When I try to add a comma-separated list of keywords into the “add keywords” box, it shows a yellow traingle with an exclamation sign and refuses to add them. What could be the problem?
What OS do you have?
I just tested and with the Windows version, the comma key adds the keyword (like the Enter key).
This is MacOS: I produce a comma-separated list of words, paste it into the “Add Keywords” box, hit return and get the warning symbol. Perhaps it has something to do with that I have some hierarchical keywords in there.,
This is definitely wrong as it prohibits the valid comma character from being written as part of the xmp:subject tag. You need to report this as a Windows-only bug.
The Mac behaviour correctly adheres to metadata standards in that it allows you to enter commas as part of a single keyword.
You can take advantage of this when you want to use other punctuation characters like…
If I use the ExifTool command line tool and enter…
exiftool -subject=a,b,c _HLN0032.NEF
… then PhotoLab will read…
In other words, one single keyword that contains commas.
If you insert spaces after the commas…
exiftool -subject="a, b, c" _HLN0032.NEF
… then PL will read…
This is because all but a very limited set of punctuation marks are considered as valid characters.
If you want to insert more than one, non-hierarchical, keyword is to press Enter after each character, otherwise, all characters entered will be concatenated.
Unless you type…
… or…
… or…
… which will then be interpreted as …
… complete with the intended hierarchical connections.
But, be warned, if you type…
… then the hierarchy will be reversed and you will end up with…
The behavior is different depending on how a keyword is added.
When you click on the + to add a keyword the comma is considering a character while if you type this keyword directly in the keyword field, the comma creates this keyword (like the Enter key)
Hmmm. Curious and, if I may say, somewhat confusing
Well I get ai to generate comma-separated keywords for me and can insert them using Lightroom without any fuss. I don’t want to use exiftool and break my workflow to add keywords when using pl8. What do I do??
Do you mean like this?
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One thing I have noticed is that, in PL7, PhotoLibrary view, the right sidebar looks like this…
… with the Keywords List item on the palette.
Whereas, in PL8…
… that item is missing from the palette and cannot be added.
In the end, I had to create a new palette in the Customise view and add both items to that palette, then add the palette to the right sidebar.