The thumbnails do not show up when importing from a folder, only when importing from a device using the 'gphoto2' library. If you see only two buttons in the import module (and not the "scan for devices" button) then your copy of Darktable was not compiled with 'gphoto2' support.
I would not recommend using folder import for images on an SD card: if you import such images and do not promptly move them *off* the SD card, you will lose access to them as soon as the card is unmounted. -- August Schwerdfeger aug...@schwerdfeger.name On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 10:42 AM Peter Harde <peter.harde.pri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Laurent, > > ok, thank you for clarification. But I'm afraid I still don't really > understand how you get thumbnails into the import dialog. The import > module of lighttable (dt 3.4.0) has two buttons, "image..." to import > imag(es) and "folder" to import the content of a folder (optional > recursive). > > I assume your card reader is mounted as linux block device. Clicking > "folder" you should get a file selector (dialog) like the one shown in > the attached screenshot. For me this dialog appears with a file list, > with small leading symbolic icons (no thumbnails). And building the > content of the dialog is extremely fast. I cannot find a way to get > thumbnails into this dialog... > > Peter > > Am 06.01.21 um 15:56 schrieb Laurent Zimmermann: > > Hi Peter, > > > > > > Sorry that I was not clear. > > > > I meant the thumbnails that appear in the window opened in darktable > > if I click on "Import from camera" (although just an USB3 card reader > > with my CF is connected, not the camera itself, which is only USB2). > > > > I suggested that THESE thumbnails (not those of the lighttable) could > > (also) be saved in a cache. > > > > About the file list, I am almost certain I saw it once (and only once) > > instead of the thumbnails, but I never was able to reproduce. > > > > I spoke about Dolphin only for speed comparison. > > > > Following you suggestion I gave dt 3.4.0 a try, but on my Windows > > computer. With 3.4 (under Windows), the import from a card reader no > > more copies the files to the hard disk as 3.2.1 did (under Linux). And > > if I connect my camera, dt recognizes it but says it is busy. Sorry > > for mixing the OS's. > > I've found the Zadig tool to change the driver, but it had no effect, > > at least for the card reader (not yet tested with the camera, but it > > is USB 2 only). > > > > > > Thanks, > > Laurent > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > darktable developer mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-dev+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org ___________________________________________________________________________ darktable developer mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-dev+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
