* Terry Pinfold <[email protected]> [07-23-21 04:40]:
> 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.
> > >>
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or simply utilize the command-line:
  darktable --library :memory: /<path-to-file>/<file>
  
  
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