Andreas ScherbaumWhen I copy coordinates in digiKam, it formats the coordinates like:
12,50266°E, 41,91712°N
But this format is not recognized by OSM, nor Google Maps. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the coordinates format in digiKam?
MiAlLo@ascherbaum Looks like the issue is the (German) number format with a comma instead of a full stop. I don't know anything about this software, but you probably _could_ change your computer settings to use "." as a numerical separator (which would mess it up if you rely on the German format in other programs…)
@MiAlLo I somehow expect digiKam to export valid coordinated when I right click on the map and click "copy coordinates". This - in theory - should have nothing to do with any environment settings.
@ascherbaum It depends on what you mean by "valid coordinates" - they certainly are the valid ones for _your_ locale. The issue is that most programs (in this case OSM and GMaps) are US centric and only considers US number formatting as "correct". So technically digiKam is right here, but Google probably would never fix this. I don't know if there is a way in digiKam to ignore your global locale settings 🤔
@MiAlLo How is digiKam correct if it exports the wrong coordinates in a wrong format?
And as for Google: OSM also does not recognize the format.
I don't get why digiKam would apply locale settings to coordinates in the first place, and not keep the data in a usable format.
@ascherbaum How do you "correctly" write the number "twenty and a half" in German digits? It is "20,5" (with a comma, not a dot). It doesn't matter if the unit is mm, € or °. Eventually I gave up fighting software with decimal points and changed my locale. You are right - in most software, the _defacto_ standard is a decimal point (because it is US centric). digiKam does the right (but unhelpful) thing and properly adapts to how a _German_ expects the numbers (but not computers)
@MiAlLo Eh, this is not about German digits, why would it be? This is about coordinates. Why would digiKam use a locale setting in the first place, when coordinates do not use locale settings.