diff --git a/docs/docs/.vitepress/sidebar.ts b/docs/docs/.vitepress/sidebar.ts index 7e25c3c132..d7c0c20d5d 100644 --- a/docs/docs/.vitepress/sidebar.ts +++ b/docs/docs/.vitepress/sidebar.ts @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export const sidebar = [ text: "Video streaming", link: "/photos/faq/video-streaming", }, + { text: "Misc", link: "/photos/faq/misc" }, ], }, { diff --git a/docs/docs/photos/faq/misc.md b/docs/docs/photos/faq/misc.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..79549c9954 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/photos/faq/misc.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: Miscellaneous general FAQ +description: Unsorted frequently asked questions about Ente Photos +--- + +# Miscellaneous FAQ + +## Exif Description + +Ente will try to read as much information from Exif when the image is uploaded, +but after that, only the fields which have been parsed into Ente can be +searched. + +The app still show all the fields in the raw Exif data in the file info panel +when someone taps on the "View all Exif" option, but otherwise the app is +unaware of these fields. + +In particular, for the description associated with a photo, the exact logic to +determine the description from the Exif when uploading the image can be seen +[in this part of the code](https://github.com/ente-io/ente/blob/0dcb185744da469848b41b668fe4b647226b6fe2/web/packages/gallery/services/exif.ts#L609-L620).