Michael, Thanks for the suggested tweaks to my bash scripts. Despite implementing those changes, I'm still unable to save presets of Collected Images in 3.4, but CAN still save new presets of Collected IMages in my master (3.5) branch. Also, 3.5 is still seeing all the same presets I've created in 3.4. #baffled Cheers, Bruce Williams ------------------------------ Mobile: +61 41 250 6349
brucewilliamsphotography.com shuttersincpodcast.com e-mail <[email protected]> | 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: Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 5:33 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: <[email protected]> * David Vincent-Jones <[email protected]> [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 <[email protected]> | 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 <[email protected]> > > Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM > > Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: darktable-user <[email protected]> > > > > > > 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 <[email protected]> > > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 > > Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > 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 [email protected] > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected] 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 [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
