I've been seeing this conversation show up in many threads and was trying to figure it out, without much luck. Then today there was a PR on the lua-scripts repository and it all made sense.
So I have some suggestions about how it could have come to a quicker solution. If there is an issue with one of the scripts in the lua-scripts repository, it would be a good idea to open an issue at https://github.com/darktable-org/lua-scripts/issues. That way the maintainers and possibly the author of the script can give support. The README.md at https://githib.com/darktable-org/lua-scripts provides a lot of information about the scripts including how to install them, run them, and avoid having to use the luarc file. The simple solution to the original problem was to run tools/executable_manager.lua and use the exiftool file selector to select the executable. Once that was done, contrib/autostyler.lua would have just worked. The last recommendation is try and remember to reply to the list so that there is only one thread to the conversation and all the information is there. That way others might be able to help. Bill On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 11:49 AM Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > * Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> [01-28-20 11:41]: > > * Subhash Fotografie <[email protected]> [01-28-20 10:26]: > > > [Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> schrieb am 28.1.2020 um 9:49 > Uhr:] > > > > > > >I don't believe "all" is a good approach and cannot fathom why it > would be > > > >pursued. One should *only* activate scripts that provide a > wanted/needed > > > >function. Then test for compatability and deactivate if not > compatible. > > > > > > This is what happened: > > > 1) I missed functions in DT that I thought to be essential such as > automatic backup at shutdown. > > > 2) I found the mention of lua scripts in > darktable.3.0.usermanual-de.pdf. > > > 3) I found it very cumbersome to write requirements in luarc for each > script I want to test. > > > 4) I found the script include_all.lua and required it in luarc. So I > had all scripts in DT preferences at the tab "Lua options" and enabled the > ones I wanted. That were NOT all only some of them. > > > 5) I thought only the enabled scripts are active. > > > > did you look at the script, include_all.lua? > > The header has: > > INCLUDE ALL > > Automatically include all scripts in the script repository > > > > > > > > NOTE: some attention to detail is required of YOU. > > repeat > > repeat > > repeat > > > > > > The *enabled* scripts will all be listed in ~/.config/darktable/luarc as > > require "contrib/autostyle" > > require "contrib/clear_GPS" > > require "contrib/copy_attach_detach_tags" > > > > enables/activates scripts: autostyle.lua > > clear_GPS.lua > > copy_attach_tags.lua > > that was a little heavy, sorry. I don't know about dt activating or not, > have only used the luarc to control. > > If I was you I would go thru the luarc and only enable what you *really* > need there and not the "script" > > -- > (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri > http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri > Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode > 8 > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to > [email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
