wpferguson

@tpinfold I had the same thought about using a uniform mask to control the strength when I was writing my above reply. I don't have any images that I can...

> I couldn't get any answer from you, My apologies. I somehow missed this.

I guess this goes to the what would a new user expect. They are all used to a histogram, but I'm not sure what they would think if they saw...

You created a duplicate of DSC_0900.NEF, which created an XMP file DSC_0900_01.NEF.xmp. Then you added an image, DSC_0900_01.NEF so when darktable starts it applied the DSC_0900_01.NEF.xmp file to the duplicate...

See #18077

Some things can be done from Lua, such as creating and applying styles.

If the image loads into darkroom, then there is a darkroom-image-loaded event that you could catch

The API documentation is at https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.api.manual/

I still think this is valid. I can implement some parts using Lua.

I've got the folder watch and copy implemented. Applying a style on load works, I use it all the time in my processing. Showing over/under exposed areas is a toggle...