Use Digikam to download photos. Then upload to Picasa on the web. Use Gimp or Picasa on the web to manipulate photos.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, < google-labs-picasa-for-linux@googlegroups.com> wrote: > google-labs-picasa-for-linux@googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!forum/google-labs-picasa-for-linux/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!forum/google-labs-picasa-for-linux/topics> > > - Failure to log into Web Albums by Picasa 3 under Linux Mint 13 > <#149adb1c1211419e_group_thread_0> - 5 Updates > > Failure to log into Web Albums by Picasa 3 under Linux Mint 13 > <http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux/t/5c2e040f83cdf784?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > ghp1...@gmail.com: Nov 13 12:45PM -0800 > > I am unable to log in to Web Albums from Picasa 3, running under Linux > Mint > 13, XFCE 4 desktop. The attached file shows the Picasa version and the > failure report provided by Picasa. Clicking on the Sign Up to Web Albums > link brings up my Mozilla browser with a Google sign in interface that > works -- using the same account and password info that fails when entered > into the Picasa interface. Picasa appears to me to be a Linux version > running native in Mint, not a Windows version running under Wine; it is a > package loaded through the Mint add applications interface. Hardware is a > Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, whence the reason for Mint 13 XFCE as the > operating system; it fits. Is something missing? > "Patrick B. Shanahan" <ptilopt...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 04:15PM -0500 > > > package loaded through the Mint add applications interface. Hardware is > a > > Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, whence the reason for Mint 13 XFCE as the > > operating system; it fits. Is something missing? > > There "is not/has not been/will never be" a *native* linux version of > picasa, but only a "wine capable" version provided by google. > > > Picasa 3 beta > > > Picasa Version 3.0.0 (Build 57.4402, 0) for Linux. > > I have ver 3.9.0 (Build 136,2000,0) for linux. > > > the following error code: > > > HttpOpenRequest failed (12157). > > https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientAuth [13] > > And the same problem which did work but now fails always. Probably from a > security change in the log-in process by google. > > > -- > (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri > http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri > http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 > Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net > The Real Bev <bashley...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 02:39PM -0800 > > On 11/13/2014 01:15 PM, Patrick B. Shanahan wrote: > > >> Picasa 3 beta > > >> Picasa Version 3.0.0 (Build 57.4402, 0) for Linux. > > > I have ver 3.9.0 (Build 136,2000,0) for linux. > > When you upgraded, how did you do it? I'm using slackware, which has > quirks of its own that make things difficult (I had to do really weird > stuff with libraries in order to upgrade google earth), and I've been > afraid that attempting to upgrade to 3.9 will wreck my current version > of wine or picasa or something else. > > >> https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientAuth [13] > > > And the same problem which did work but now fails always. Probably from a > > security change in the log-in process by google. > > It used to be easy to upload photos to the website FROM my computer. A > couple of months ago that stopped working -- now I have to go to the > website and suck the pictures from my computer. Perhaps google figures > I'll see more ads that way... > > Dirty. And I won't go into how they screwed up Android's use of > external sdcards. > > "Do only a little bit of evil." > > > -- > Cheers, Bev > ====================================================== > I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those > censorious, self-righteous people around me. > "Patrick B. Shanahan" <ptilopt...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 05:54PM -0500 > > > On 11/13/2014 01:15 PM, Patrick B. Shanahan wrote: > [...] > > weird stuff with libraries in order to upgrade google earth), and > > I've been afraid that attempting to upgrade to 3.9 will wreck my > > current version of wine or picasa or something else. > > Not sure it is worth the bother but: > > having winetricks installed, from directory containing > picasa39-setup.exe: > > having winetricks installed, from directory containing picasa39-setup.exe: > > env WINEPREFIX="/home/<user>/.winepicasa" wine picasa39-setup.136.20.exe > > note: also tried from a different directory with > > /<path-to>/picasa39-setup.exe **which** did **not** work! > > but "Sign in with Google Account" does not work for me. > > Picasa installed with a late version of crossover office does not complete > the "Sign in with Google Account", either. > > > I doubt seriously that I will bother to do another picasa install. I > cannot remember the last time I used it for *anything*. I use darktable > for most everything now. It is excellent, built on/for linux, and > provides great results. It also catalogues. Interface is different but > every graphic editor I have ever used had a learning curve, even picasa > but picasa is dumbed down so much that it becomes merely a half-assed > answer. And after learning the path to greatness via any other graphic > editor, picasa is no easier. > > -- > (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri > http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri > http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 > Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net > The Real Bev <bashley...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 03:16PM -0800 > > On 11/13/2014 02:54 PM, Patrick B. Shanahan wrote: > > > but "Sign in with Google Account" does not work for me. > > > Picasa installed with a late version of crossover office does not > complete > > the "Sign in with Google Account", either. > > They clearly don't want us to do it the easy way. I'll think about it... > > > I doubt seriously that I will bother to do another picasa install. I > > Apparently there are on-site editing tools at google photos. Haven't > investigated, though. > > > but picasa is dumbed down so much that it becomes merely a half-assed > > answer. And after learning the path to greatness via any other graphic > > editor, picasa is no easier. > > I've used gimp and some of the photoshop stuff, but I just don't want to > do that much manipulation. There are only a few things I'd like picasa > to do: > > 1. Enable you to enlarge photos. I shrink them to 1600 pixels so > they're free to store on the website, but cropped pix stay the original > <1600 cropped size. Annoying. > > 2. "Straighten" is nice, but doesn't go far enough; I hate taking > wide-angle pictures of things and not having vertical lines vertical. > If I care enough I can fix that with gimp, but mostly I don't care that > much. > > I'll give darktable a shot, but "easy" counts for a lot :-( I remember > that I liked Irfanview when I was using windows... > > > -- > Cheers, Bev > ==================================================================== > "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less." > -- Colin Powell, former Good Guy > Back to top <#149adb1c1211419e_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. 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