about description when upload

xinyi

Joined: 2009-12-13
Posts: 2
Posted: Sun, 2009-12-13 02:20

hi...

when g2,we can make name of pic as description when upload
what a good and convenient function
but g3 can not do that

.....
any way can we make description or tag quickly?
 
nivekiam
nivekiam's picture

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504
Posted: Sun, 2009-12-13 02:59

If you click on Edit Photo you can add tags in the dialog box that pops up. I believe there is in the works to add the ability to add/change descriptions/titles/tags via Organize album. But I don't know for sure or what the status is.

I'm sure someone as some point will create some sort of bulk upload option where you can use a text or excel file to specify paths, descriptions, tags, etc similar to the one that's available for G2.
____________________________________________
Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here
 
xinyi

Joined: 2009-12-13
Posts: 2
Posted: Sun, 2009-12-13 13:12

how to use a text or excel file to specify paths, descriptions, tags。。。

that sounds good
 
nivekiam
nivekiam's picture

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504
Posted: Sun, 2009-12-13 17:07

If you really, really need this functionality over G3's slick interface, I'd recommend installing and using G2 for the time being. Heck you could install G2, do your batch import, then import into G3 :)

Here's the page about the plugin for G2:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:bulkupload
____________________________________________
Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here
 
Pipsqueak

Joined: 2009-12-18
Posts: 3
Posted: Sat, 2009-12-19 21:11

Not sure if this is helpful or not. But I've found that iView (now Microsoft Expression Media) allows you to easily enter "captions", and sync those back to the original files. When the file is uploaded into Gallery, the "caption" will be converted into the description field.