Being a windows user I can just right click on an image in file explorer and tell it to open in DT, but I would never bother doing that. The new import options in 3.6 seem an improvement but we just have to get used to change. However, I did like the option to open (import) just a single image in DT3.4. I guess I can still do that in 3.6 but with a few more clicks.
On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 18:27, Richard Hobday <[email protected]> wrote: > Good question, but please remember to reply to the list. > > On 22/07/2021 18:30, J. Schneider* wrote: > > Hello Richard, > > has there ever been a way to just "open" an image without adding it to > > the database? > > Indeed there is. > This solution is for Linux - Windoze users will need to seek help > elsewhere. > > Create a bash script to call darktable with the memory only option. > Place the script in /.local/bin and mark as executable. > > As an example my script is: dl_nl.sh > > #!/bin/bash > /opt/darktable/bin/darktable "$1" --library :memory: > > Right click on the image file name |select open with | select your > script as the 'program' to open the file. > > This will open a single selected image file. > > If you wish to open multiple images its better to start darktable in > Memory only mode, and use the 'add to to library' import option! > > See the darktable Manual - Special topics/program invocation > --library :memory: > > I hope that will give food for thought. > R. > > > (Anyway, Michael Staats (e-mail 2021-07-21 05:37UTC) put it right: The > > new buttons just describe clearer what dt used to do.) > > > > Best regards > > Joachim > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Panasonic DMC TZ101 + Sony RX10; darktable on Win10pro on Thinkpad T540 > > with 2 x 24" > > > > > > Am 16.07.21 um 10:20 schrieb Richard Hobday: > >> On 15/07/2021 19:47, Willy Williams wrote: > >>> ... > >>> > >> > >> Methinks you are quite right in your observations. > >> > >> The new approach is unnecessarily complex, and replaces a previously > >> simple set of actions that worked well. > >> > >> Further more for those not using the library functions (*) of darktable > >> it is downright confusing. > >> (*) --library :memory: > >> > >> > >> > >> Just my two pence. > >> R. > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> darktable user mailing list > >> to unsubscribe send a mail to > >> [email protected] > >> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to > [email protected] > > -- Dr Terry Pinfold Cytometry & Histology Lab Manager Lecturer in Flow Cytometry University of Tasmania 17 Liverpool St, Hobart, 7000 Ph 6226 4846 or 0408 699053 ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
