Okay, I changed the title. I can see how it doesn't match what the bug
is, though it is made clear in my first message ;-)
** Summary changed:
- Changing directory structure does not do anything
+ Changing preferences for side panel structure does not do anything
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PS: It should probably not be labeled Directory structure in the
preferences dialog ;-D
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Title:
Changing preferences for side panel structure
John, a directory or folder in computer terms refers to something very
specific:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folder_%28computing%29
The events tree in the sidebar is NOT a directory, and there are no
preferences for the events. What's in the prefs is correct.
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Thanks, I know what a folder is... But now I am really confused:
- I understand that the events tree is merely a structured
representation stored internally in shotwell and has nothing to do with
the directory structure on the disk.
- if there are no preferences for the events, then how come the
As I stated in comment #2, the directory structure preference is for
importing photos. So if you are importing a photo from January 1st,
2011, perhaps you want it to go in:
2011/January/1/
or
2011-01-01
or
2011/01/01
Different users prefer different directory structures -- that's all
there is
yes, I understand that, it's really not that hard to graps... but as I
state for the x-th time now: if I change that, nothing happens, not even
at importing new photos after changing the setting. and it's not a
directory structure...
okay, now lets try this again, since either I am really stupid,
Sure. :)
So if you set that, then import a new photo (and select copy to
library), the new photo will be copied to a directory with the pattern
you specified inside your Pictures library directory.
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To make things even more clear, here are answers to each of your
questions in #11:
- if there are no preferences for the events, then how come the events
tree represents exactly the Year/Month/Day structure?
It's purely a coincidence that the event tree hierarchy happens to be
similar to the
