* David Vincent-Jones <david...@gmail.com> [01-17-21 12:57]: > After using dt for many years I find myself totally confused with the latest > filing system. I have always relied on a date based hierarchy and augmented > with extensive tagging. I have used tags for both simple elements as well as > 'projects'. I assume that what I called projects now forms the basis of > collections. Being unable now to simply sort by folder hierarchy is really > quite a nuisance. > > On 2021-01-16 9:53 p.m., Bruce Williams wrote: > > OK, just made an interesting discovery which might give somebody an idea of > > what's going on. Hint: I still don't have a clue! > > I've installed 2 versions from github. > > The afore-mentioned 3.4 build in opt/darktable/3.4 AND a build of 3.5 > > installed in opt/darktable/master > > I have 2 bash scripts (big thanks to CodingDave for the assistance there!) > > which I use for launching. > > The first looks like so: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ > > > > And the master version looks like this: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/ > > > > Now, I THOUGHT that by putting the library and config files into separate > > directories, I would be free of any conflicts. > > But I've just noticed that Collections I was saving in 3.4 are showing up > > in my copy of 3.5 as well. So somewhere, a directory or a file is being > > shared. > > Can anyone help me out with what I've missed here? > > Many thanks (in advance). > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams > > ------------------------------ > > Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 > > > > brucewilliamsphotography.com > > shuttersincpodcast.com > > > > e-mail <stu...@audio2u.com> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | > > LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook > > <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud > > <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora > > <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: Bruce Williams <stu...@audio2u.com> > > Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM > > Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: darktable-user <darktable-user@lists.darktable.org> > > > > > > Anton, > > No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect > > images" module. > > I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back > > to a certain batch of images. > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: Anton Aylward <li...@antonaylward.com> > > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 > > Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: <darktable-user@lists.darktable.org> > > > > > > On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be > > saved. > > > But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, > > darktable can > > > no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any > > NEW > > > Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. > > > I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. > > > I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user > > filesystem area. > > > > Yes, that's where the database and the 'more intimate' Darktable files are, > > ~/.config/darktable > > > > But what do you mean by "Collections"? Do you mean the image files? > > Those are kept on disk where ever you've chosen to keep them. > > I keep all of mine under ~/MyPhotographs/ > > The unclassified I organise by date (year, month) with each year on a > > separate XFS > > filesystem, the file systems being managed by LVM. > > Why XFS? Why LVM? So I can grow it later if needed. > > The "Classified" are according to the reason for classification - event, > > location, > > project... > > The point is that there is always file space to grow into, space were the > > images > > can be saved. > > > > Trust me: disks are cheap. > > SSD is getting cheaper, but I'd use it for things like need more rapid > > access like > > the root file system. As long as my chassis and motherboard can handle it > > I can > > keep adding 'bulk storage'. If all fails I can add a NFS server for the > > purely > > 'data' storage, and the image files+sidebars fall into that category. > > > > So: what do you mean by 'Collections'? > > > > /a > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
I don't see that anything has changed with the "folder hierarchy". I am still able to sort on directory as I have been as long as I can remember. and collections still work as before, they are merly another way to sort and they still work as they have as long as I can remember. there are more possible parameters, objects to sort upon. What seems to be the problem? the only changes I notice are enhancements to the existing sorting methods. -- (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 ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
