utility modules: preset name in module header

leonidas111 · August 25, 2025, 7:59am

Hi, is there any way to display the current selected preset name in the module header of a utility module? For example in export utility module.
In processing modules the name is visible, unfortunately not in utility modules …
Thanks.

Terry · August 25, 2025, 8:00am

I too would find this handy with the export module

kofa · August 25, 2025, 8:16am

You can have several instances of processing modules, that’s why they have a name, set to the name of the preset by default.

This is only for explanation. Maybe there’s no technical obstacle to show the preset name for utility modules; it’s just that no one has requested it before.

leonidas111 · August 25, 2025, 8:21am

I see. I will create a feature request in github.

pehar · August 25, 2025, 9:12am

See

github.com/darktable-org/darktable

Show preset name on utility modules, too

opened 01:05AM - 29 Jun 25 UTC

WildRikku

scope: UI

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** I use several… presets for the export module and I tend to double-check if I selected the correct one. One of them removes EXIF and another one doesn't, so it is not immediately obvious when I chose the wrong one. **Describe the solution you'd like** If utility modules showed a matched preset in / next to the title like processing modules do, I would not need to double-check. **Alternatives** I could use the multi-export feature and select exactly one preset. That feels like a hack though and also, processing modules show preset names, so it would feel consistent to have that for utility modules, too (including a setting to activate/deactivate, which is also present for processing modules). **Additional context** I am using Darktable 5.2.0.

and

github.com/darktable-org/darktable

Show active preset in lib module header

master ← zisoft:lib-module-preset-name

opened 05:42PM - 23 Feb 25 UTC

zisoft

+122 -70

This PR adds the currently active preset to the header of lib modules, in a simi…lar way as it is done in the iop modules: ![Bildschirmfoto 2025-02-23 um 18 33 58](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a7e37757-d1f0-4cbb-9236-aed3453870f4) The preset label is named `lib-module-name` (analogous to the iop module `iop-module-name`) so it can be styled separately in css. closes #18430 closes #17442 closes #16964 closes #19020

leonidas111 · August 25, 2025, 9:16am

Great, thanks for info. There is already a PR for this, with target release 5.4.

Terry · August 25, 2025, 2:24pm

that is great news. I use a lot of presets for exporting.

Pascal_Obry · August 25, 2025, 4:35pm

Don’t hold your breath, this PR is not complete and has several issues not yet solved.

pehar · August 26, 2025, 8:49am

Please read the comments of zisoft from Feb 24 and Feb 26 in his pull request. There are several serious problems that need to be solved. I wouldn’t get my hopes up too much.