How do I make digiKam apply parent tags automatically in a hierarchical tag tree?
Asked 6/6/2019
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In digiKam, creating a new hierarchical tag from an image seems to apply the full tag path to that image, but assigning an existing child tag only applies the child itself. For example, if I use the hierarchy Tag 1 / Tag 2 / Tag 3, creating Tag 3 while tagging an image adds Tag 1, Tag 2, and Tag 3, while selecting an existing Tag 3 adds only Tag 3. Is there a setting to make digiKam behave consistently and automatically include parent tags when assigning child tags?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
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If I understood your question correctly, it might be the Toggle Auto setting of DigiKam.
With the Captions pane open, right-click on any one of the tags listed, go down to Toggle Auto and choose Parents.
Now when you check off a child tag, all of the other tags up the hierarchy also get checked.
(I wanted to send you a screenshot of the menu open but it's not working unfortunately.)
Originally by user78624. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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Yes. In digiKam, this behavior is controlled by the tag auto-assignment setting. Open the Captions pane, right-click one of the tags, then look for Toggle Auto and choose Parents. With that enabled, assigning a child tag will also check and apply its parent tags in the hierarchy, so tagging becomes consistent across existing and newly created hierarchical tags. If this option is off, digiKam may apply only the selected child tag.
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