to digiKam Captions

[Maik Qualmann]

I think Exif.Image.XPComment is also read-only. Right now we are reading 
Exif.Photo.UserComment and Exif.Image.ImageDescription at the same time in one 
function. For compatibility reasons I will leave it as it is but split it so 
that we are compatible for reading about the advanced metadata configuration. 

Maik

Am Montag, 7. März 2022, 19:19:16 CET schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> Hi Maik,
> 
> Do we need to deal with XPComments as with will need to do with XPKeywords
> in the future ?
> 
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421464
> 
> Gilles
> 
> Le lun. 7 mars 2022 à 19:10, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > Thanks for the sample image. OK, reading the Exif.XPComment is indeed not
> > possible at the moment. Reading exif comments are still hard coded and
> > bypass
> > advanced metadata settings.
> > I will fix it .
> > 
> > Maik
> > 
> > Am Montag, 7. März 2022, 08:37:42 CET schrieben Sie:
> > > Send me a sample image with a Windows comment.
> > > 
> > > Maik
> > > 
> > > Am Sonntag, 6. März 2022, 23:58:40 CET schrieb Rob Wallach:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Using digiKam 7.6.0 and trying to get the Windows "Comments" field of
> > > > a
> > > > JPG
> > > > read as the digiKam "Captions" field.  Using a test photo not
> > 
> > previously
> > 
> > > > manipulated by digiKam and having a simple phrase in the "Comments"
> > 
> > field
> > 
> > > > as seen by Windows, in digiKam Metadata the only place where I can see
> > > > this
> > > > phrase is in under EXIF "XPComment" of the ExifTool tab.  It is also
> > > > visible as "Windows Comment" under the EXIF tab.  So I went to
> > > > Settings->Configure digiKam->Metadata->Advanced and under "Caption" I
> > > > tried
> > > > adding a new read namespace.  I tried Exif.XPComment and
> > > > Exif.Image.XPComment but my Windows "Comments" never appears in
> > > > digiKam
> > > > "Captions".  I tried disabling all other read namespaces but to no
> > 
> > avail.
> > 
> > > > No matter what I do, any "Comments" entered in Windows is not read by
> > > > digiKam.  And yes I have re-read the photo metadata (I changed the
> > 
> > Windows
> > 
> > > > "Comments" phrase and I see it in the ExifTool XPComment field from
> > 
> > within
> > 
> > > > digiKam).
> > > > 
> > > > Any suggestions?  Thanks!
> > > > 
> > > > Rob W.