F-Spot

Terminology

In order to avoid confusion when discussing an idea or describing a problem, F-Spot users and developers are encouraged to use a common language. The terms in this dictionary have been ratified, yet are subject to change as the needs and goals of F-Spot develop.

General Terms

Photo

One image that was produced by a digital camera, graphics program, or scanned image. An alternative word is "picture".

Picture

alternative term to "photo".

Image

The visual content of a photo file. (jpg, tiff, bmp, gif)

Organizational Terms

Tag

An arbitrary word or phrase added to a photo (by an end-user) to describe the photo. A photo may have multiple tags, and a tag can be assigned to more than one photo.

Album

A group of photos that are kept together and arranged in a user-defined order, akin to a playlist in Amarok (http://amarok.kde.org/). A photo can belong to multiple albums. When an album is displayed, only the photos of that album are accessable. That means that the tags of photos not in the album are not displayed by default, and the timeline refers to the album being used only. Operations such as "Select All" or "Export", when done while viewing an album, will operate only on the photos of that album.

Library

All the photos that a particular installation of F-Spot (a single photos.db file) is designed to handle.

Interface Terms

Extension

Any functionality that can be enabled or disabled at the users' discretion. F-Spot comes with several extensions, and more can be added to F-Spot after installation. The code may be written by a third-party or may be original F-Spot code. The term "Plugin" is depreciated and discouraged.

Touch-up

A change to an image that is made to correct camera errors, such as red-eye reduction. F-Spot can perform touch-ups on photos.

Modify

A change to an image that is made to alter the content of the photo, such as removing your aunt from the photo. F-Spot is not designed to modify photos (that's what the Gimp is for). However, extensions may modify photos.