dimbola/ roadmap

Roadmap for Dimbola

Dimbola 1.0

This is the feature set that 1.0 will hopefully have. Since Dimbola is a hobby project, changes are always possible.

  • Copy photos from camera/memory card to hard disk. (dimbola-copy is a command line program that most of this, but needs to be integrated into the GUI.)
    • Optionally rename files.
    • Optionally copy files to two locations.
    • Also add to currently open database.
  • Add photos to database from hard disk.
    • Individual, hand-picked images. Done.
    • Recursively for a whole directory tree.
  • Tag, rate, rotate photos efficiently.
    • Tags can be created. Done.
    • Tags can be arranged in a hierarchy. Done.
    • One or more tags can be added to one or more photos in one operation.
    • Tags can be added to photos when they're exported.
    • Tag lists can be exported and imported (merged to current list), so people can share them.
    • Tags have flags for controlling export to photos, sharing.
  • Import and display EXIF fields.
    • Display all fields.
    • Display user-specified selection of fields.
    • Display a basic, pre-configured set of fields. Done.
  • Display/edit all IPTC fields.
    • Display all fields.
    • Display user-specified selection of fields.
    • Display a basic, pre-configured set of fields.
  • Search photos based on various criteria.
    • Which folder they're in. Done.
    • Tags they have. Done.
    • Rating. Done.
    • EXIF fields.
    • IPTC fields.
    • Searches can be saved.
    • Search results (saved or not) are updated automatically when something changes.
  • Virtual folders ("collections" in Lightroom).
  • View photos in another window, which can be made fullscreen (perhaps on a second monitor). Done.
  • Export original or JPEG versions of photos. Done.
    • Exported files contain or are accompanied by metadata.
  • Generate a simple HTML gallery from selected photos.
  • Databases can be synchronized between different computers.
    • For example, between desktop and laptop (sync everything), or two collaborating people (sync just some stuff).
    • Two-way synchronization: changes to either end will be combined to the other, without overwriting the other's changes.
  • Everything that sensibly can, can be done with only mouse or keyboard.