Or even simpler. My usage is for working on some file during train or when away from home. So I do not want to have all pictures locally just a specific set of them. In this case why not just copy the original image.
I would propose something like this: 1. A way to select the images to "cache" from the lighttable 2. Caching means copying the file under ~/.cache/darktable/cache and setting a boolean into the database (cache status). 3. The name of the cached files in ~/.cache/darktable/cache are SHA-1 of the original full pathname. 4. When entering the darkroom if the original image is not accessible check if the image has been cached (cache status) locally. If so, just load it. 5. If working on a copy of the file, never create a .xmp, not needed/required. 6. A way to reset the cache status, in that case the local copy of the original file can simply be deleted. Nothing else to do. The last part is recreating the .xmp when the original file is accessible, some changes have been made and the preference is to always create xmp. How does that sounds? Pascal. -- Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) The best way to travel is by means of imagination http://v2p.fr.eu.org http://www.obry.net gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ darktable-devel mailing list darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel
