[Shotwell] element spacing, tags and events

[Adam Dingle]

On 07/13/2010 12:29 PM, Chris Game wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2010, shotwell-request at lists.yorba.org wrote:
>    
>> From: Peter DO Smith<pdo.smith at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Shotwell] element spacing, tags and events
>> Message-ID:
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>> Renaming the photo is not quite the same thing. There is also a
>> semantic problem here. I don't think we should confuse the terms 'file
>> name' with  'photo title'. Ideally we need two extra columns in
>> PhotoTable, photo_title and photo_description.
>>      
> Isn't this getting a little complicated? Is this a professional tool
> or one for amateur family snaps? I think the latter, and in this
> case ease of use is paramount.
>    

It's not just professional programs that distinguish titles and 
descriptions.  Apple's iPhoto, for example, is a consumer-level program 
but still allows each photo to a have a single-line title (which appears 
underneath the photo) plus a multi-line description (which appears in a 
side pane).  That doesn't seem hard to use, and people who don't need 
descriptions can simply ignore the description field in the side pane.  
We might add something similar to Shotwell (see 
http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/1573).

> (PS - Editing this digest is a real pain - any advice? You could PM
> if I'm doing something totally stupid!)
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adam