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

[Maik Qualmann]

Reading "Exif.Image.XPComment" is now supported in digiKam-8.0.0. 

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
37677c757518d064ecea5cea82771fa8c1ad327a[1]

Maik

Am Montag, 7. März 2022, 20:11:04 CET schrieben Sie:
> 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.



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37677c757518d064ecea5cea82771fa8c1ad327a
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