More than a background job it should be done in a thread different to the UI thread.
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Pascal Obry <[email protected]> wrote: > Changing a keyword or metadata trigger the writing of the xmp with > updated information. Using this on some large collection can take a > very long time if the files are on an external drive. During this time > darktable is not responsive to any action. > > It wouldn't be an issue if the waiting was 1 or 2 seconds but > yesterday I have cleaned up some of my tags and metadata on selection > of 1000, 2000 or 4000 files and I had to wait sometime more than 1 > minute! > > After looking a bit a this the issue is on the writing of the xmp. It > is ok with local files but on a NAS it is very slow. > > My proposal would be to write the XMP as background jobs. > > Does this makes sense? Do you see a drawback? > > -- > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! > Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies > and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step > tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > darktable-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel -- José Carlos García Sogo [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ darktable-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel
