Hi Terry, The OP was asking how to open an image in dt without adding to the dt library.
Is that possible in Windows, its certainly can't be done in Linux without modifying the darktable executable. Thus the advice to create a bash script to call darktable with the --library :memory: option. Of course that can be done from Terminal / CMD instead to launch dt in memory only mode. R. On 23/07/2021 09:38, Terry Pinfold wrote:
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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:darktable-user%[email protected]> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected] <mailto:darktable-user%[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]
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