Adding Custom Metadata Tagsets - Adobe 65007312 - Photoshop Lightroom Programmer's Manual

C 4: Working with Metadata
HAPTER
Notice that the field "siteId" does not appear in the panel because no
invisible field, internal to the plug-in.
The field "randomString" appears with the localized
Because it is a plain string value, it appears as an editable text field.
The field "modelRelease" also appears with the
Because it is an enumerated value, clicking it pops up a menu of the allowed values, each shown using
its own localized

Adding custom metadata tagsets

The drop-down menu at the top left of the Metadata panel allows users to filter what is shown in the
panel, by selecting a metadata tagset to be displayed. A metadata tagset is a predefined set of metadata
fields. When you select a tagset, the Metadata panel displays only the fields included in that set.
There are predefined tagsets, and you can also create your own. Your plug-in can define a named
metadata tagset, which can include fields defined by your plug-in, by other plug-ins, or by Lightroom.
This is the
return {
LrSdkVersion = 3.0,
LrToolkitIdentifier = 'com.adobe.lightroom.metadata.sample',
LrPluginName = LOC "$$$/CustomMetadata/PluginName=Metadata Sample",
LrMetadataTagsetFactory = 'SampleTagset.lua',
}
value as the display string.
title
file for a minimal plug-in that defines a tagset:
Info.lua
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title
value, "Random String", as the display label.
title
value, "Model Release", as the display label.
title
is defined for it; it is an