Bug 478101 - Add a new option to sort by item file format.
Summary: Add a new option to sort by item file format.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Albums-ItemsSort (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 8.2.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2023-12-05 09:03 UTC by TD
Modified: 2025-12-01 13:35 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 8.9.0
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Description TD 2023-12-05 09:03:31 UTC
SUMMARY
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On the left side of the working area in digiKam there are entries for album, keywords, tags, date, search etc.
The advanced search gives options to search manually these metadata, for example an author or aspect ratio, but there is no way to get an overview about:
- all authors / camera models / aspect ratio etc. in your database
to conviniently select all works from one author or camera for example.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open digikam / check left side album or selection entries
2. 
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
I am unable to get an overview about all entries of some important metadata for easy selection and working on that set.

EXPECTED RESULT
I would like to be able to select a special metadata picture set and work on it.

Maybe there is a certain camera which had a wrong DateTime or inaccurate GPS.
Or think about checking if you have pictures from other authors in your database.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2023-12-05 09:29:49 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 350098 ***
Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2025-12-01 13:22:59 UTC
Git commit 26e30c7730440c683fbce081336a9e7ef62534ee by Gilles Caulier.
Committed on 01/12/2025 at 13:22.
Pushed by cgilles into branch 'master'.

Add new option to sort album icon-view items by file format.
FIXED-IN: 8.9.0

M  +2    -1    NEWS
M  +4    -0    core/app/main/digikamapp_setup.cpp
M  +23   -0    core/libs/database/models/itemsortsettings.cpp
M  +5    -0    core/libs/database/models/itemsortsettings.h

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/26e30c7730440c683fbce081336a9e7ef62534ee
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2025-12-01 13:35:55 UTC
Git commit a0ccb713841ffba74f2486c0db02debb65013c1f by Gilles Caulier.
Committed on 01/12/2025 at 13:35.
Pushed by cgilles into branch 'master'.

Add new option to sort import icon-view items by file format.

M  +1    -0    NEWS
M  +6    -0    core/utilities/import/main/importui.cpp
M  +12   -0    core/utilities/import/models/camitemsortsettings.cpp
M  +2    -1    core/utilities/import/models/camitemsortsettings.h

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/a0ccb713841ffba74f2486c0db02debb65013c1f