Default import settings (was: Terminology)

["Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen gmail com>]

On 20/09/06, Jean-Christophe Dubacq <jcdubacq1 free fr> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 07:18:46PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > I don't think that albums should be created automatically on import. I
> > don't like anything being done for me automatically. That's for people
> > who can't think for themselves- and there is a popular operating
> > system that I ran away from because is is designed for people who
> > cannot think for themselves (and it does a whole lot of things
> > automatically).
>
> Matter of taste. And matter of a checkbox in some preferences.

Yes, if there is a checkbox that I can state my preference in, then
I'm satisfied.

> > A feature that would show all the photos from the last import would
> > solve the need for this. By last import, I don't mean the last card
> > that was imported. If four cards are imported, with less than an hour
> > between each one, then we can assume that they are all part of the
> > same import.
>
> I do not think so. For example, I often import the two cameras we use
> (mine and my friend's) at the same time. But she sets her clock to
> French (winter) clock, and I set mine to UTC. So I'd rather have a
> different album for the two.

So maybe an option where you can select "New Album" or "Add To
Existing Album". I think that this would solve a lot of headaches.

> Of course if you add to your conditions "and EXIF data show that the
> cards were used in the same camera", I would agree. But this is quite
> difficult to establish (same card on two cameras?)

The above-mentioned solution would solve this rare case, too.

Note that this thread is on the subject of Terminology. The default
settings on import are a differnt subject, so note the change of Email
Subject.

Dotan Cohen