[Bug 411193] [NEW] wish: moving/copying photos in digikam should automatically rename the underlying file if necessary

[N7DR]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: digikam

64-bit Kubuntu jaunty; digikam 0.10.0.

It is far too hard to organize one's pictures in digikam if one uses
multiple cameras.

The root of the problem lies in the fact that each camera will
independently name its image files. So if one imports files from
multiple cameras, then the filenames will be duplicated. (The same
happens if a camera is reset; often the filenames begin to recycle in
that case.) This is not a problem as long as one imports the files into
different albums. However, if one has (for example) an album of pictures
of flowers, then when one attempts to move a set of images of flowers
from camera X into that album, it is frequently the case that many files
with the same name from camera Y already exist in the album.

It seems to me that the point of digikam is to organize *photos*, not
files, and for many people they will not care about the underlying
filename; hence, it would make sense to provide an option so that in the
case of a filename conflict, the destination filename can be changed
without user interaction (say, by appending "-NNN" where NNN is a number
-- that's just a suggestion, though -- to the base filename).

In this scheme, then, if the album "Flowers" already has a file called
"DSC0050.jpg" and one attempts to copy/move another image that happens
also to be called "DSC0050.jpg" into the album, then digikam would
automatically create the file in the "Flowers" album with the name
"DSC0050-001.jpg".

This problem is not so bad if one is moving small numbers of files
around, but if one is moving hundreds of photos at a time, the current
scheme of warning about name conflicts and requiring explicit user
involvement is simply impractical.

** Affects: digikam (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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wish: moving/copying photos in digikam should automatically rename the underlying file if necessary
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411193
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