Can you assign a keyboard shortcut to discard the history stack in Darktable darkroom mode?
Asked 1/31/2016
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In Darktable, I sometimes apply different styles to the same image to compare the results. I haven't found a direct way to undo a style once it's applied, other than going back to lighttable and using “History Stack - Discard,” or manually resetting each affected module.
Is there a keyboard shortcut for discarding the history stack from within darkroom mode, or another quick way to reset the image so I can try a different style?
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You can click on the bottom entry ("0 - original") in the history module on the left panel in darkroom mode, or any other point above that in history, to reset the image to that point. Any image operation you then perform will replace (as in completely discard) the history above this point. It's not as convenient as a keyboard shortcut, but it does allow you to try different styles, etc, on an image that you've already made changes to that you wish to keep (one that's already cropped, for instance).
One thing that you could bind a keyboard shortcut to would be a style that applied all modules likely to be used in the other styles in question, but in an "off" state... you could even bind the same key to compress the history to keep things uncluttered. You know, if you like hacky workarounds. :P
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Darktable doesn’t appear to offer a direct keyboard shortcut for “History Stack - Discard” in darkroom mode.
The practical alternative is to use the history module in the left panel: click the bottom entry, “0 - original,” to reset the image to its original state, or click any earlier history step to return to that point. If you then make a new edit or apply another style, Darktable discards the history entries above that point and replaces them with the new branch of edits.
This is often the quickest way to compare styles, especially if you want to keep some earlier edits such as a crop.
A workaround mentioned by users is creating a style that turns likely-used modules off, then assigning a shortcut to that style, but that’s more of a hack than a true discard-history shortcut.
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