Labelles for Labels colour

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi all,

Next 8.9.0 will have this feature : Custom naming of Color Labels.
Double clicking on Color Labels text allow to edit string.
Configuration is recorded in the digiKam settings file.

https://imgur.com/a/XRGBL0z

My best regards

Gilles Caulier

Le sam. 22 nov. 2025 à 10:19, <omimet at free.fr> a écrit :
>
> Hi,
> I remember this constraint, using DK (and testing some other DAM software) a few years ago.
> I understand that this attached name has to stay in the DK session and can't be embedded in file/database
> The spirit of my question is to ease allocation of each color during import session by having a clear understanding of what each mean FOR ME (for Web/for printing/for optimisation/...)
> The idea could be to switch (or toggle) the DK interface to display the attached label instead of the color (which is remaining in the database).
> But I have no idea if this facility can be wished by a lot of DK users...
> Best regards,
> OM
>
> On 22/11/2025 09:26, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Do you mean to attribute a description to a color label in the digiKam
> > settings ?
> >
> > Actually, color labels are unnamed to be universal and portable. If a
> > name is paired with a color and stored in the file metadata, the
> > pairing can be (will be) certainly different due to the own workflow.
> >
> > If a name is given to each color, this must still in the digiKam
> > session, somewhere in the config file and not propagated in the
> > database and the file metadata.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > Le jeu. 20 nov. 2025 à 19:23, olivier mimet <omimet at free.fr> a écrit :
> > >
> > > In the idea to categorise more easily the elements during import stage, Is It possible to attached a customisable labelle to each label colour?
> > >
> > > OM
> > >
> > > NB : found nothing in the manual, and only 2 items  "Label colour" in BugZilla => not relevant....
> >