[KPhotoAlbum] Mass editing/checking tags

Robert Krawitz rlk at alum.mit.edu
Mon Nov 21 13:23:11 GMT 2011


On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:30:17 -0500, Joe wrote:
> Just something to think about:
>
> I haven't read through the list in awhile, but I believe that the tag database is just that - probably some flavor of sql.
>
> Is there any way (preferably without much programming) to talk directly to the database and do data cleaning, etc.?
>
> What I have in mind currently:  I have a large number of animal pictures.  I would like to automagically ensure that all pictures tagged as "faun" are also tagged as "deer" and "animal".  Similarly, all "home" locations are also tagged as "Buffalo" (as in NY ;)     ).

There's an easier way to do that: go to settings/subcategories, and
make "home" be a subcategory of "Buffalo".  When you're assigning
tags, you can also drag a tag under another tag to make it a
subcategory.

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