Labelles for Labels colour

[omimet at free.fr]

Hi all,
Unexpected to turn so fast inquiry into solution ! perhaps this topic was already on going?

Gilles, does it mean that those custom strings of Color Labels should be visible on Left bar/Labels View, Right bar/Filters View, Right bar/Caption View, or Advanced search,... ?

Olivier


On 27/11/2025 19:03, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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....
> >>
>