On 27 September 2011 11:15, Dougie Nisbet <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm getting caught out again by shotwell thinking it knows best. > > I rename image files based on their tags as I find it very useful in terms > of portability and it is often useful in finding images very quickly (using > 'locate') without the need to fire up a photo package. ( > http://www.bluecedar.org.uk/?p=143 ). f-spot allows a 'real' delete > (shift-delete) whereas in Shotwell I think it's a two-way process. Move to > Wastebasket - then move to desktop wastbasket. > > So to rename images that I have tagged in shotwell (or f-spot), I would > export the files to a directory, then delete (move to wastebasket) the files > in shotwell. After renaming them outside shotwell, I then re-import them,
I would find it useful to be able to rename files inside Shotwell. Is there a technical reason why that would be difficult to implement. That would make this sort of exercise much easier. I expect there is a ticket for this already. Colin _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
