* Klaus <klaus.ren...@gmx.de> [03-01-21 13:10]: > Hi all, > > I am running dt 3.4.0 on kubuntu 20.04 and I am unable to convince dt to > update > the database with external changes to xmp files. > > When modifying the xmp with an external editor and opening the folder with dt > afterwards, dt will come up with the dialog asking if I want to modify the > database or overwrite the xmp. Even when I choose to modify the database, the > xmp is overwritten with the database content. I have seen some info that this > is known and should have been fixed on dt 3.4?? > > I even tried to move the database aside forcing dt to start from scratch, but > then it would just create new default xmp files when importing the folder > ignoring and thus killing the existing ones - apparently it was good idea > trying this with copies ... > > The background is that I am using dt only for raw files and have used digikam > for tagging, color labels and rating of pictures in jpg - also pictures coming > from e.g. mobile phones. I would like now to transfer tags, color lables and > rating from jpg files in digiKam to the raw files in dt and I am using a small > script for modifying the xmp files. The script seems to work fine and the only > thing missing is dt to just update the database instead of killing my changes
first step would be to file an issue at: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/new/choose this where and how the developers keep track of items to address. and please provide all the information requested. it will expedite solutions. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
