Thank you for your answer and for all the effort you put into this issue……
! I will over the next weeks try to edit a number of shots the linear-rgb-way and the old fashion way to see if I notice a more robust result using filmic. If I notice some distinct differences I will publish it in this forum (if the image is suited to be published) and I will hereby encourage everybody else do the same……
I totally agree that you should edit images to your liking and not according to numbers. Clipping indicators are supposed to be useful to guide you but you have to have access to a user guide/manual to know what the various indicators mean. They are not self explanatory. So I am looking forward to study an updated version of the darktable manual, hopefully in a not too distant future….
It’s evident from the forum that many users are uncertain as to which dt tools are working well together and which are not. This is very well explained in your paper:
“darktable 3: RGB or Lab? Which modules? Help !”
I think the English version is fine as it is, no language problem. It would be a giant step forward if your advice somehow could be built into dt itself. If you activate filmic then the appropriate other tools could be “highlighted”?
If I can do anything to help please let me know.