Have you tried ,Ubuntu's latest application ? called, simple shot ? or something like that ?
On 10 September 2010 21:49, 2CV67 <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks - that was what I needed. > > I use Picasa for general photo handling, mainly because of the ini > files which enable editing without creating full-sized duplicate files > whilst leaving originals intact. > I also like the easy cropping, straightening etc. > I don't particularly need extra features of Picasa 3.6, which I am > running in XP (but would appreciate perspective correction like > DigiKam). > > This may sound like heresy, but I am an Ubuntu fanatic who absolutely > hates command-line! > Further explanations here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=898328 > So I try to keep to applications which can be added & removed via the > Synaptic Package Manager, and avoid anything which needs compiling or > other command-line fiddling, or unique management. > So I will stick with the Wine & Picasa 3.0 or whatever they include in > Synaptic's catchment zone. > > My particular problem (now solved) occured when I tried to copy > folders of photos from XP to Ubuntu & look at them in Picasa there. > None of the Picasa edits from XP appeared in Ubuntu. > The ini files were present & their contents looked OK. > I wondered whether I needed to get Picasa to rebuild its database (now > I know I don't need that) but couldn't find that database. > I had a .Picasa folder in my home directory (with no obvious db3) & > was surprised to find that using Synaptic to "completely remove" > Picasa did not remove that folder. > Removing it manually didn't make any difference. > > Thanks to Jon Gretarsson I then found the real Picasa folder > in .google. > Surprisingly, that folder is not removed when "completely removing" > Picasa by Synaptic either! > But removing it manually does the trick & re-installing Picasa then > produces a "fresh" installation with new cataloging etc. > > But that didn't solve the problem either. > > By a lot of playing around, I have found that XP folders prior to 12 > May 2009, copied to Ubuntu & looked at via Ubuntu Picasa 3.0 have all > their XP edits OK. > Folders after 12 May 2009 lose all their XP edits (except tags). > 12 May 2009 is the date I upgraded XP Picasa to 3.1.0... > > Looking at the XP folders via Ubuntu Nautilus, I can see that prior to > 12 May 2009, the ini files are "Picasa.ini" & after 12 May they are > ".picasa.ini". > > If I rename any of the ".picasa.ini" files to "Picasa.ini" & then use > Folder Manager to "Remove from Picasa" then "Scan always" that folder > - then the XP edits are all present as required! > > Conclusions: > 1. To completely remove Picasa from Ubuntu, you need to manually > delete the Picasa folder from the .google folder. > 2. To read edits from XP Picasa 3.1.0 you need to rename ini files > from ".picasa.ini" to "Picasa.ini". > > Thanks for all your help! > > > > On Sep 10, 12:55 am, Dan Christensen <[email protected]> wrote: >> With the 3.0 picasa for linux, I believe wine's drive_c is located >> in >> >> ~/.google/picasa/3.0 >> >> So that would be the directory to get rid of. >> >> But picasa 3.8 works pretty well for me under a recent wine. >> >> Dan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
