Thanks to all of you, that have taken time to answer my questions ... and ask a few questions in return.
I think it'll be helpful to give you some more information: - I run Linux/Fedora - my photos database (about 17000 photos) is managed in Digikam; and I have actually asked the same question on the Digikam list. - the photos book will be created in Scribus because 1) I want to work on a real layout involving photos and texts 2) the printer (as in 'imprimeur' in french, and not 'imprimante') expects strict PDF/X-3 files for the pages and the cover, which I now know Scribus can provide (I made a test on simple little book with only one photo per page) - there might be any number of photos per page, from one photo on a double page to 6, 7, ... whatever. The preliminary organization/sorting of the photos will induce some layout, and I intend it to be very different from one page to another. What I need to do is to sort and organize the pictures in a preliminary step so, when I am working on a specific Scribus page, I know which photos I'll have to import and where approximately to put it on the page; and I'll have to find each photo in a folder among 200 or 300 photos. They don't especially need to be in the same order they'll appear in Scribus, provided I know their filename, and don't have to browse each time through the whole folder and find the thumbnail I'm looking for. If I cannot find a computer tool to do that, I will have to do it "? l'ancienne": printing contact sheets (thumbnails + filenames), separate them with a pair of cisors, and do the organization part ... on my kitchen table. Hope this clarify the matter a bit. About the suggestions I have seen: - geeqie and ng-xim: never heard of them, I will have a look ASAP - krename: I've already investigated this one but, unless I'm mistaken, is doesn't allow manual sorting. And for the rename bit, Digikam provides me with much more options that I need. - IrfanView: will have a look at it. But if possible, I would rather avoid Wine as an unnecessary complication. - automatic import in Scribus: I will have a look. But I am not looking for an automated layout, so I don't see the point ... but I might be missing something. - Lightroom? No thanks. I came to the "free world" (Ubuntu, then Fedora) a year ago, and don't intend to go back. And, as far as know, Digikam does more or less the same things as Lightroom. It allows me to select 200-300 photos among 17000 using albums, tags, dates, rates, etc. rename them, export them ... Will be back soon with the result of my investigations. Thanks, Marie-No?lle -- Une galerie photos, un blog ... pourquoi pas ? Webmaster en herbe<http://www.webmaster-en-herbe.net/> Parcourez les C?vennes ? ma fa?on : C?vennes Plurielles<http://www.cevennes-plurielles.com> Et toutes mes autres publications ? partir de ma page d'accueil g?n?rale<http://www.marie-noelle-augendre.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20101202/e7e5b0c3/attachment.htm>
