On 29/10/12 07:43 AM, Torsten Bronger wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Torsten Bronger
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Pascal de Bruijn writes:
>>>> I think this is by design. Darktable's primary source of
>>>> information is it's database. We write the .xmp files for
>>>> redundancy and easy interchangeability between Darktable users.
>>>
>>> What's the rationale of this precedence? I can imagine only use
>>> cases when the user would like it the other way round.
>>
>> Speed for one I think.
>
> Comparing timestamps would be enough for all practical purposes.
Creation time? Modified time? Last Access time?
Darktable has been designed to operate with particular assumptions
about xmp files, namely, that they are *not* the primary source of
information about an image. The primary source is your library.db.
>> Darktable is an image management solution, it's assumed you manage
>> your library using Darktable, and don't fiddle around with the
>> files behind Darktable's back.
>
> But consider these two situations: Restoring RAW/xmp from backup;
> copying RAW/xmp from main computer to laptop for editing further and
> then copying back.
I do this quite a bit. I copy my library.db across, along with the
raw images that I want to work on and when I'm finished working on
the other system, I copy my raw image files as well as the modified
library.db back to the primary system. I keep the same filesystem
layout for photos on each system I use darktable on, so that I don't
have to worry about files getting "lost" due to just being stored
somewhere else - I just cannot be bothered adding logic to the library
management code to go and remap files and directories.
James C. McPherson
--
Solaris kernel software engineer, system admin and troubleshooter
http://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog
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