Visual Indication if image contains description in file window

Started by ben, January 01, 2015, 03:36:16 PM

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ben

Hi everyone,

i would like to get a visual indication in the file window if an image contains a description or title.
I've seen similar examples in this forum but cannot find the posts any more.

So,
in case there is a description/title, the thumbnail in the filewindow should show a small icon or a few letters (e.g. DES), e.g. in the upper right corner.

Thanks for any help,
Ben

Mario

Sinus has implemented this. It's easy. Just use a custom template, the variables corresponding to the tags you are interested in and then load an image or whatever you want to do.

https://www.photools.com/community/index.php?topic=3352.msg22297#msg22297
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ben

Thanks so much. That was easy.

I am using a custom template with the following code:
<Run FontSize='8pt' Foreground='#CCFF33' >{File.MD.XMP::dc\description\Description\0|hasvalue:DESC}</Run>

Ben

ben

One more question:

Can i also set the label to a specific color?
i.e. the label should be green if the image contains a description/title and reset otherwise?

sinus

Ben,
If you mean the xmp-label at the bottom of each thumb, I think, you cannot do a "link" to the description, as you would do it.

What you can do, is use for your DESC different colors or even an icon, the possibility to use an icon (instead of DESC in your case) is very interesting. Mario has described this in the forum, somewhere.
Best wishes from Switzerland! :-)
Markus

ben

Yeah, i think you are right.
The "DESC" is just shown in the filewindow and the label is a property of the file.

Never mind, my solution works perfectly for me.
Ben

sinus

Best wishes from Switzerland! :-)
Markus