> I tried it but I'm not sure how that is different from just importing in > place. What I like about the copy option (as opposed to importing in place) > is that the photos are physically copied into a meaningful directory > structure based on date instead of remaining jumbled together in the > photodump folder. Maybe I should delete the shotwell database (how is that > done?) and start over with the import and copy option? The problem is I will > never know if it's safe to delete the contents of the photodump folder. I > think a move option in addition to the copy option would be ideal because > using it would mean nothing needs to be manually deleted from photodump. If > the file doesn't exist in photodump after an import, it has been moved. If > it does exist after an import, it has not been moved and something is wrong > so don't delete it. > > > What I'm suggesting is essentially an in-place import, but because you're > moving them manually, you can choose where the photos should go. If you did > an in-place import from photodump, the photos would remain there. > > If you want Shotwell to copy in your photos and organize them in directories > by name, that is also something we'd like to offer but don't have today. If
Not by name but by date. Shotwell does this currently right? The problem with importing in place is it doesn't have this functionality. > you're comfortable, yes, you can delete your Shotwell database and start > over. I would be careful about this, since you'll lose any changes you made > to the photos (such as auto-enhance, tags, etc.). Some of those changes can > be written out to the files (tags, for example), but not all of them. > > If you truly want to delete the database, these commands will do it > (warning, they won't ask for confirmation): > > $ rm -rf ~/.local/share/shotwell > $ rm -rf ~/.cache/shotwell That works great, thank you. > I've ticketed moving photos during import: > http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/6929 It's a good idea. Thanks that would be a really slick feature. - Grant _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
