Bug 432388

Summary:	Color tag - I wish more colors
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	mippo <mippo9>
Component:	Tags-Colors	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	backup4g, caulier.gilles, metzpinguin, michael_miller
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	7.1.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description mippo 2021-02-01 17:02:52 UTC

SUMMARY

Could it be possible to increase color tag capability? 
My wish is to have all colors combination, not one only
And possibly make this compatible with Darktable through the Sidecar XMP

Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2021-02-01 17:19:20 UTC

Hi,

The original color flags rules are inspired from Apple Aperture, Nikon NX, and Adobe LR. All use only one color flag to tag an image.

What's the scheme of color rules from Darktable ? How these colors are recorded in XMP ?

Gilles Caulier

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2023-05-13 15:58:11 UTC

Maik,

For this entry it sound like a more complex approach of color tags. Mixing colors is the same than mixing keywords in fact, which is more adapted to be presented in GUI. I cannot imagine a rainbow identification in icon view... this will be a mess.

I vote -1 for this entry.

Gilles

Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2025-02-07 15:23:04 UTC

*** Bug 499646 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2025-02-07 15:25:29 UTC

I also vote -1 here because I don't know of any standardized metadata that would manage it.

Maik

Comment 5 Michael Miller 2025-02-07 16:36:28 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #4)
> I also vote -1 here because I don't know of any standardized metadata that
> would manage it.
> 
> Maik

I agree with Maik.  The colors are standard across almost all photo mananagement applications.  I can't see how this would work and preserve interoperability.

-1

Cheers,
Mike

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2025-02-08 05:43:03 UTC

-1 for me too...

Comment 7 backup4g 2025-02-08 06:57:03 UTC

Thanks for addressing the wish. Sorry for the duplicate at Bug 499646

(In reply to caulier.gilles from comment #1)
> The original color flags rules are inspired from Apple Aperture, Nikon NX,
> and Adobe LR. All use only one color flag to tag an image.

I appreciate this insight. I made the wrong assumption based on my experience using darkTable. 

> What's the scheme of color rules from Darktable ? How these colors are recorded in XMP ?

Apparently darkTable "cheats" by adding it to their xmp sidecar. And it seems the first of the chosen color labels is recorded to XMP standards.

>   <darktable:colorlabels>
>    <rdf:Seq>
>     <rdf:li>0</rdf:li>
>     <rdf:li>1</rdf:li>
>     <rdf:li>2</rdf:li>
>     <rdf:li>3</rdf:li>
>     <rdf:li>4</rdf:li>
>    </rdf:Seq>
>   </darktable:colorlabels>

Just adding a morsel of insight here. I'm also now convinced to -1 this feature request. And will adapt my labeling tact to fit the universal standards.