On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 11:26 PM Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote:

> * Sheridan Price <[email protected]> [03-14-19 22:55]:
> > Hello;
> >
> > I find the idea of having a mouse over text file show up over a photo a
> > great idea as I can use it to remind myself of things yet to do to the
> > image. BUT...though it seems to set up the LUA options in the darktable
> > preferences I can't figure out how to make it actually create a text file
> > and input my text string into it. Has anyone used this script? Can you
> help?
>

> you don't say but if you are on windows this may be incorrect:
>

The script only runs on linux.  The script just ensures that a text sidecar
file exists for the image.
The sidecar file only displays the text when you are zoomed in to one
image.  I tried it and it displays filename, exposure info, focal length
and ISO.

  darktable preferences (the wheel above the images display on lighttable)
>   lua
>   create txt sidecars .... (3rd option on my display)
>
> but I don't believe it works as you think.  above will generate *.txt
> files matching your images displaying exif data and filename, but I see no
> way to display it over an image.
>
> but...
>
>   darktable preferences
>   gui options
>   miscellaneous (last group)
>   overlay txt slidecar over ... (4th from last)
>
> will display the filename and some of the exif (shot) data on mouse-over
> image in lighttable and filmstrip in darkroom.  but afaik, not editable.
>
>
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