Hi Niranjan,

what you want is the "load sidecar file" option on lighttable's "history
stack" module:
https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/module-reference/utility-modules/lighttable/history-stack/

Regards,
Guillermo

On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 3:52 PM Niranjan Rao <nhr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
>
> darktable version 3.4.1
>
>
> I came across this (https://discuss.pixls.us/c/processing/playraw/30)
> wonderful section on pixls.us where images can be uploaded and very
> helpful community shows the magic of opensource tools by processing
> images. This is very valuable tool in my opinion as you can see the
> changes and magic. I am learning a lot by downloading the images and xmp
> files and studying the effects.
>
>
> I'm struggling with applying the sidecars - xmp files. I tried looking
> at the manual and section
>
> https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/overview/sidecar-files/sidecar-import/
> seems to be most relevant. The problem I face is when I download the
> image and corresponding xmp files, everyone names it differently based
> on their choice or completely inverse scenario where file is named as
> exactly same by many. I have to remember to name it correctly and save
> it in right directory. Default browser saving format is also not very
> friendly to darktable sidecar reading logic.
>
>
> Is there a feature in darktable where I can just say, take this xmp file
> and apply it to the current image? I think this is similar to creating
> style from history stack, but source will be xmp file but could not
> easily figure it out.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Niranjan
>
>
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