Hallöchen!

Federico Bruni writes:

> [...]
>
> I suggest the following:
>
> """
> How do I move/rename/... files on my hard disk?
> Since version 1.1 Darktable supports copying/moving/renaming files. In 
> case you prefer using your file manager or command line, be aware that 
> you should first remove the files from the database, then rename them 
> (including the .xmp files) and finally reimport them in Darktable.
> """

This proposal makes me raising an issue again which has been
discussed already two months ago: What benefit do we have from the
library.db having precedence over XMP files?  In my opinion, every
DB entry must have a timestamp (maybe it already has), and if the
XMP file is newer, the image is automatically re-imported.

- Comparing timestamps is extremely fast compared with almost all
  other operations DT has to do.  They are reliable, too (people are
  backuping and rsyncing with them everywhere).
- People expect that moving a file together with its sidecar file
  "just works".
- Synchronisation between many computers becomes easier.
- Restoring from backups is easier.

"easier" means here not only a matter of convenience but also a
matter of avoiding data loss!

Tschö,
Torsten.

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Torsten Bronger    Jabber ID: [email protected]
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