MetaTagger

Regions

This only applies to individual image files that are drag'n'dropped on to the bottom right panel (blueish).

A region is a rectangular area on a image that is linked to a tag.
If that image is drag'n'dropped on to the bottom right panel (blueish), then the region(s) associated with that image will be displayed on the image (only in the bottom right panel, not actually in the image).

You can then click on a region and the tag information associated with that region will be displayed.

You can define your own regions, and assign each region its own (single) tag. The tag can be in any tag group.
I have some images of my musical instruments, and on some images I have a region with the tag bouzouki (nice for playing Irish folk songs).

To assign a region you must activate the menu option Regions / Rubberbanding.
Draw a rectangle over the region with the mouse, let go, and a tool-page will appear on the left hand side, enabling you to:

• assign an existing tag to the region
• create a new tag and assign it to the region
• delete the region

There are three types of region:

• with a tag
• without a tag
• rubberband - not yet turned into a permanent region

You can customise the colour of these regions' edges so that you can better identify which regions are which.

This tool-page also allows you to edit the tag text that belongs to a tag that is assigned to a region.
Yes, this could be done under the menu Tools / Tag Management but experience suggests to me that it is useful to have an edit option here as well.

Below is a screenshot showing where I have applied two regions, one for Spotty on the left, and one for the little imp Emma.

If you click on a region, its border changes colour and the appropriate tag, and any associated comment will be displayed on the right hand panel.

Remember, these regions are not in the actual photo, they are simply drawn over the image when it is displayed by this application.

p.s. The third dog, on the right, is called Amy.