SUMMARY When trying to search a filename using advanced search, digikam only returns the results if exact folder is selected. If the parent folder is selected, digikam return nothing. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Album structure: 2020/01/test1.jpg /02/test2.jpg 2. In advanced search: album: 2020-->01, search field: test1.jpg --> return the file 3. In advanced search: album field: 2020, search field: test1.jpg --> return nothing. OBSERVED RESULT EXPECTED RESULT I would expect we can select a folder in ablum field, digikam will search all subfolders. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Big Sur 11.2 Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This behavior is so intended. Only the selected albums are searched. You can right-click the parent album and choose to select automatically also the child albums as well. Maik
Thanks for the information. It just seems natural to me if a folder is selected, all the subfolders are also searched. Otherwise, I can just select the subfolder itself, not the parent folder. The only situation I can think of to exclude the subfolders is if the parent folder also contain photos, then it makes sense to select the folder but excludes the subfolders. Thanks, Joseph
The behavior is the same in all album selectors in digiKam. Surely we could reverse the behavior and one would have to deselect children's albums. But long-time digiKam users know the behavior no different. Maik