[Shotwell] element spacing, tags and events

[Bengt Thuree]

On Mon, 2010-07-12 at 08:49 +0200, Peter DO Smith wrote:
> I find that my tag list is growing quickly and has become quite long.
> This means that when I tag a photo by dragging it onto a tag I must
> quite frequently scroll the tag list up or down to bring it into view.
> The vertical spacing between the elements in the tag list seems quite
> large. I would like to suggest that you reduce the vertical spacing in
> the tag list. In this way more tags will be visible and less scrolling
> will be required. I realise that the list scrolls automatically when
> the dragged item is moved to the top or bottom of the list but this is
> much too slow.
> 
> I make these points because, for me, rapid tagging of photos is vital.
> One of the features I particularly like about Shotwell is precisely
> that tagging is so quick and intuitively simple. This is also why I
> oppose hierarchical tags. Opening and closing the hierarchical tags
> will slow down the tagging operation too much. Tagging is of course a
> must if one wants to make sense of a large photo collection. But that
> in turn requires that the application of tags be very fast and easy.
> Shotwell, as it stands, is perfect in this respect.
> Peter

F-Spot's way of tagging is the fastest though.
Simply press 't' for tagging, and start type, and it will complete the
tag name for you (only need to type the first few letters, and you
scroll among the alternatives).

/Bengt