On 04.10.2010 23:54, Jim Nelson wrote: > When your photos are not available (NFS not mounted), they should be > available in the "Missing Files" page. Are they not there? > > -- Jim
Oh thanks and sorry for not finding out myselfs! Of course all thumbnails can be browsed under "Missing Files", Ingo > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Ingo Steiner <ingo.stei...@gmx.net > <mailto:ingo.stei...@gmx.net>> wrote: > > On 04.10.2010 20:42, Jim Nelson wrote: > > The ticket that Michael (and others) is referring to is this one: > > http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2476 > > > > In the Shotwell 0.7, there's a startup scan to verify all the > files backing > > your photo objects in the library are present. If the file is > missing, the > > photo is moved to the "Missing Files" page (which is only visible > if there > > are missing files). > > > > In 0.8, we've extended this feature to attempt to locate renamed > files. If > > you rename a single photo or rename a subdirectory they are stored > in (i.e. > > ~/Pictures/F-Spot -> ~/Pictures/Shotwell), the startup scan will > discover > > the change and associate the renamed files with their old photo > objects. > > > > An additional feature (http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2478) will > scan unknown > > files in the library directory (which is set in the Preferences > dialog) and > > auto-import them into the library. > > > > We plan on both of these being optional in 0.8 ( > > http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2492). > > > > Now, these features have a key limitation: They only work inside > the library > > directory. If you've linked photos from an external directory, > Shotwell > > will *not* scan that directory for renamed files or auto-import > from there. > > This is something we may do in the future; we're taking baby steps > with this > > functionality. This why 0.8 doesn't solve Michael's problem but > will solve > > Mattias and Kenneth's, because they're asking for changes inside > the library > > directory be reflected in Shotwell. > > > > We could offer a "Locate Photo" option, as suggested by Kent, but > in the > > case of 21,000 photos, it's not so simple. (We could offer a > "Mass Locate > > Photo", but there's a lot of possibilities, and therefore > pitfalls, with > > that kind of feature.) A re-scan feature would simply do what > we're doing > > at startup; a better solution is active monitoring of the library, > which is > > under consideration: http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/374 > > > > Finally, regarding Michael's concern about the tediousness of the > scan: Yes, > > it can be time-consuming, but as you said, it's time-consuming for > the app, > > not the user. We're working hard to make the scan as unobtrusive > to the > > user as possible. Fortunately in the normal use-case, all we're > doing is > > verifying the file exists (by checking the modification date and > file size), > > which are low-impact operations. And because it happens in the > background, > > the user shouldn't be stopped from immediately starting work. > > > > -- Jim > > I only started using Shotwell 0.7.2 on Ubuntu-Lucid-amd64 recently. My > thanks to the team developing this great piece of software! > > I want to append another "feature request" which IMHO fits to this > issue: > > I have my photo collection stored remotely on a NAS which I usually > mount with nfs4 on my PC. This mount is not permanent, only on demand. > The database of course is stored locally on my PC. > > All works perfectly when the nfs4 share is available. I even can umount > the share with all thumbnails remaining visible and I can even browse > through them. > > However when the nfs4 share is not available when starting Shotwell, all > thumbnails shortly appear and when Shotwell is up, all "Events" are > cleared out and no thumbnail preview is available (local database of > course is available). > > Is there any possibility to view and browse the thumbnails even if the > photo data are not accessible. Of course editing or opening in nautilus > cannot be performed under this condition. Technically it should not be a > big issue, as all the thumbnails are stored locally in the database > together with the link to the photo itself (except the data to which the > link points). This would allow to just scan the whole database to check > or search for a photo without editing. > > Best regards, > Ingo > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Kent Tenney <kten...@gmail.com > <mailto:kten...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Michael Hendry > <hendry.mich...@gmail.com <mailto:hendry.mich...@gmail.com>> > >> wrote: > >>> On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 20:52 +0300, Mattias Põldaru wrote: > >>>> Ühel kenal päeval, P, 2010-10-03 kell 13:08, kirjutas Kenneth > Jacker: > >>>>> [ Ubuntu 10.04.1; shotwell-0.7.2 ] > >>>>> > >>>>> When I first ran 'shotwell', I choose the "import from F-Spot" > option. > >>>>> All my prior pictures and tags were then available. > >>>>> > >>>>> But, all the photos are still under the old "../Pictures/F-Spot/" > >>>>> directory. I want to now get rid of F-Spot. > >>>>> > >>>>> My obsessive/compulsive nature would like the path to all my > photos > >> now > >>>>> be "../Pictures/Shotwell/" ... corresponding to my new setup and > >>>>> application. > >>>>> > >>>>> Does anyone know how I might this change? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2485 > >>>> See this ticket. If this is implemented in a smart[1] way, you > could > >>>> simply rename your F-spot directory to Shotwell, then relocate > one file > >>>> and everything would be fine. > >>>> > >>>> [1] By smart I mean Shotwell would assume it could have been > directory > >>>> change and would apply the directory change to other missing > images as > >>>> well, where applicable. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Somewhere was talk about automatic relocating as well, but > unfortunately > >>>> I cannot find the ticket. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Mattias > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Shotwell mailing list > >>>> Shotwell@lists.yorba.org <mailto:Shotwell@lists.yorba.org> > >>>> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > >>> > >>> This is a concern of mine, but in the more general case of a > >>> reorganisation of my image files and the directories that > contain them. > >>> > >>> I have just imported > 21000 images, using links to the files rather > >>> than copying all the files, and in future I may well wish to > change the > >>> directory structure that the images are contained in - e.g. to merge > >>> directories containing only a few images, or to move the whole > tree to a > >>> new disc when the current one fails or gets filled up. > >>> > >>> Jim Nelson has confirmed that Shotwell will lose track of these > files, > >>> and they'd have to be reimported and have all the tags restored - a > >>> tedious process, and likely to introduce errors. He tells me that > >>> additional features are to be introduced in version 0.8, which will > >>> attempt to find "lost" files and re-associate them with the > database. > >>> > >>> This sounds like a time-consuming process (but for the computer, > not its > >>> operator!), and I wonder if it would be more elegantly done by > providing > >>> a file manager within Shotwell itself - it would then "know" > where the > >>> files had gone, and could make adjustments to the database with this > >>> knowledge. > >> > >> Other apps I've used have a "relocate" feature which allows > replacing a > >> portion of the filename path. > >> > >> Given "/home/me/my/old/path/2010-09/" containing files or > directories, > >> > >> I could ask that "/home/me/my/old/path" in a filename path > >> would be changed to "/mnt/cdrom/" or "/usr/local/photos/" > >> > >> or some such. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Kent > >> > >>> > >>> Michael > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Shotwell mailing list > >>> Shotwell@lists.yorba.org <mailto:Shotwell@lists.yorba.org> > >>> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Shotwell mailing list > >> Shotwell@lists.yorba.org <mailto:Shotwell@lists.yorba.org> > >> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Shotwell mailing list > > Shotwell@lists.yorba.org <mailto:Shotwell@lists.yorba.org> > > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________________ > In a world without walls and fences we don't need windows and gates. > _______________________________________________ > Shotwell mailing list > Shotwell@lists.yorba.org <mailto:Shotwell@lists.yorba.org> > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > -- ____________________________________________________________________ In a world without walls and fences we don't need windows and gates. _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list Shotwell@lists.yorba.org http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
