FotoTagger 2.7 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - FotoTagger

1. What is a catch, why it's free?
   This is a new way to annotate photos and images, based on a new standard for portable tags. The developer would like to promote this standard as an open to public.
   
   
2. What is the difference between a caption and a tag?
   A caption refers to the title of an image in general. Tags are usually annotations associated with some parts of the image.
   
   
3. Why do I see captions, I never created, when I use FotoTagger?
   Image editing software often attaches captions to pictures and keeps them in a special section of the JPEG file called User Comment. If this is the case, then such captions can be viewed both by FotoTagger and that program.
   
   
4. What happens if I send a tagged picture to a person who doesn't have FotoTagger?
   That person can see the picture but not your tags. In some cases this person can see caption if using software able to show captions.
   
   
5. Can I write tags outside of a given image?
   Yes you can, but viewing your tags on the screen with different resolution can make some tags invisible. In this case FotoTagger will warn the user about the number of tags outside of the viewing area. Besides, some tags outside your image can be lost when you merge, email or blog it.
   
   
6. What is the strange symbol appearing over annotated photos, when I view my pictures with Windows Explorer in a thumbnail mode, and while opening files?
   This is a special symbol to show the user which files are tagged in FotoTagger. It helps to identify annotated files even before launching FotoTagger.
   
   
7. I cannot find a tagged picture I have on my computer using FotoTagger, what should I do?
   You need to rebuild the index, since the search function works with it. Each time you open or tag a picture in FotoTagger, the information is added to the search index automatically. Nevertheless in some cases the index can become out of date, especially if you make changes without using FotoTagger, like moving files between directories. Rebuilding the index could take a long time for a computer with thousands of files. You can continue your work, using a rebuild index in background mode. If you know in what folder the files should be you can add only this directory to index.