* 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. > > >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > >> > > >> > > >> 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]
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