bottom panel

The bottom panel appears in all darktable views. Common controls are described here. View-specific controls are described in the appropriate pages:

• lighttable view
• darkroom view
• map view
• tethering view

🔗common controls

view log history

Display a scrollable popover showing stored log messages with timestamps. The log history viewer provides a persistent record of application log messages (e.g., export/import progress, library operations, warnings, and errors). The key features are:

• Messages are stored in a circular buffer; when the buffer is full, older entries are removed as new ones arrive

• Consecutive identical messages are automatically deduplicated (e.g., repeated “exporting image” updates)

• Entries are displayed in monospace format with HH:MM:SS timestamps

• Individual entries are selectable and can be copied to the clipboard with Ctrl+C

• the viewer is closed by clicking anywhere outside the popover