How to add new application to 'open with' for multiselection

Software digiKam
1

Hi
I’m new to digikam but not new to IT :slight_smile:

When I select a picture in digikam in albums I have in the context menu the entry ‘open with’ and I can select there a custom application. But when I select multiple pictures in ‘open with’ is a final list. So I cannot select there my own application.
I read that in linux version is a function to configure external tools. But there is no such thing in Windows version of Digikam (V8.8.0).
How can I bring my own application to the list in ‘open with’ if multiple pictures are selected?
Background:
I have my raw files in a first folder structure for developing in DXO Photolab. And I have a second identical folder structure for the final JPGs. And on this second structure is Digikam. So I wrote a small application, which looks in the first (raw) structure for the raw files to the selected JPGs and open them in DXO. Out of Windows Explorer the application works (also with multiple pictures). But I cannot find a possibility to register my application for the list in Digikam ‘open with’ at multiple selection. In this list are at the moment only applications like Faststone Image Viewer or Irfanview.

I hope I was clear. Any help is really appriciated

kind regards
Line2

4

I found the config files in ‘C:\Program Files\digiKam\data\applications’. I tried to add one for my application with this in it:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=OpenRAWinDXO
Name[en_GB]=OpenRAWinDXO
X-Exec="%ProgramFiles%/mytools/Digikam-OpenRAWinDXO.exe" %f
X-Icon="%ProgramFiles%/mytools/Digikam-OpenRAWinDXO.exe"
MimeType=image/jpg;image/bmp;image/png

Now I have this new entry in ‘open with’. But it does nothing at the moment (no errors, nothing)

kind regards

Line2

5

I found my solution. For multiple files you need ‘%F’ instead of ‘%f’. And the rest was a bug in my application.

have a nice Sunday
Line2