Bug 91361

Summary:	Store digikam files in ~/.digikam/
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Ben Dodson <bdodson>
Component:	Setup-ConfigFiles	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	7.6.0

Description Ben Dodson 2004-10-15 01:55:16 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.0)
OS:                Linux

It would be great to be able to store all digikam-related files in ~/.digikam/. This would help keep the filesystem clean, since most photo directories are used for other purposes too, and also would help people who do not have write access to their photo directory (and only use digikam to view photos)

Comment 1 Renchi Raju 2004-11-09 01:35:45 UTC

digikam maintains exactly one file (digikam.db) in your album library path. this is to allow users to move/copy/rename their entire collection to a different location/computer/storage-media and still have all the metadata retained. also this design allows you to have multiple album library paths and be able to switch between them.

Comment 2 Woodhouse 2006-05-25 17:21:53 UTC

I think it is also very useful that different users can have acces to the digikam photo db by just pointing to the path where the root of the collection is stored, All tags and settings are system wide then.