On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Torsten Bronger <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?
Speed. Reading timestamps may be fast, but if one has to do this for a filmroll with a 1000 files it might still significantly slow down darktable. > 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! You've lost me on this one. Regards, Pascal de Bruijn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
