selection2collection

🔗Name

selection2collection.lua - create a temporary collection from a selection

🔗Description

selection2collection creates a temporary collection, using functional tagging, from a selection. The collection lasts until darktable exits and then the collections are removed, but not the images.

To create the temporary collection, a function tag (darktable|functional|s2c) tag with a date and a time is applied to the selected images. The collection module filters on the tag to display the connection. More than one temporary collection can be created and collections can be changed by selecting the appropriate tag.

The tags are autmatically destroyed when darktable exits, thus removing the collections. There is a preference in the Lua options to keep the collections across darktable runs.

🔗Usage

start this script from script_manager or require it in the user luarc file
make a selection
click the create temporary collection button the the actions on selected images module

🔗Additional Software Required

None

🔗Limitations

🔗Author

Bill Ferguson - wpferguson@gmail.com