This is a perl module Image::Kimdaba.pm which allows quick extensions to kimdaba, and some scripts that use this.

To install it :

        $ perl -MCPAN -e shell
        follow the instructions. 
        then type :
        install Image::Kimdaba

(Note: if you want to install it all locally, say "PREFIX=~/local" and set the environment variable :

$ export PERL5LIB=~

This is a perl module Image::Kimdaba.pm which allows quick extensions to kimdaba, and some scripts that use this.

To install it :

        $ perl -MCPAN -e shell
        follow the instructions. 
        then type :
        install Image::Kimdaba

(Note: if you want to install it all locally, say "PREFIX=~/local" and set the environment variable :

$ export PERL5LIB=~/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3:~/local/lib/perl5/5.8.3

see ~/local/lib/perl5/ to know how to adapt it to your version of perl)

To make your own extensions, see

• "kim_example.pl"
• "kim_example_modifydb.pl"

Here we describe scripts already made that you may find useful.

The first time, do :
$ ./kim_2_digikam <rootfolder>

it will create the digikam.db database used by digikam >= 0.7

Launch kimdaba, do some changes, relaunch the script $ ./kim_2_digikam <rootfolder>

it will update the digikam.db database (you have to restart digikam to see the changes, though)

Add some categories in Digikam to some pictures and relaunch the script
$ ./kim_2_digikam <rootfolder>

Then you can import the modications you made with Digikam by doing in Kimdaba :

File -> import : /tmp/digikam_export.kim

The good thing with synchroniyzing with digikam.db is that you can then use the "digikamtags:/" KIOSlave to browse by Persons/Keywords/Locations in every KDE app. (And add a tab "Kimdaba" => url=digikamtags:/ in Konqueror slidebar for example).

• Auto-assign categoryimages (for the "see by icons view" in Kimdaba's browser) $ ./kim_category_images <rootfolder>

  It's faster than to set the 500 pictures by hand, isn't it ? You can still use the category editor to choose a better picture for this person or that keyword, the script will not overwrite it.

• Really rotate your pictures (needs the jpegtran tool) $ ./kim_rotate.pl <rootfolder>

PS: someone to convert also the persons/keywords/locations, the date if it has changed, the comment ? perhaps imagemagick would help.

• kim_bestof (see the script to customize it) I put the keyword "+++" on my best pictures, this allows me to always show to my friends a beautiful diaporama. This very small script does symbolic links of all those pictures in one directory. Then I configured KDE control > look and feel > Wallpaper to do a diaporama of the pictures contained in this folder.
• Export a hierarchy of symbolic links (a bit proof-of-concept for Kimdaba.pm, but could be useful when using non kde apps (see kim_2_digikam )) Edit the first line of the script, then $ ./kim_2_filesystem <rootfolder>