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Title: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: PoeschelA on July 05, 2014, 06:35:34 PM
I would like to insert a attribute filed in the left corner of the first row of the Layout Editor.
I'm able to add every Metadata Tag but with iMatch Attributes I fail. Thanks!
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Ger on July 05, 2014, 06:51:48 PM
I can help you with the IMatch version: {Application.Version}.

I assume you have to call exiftool (standalone application: exiftool -ver) to obtain the version number

Ger
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Mario on July 05, 2014, 08:16:13 PM
Do you mean you want to show Attributes in a File Window layout?
You can pick the corresponding variable when you use a custom template, like any other variable. Please see the help on file window layouts if you don't know how to use variables in a file window layout.

Please note that this may cause performance issues. Displaying custom templates, parsing variables for each thumbnail displayed in a file window is cool and allows for cool things. But there is a price to pay for this, because IMatch has to load much more data from the database to fill a thumbnail panel.
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Ger on July 06, 2014, 05:35:13 PM

Oops:
QuoteI can help you with the IMatch version: {Application.Version}

The reply was not for this topic, but for this question: https://www.photools.com/community/index.php?topic=2764.msg17927#msg17927 (https://www.photools.com/community/index.php?topic=2764.msg17927#msg17927)

Ger


Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: PoeschelA on July 12, 2014, 11:53:34 AM
Sorry, I didn't find an answer.
I would like to display in Layout line 1 - head - left side (screen1.jpg) the attribute field "Nummer" (screen2.jpg). I'm able to display any XMP field but how do I insert a iMatch Attribute?


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Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Mario on July 12, 2014, 12:09:03 PM
Custom Template, then insert the variable representing your Attribute.
Keep an eye on performance, because doing things like this causes a lot more data to be loaded from the database in order to "fill" a file window.
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: PoeschelA on July 12, 2014, 12:27:58 PM
Thanks!
My Attribute set is named "Image" and the field "Nummer"
So I insert:
Custom Template
{File.AT.Image.Nummer}
Doesn't work :-( I did something wrong :-(

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Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Mario on July 12, 2014, 01:59:16 PM
Works here.

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Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: PoeschelA on July 12, 2014, 03:59:02 PM
Mario, Thanks!!!!! It works :D
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: PoeschelA on July 12, 2014, 04:02:26 PM
I assume the display of Attributes is faster than XML fields. Is this correct?
Title: Re: Layout Editor - Insert a Filed of an AtrributeSet
Post by: Mario on July 12, 2014, 04:20:34 PM
Not really. IMatch uses sophisticated caches for metadata and for Attributes. If your disk can deliver the data fast enough, you should be fine.
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