On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 02:11:13PM -0700, Adam Dingle wrote: > in this situation, you can simply reimport the Pictures folder into > Shotwell. Shotwell will ignore any photos which are already in its > library, and will import the others.
The dialog prompts the following: Shotwell can copy the photos into your library or it can link to the photos without duplicating them. [Cancel] [Copy into Library] [Create Links] Does it matter which I choose in this case, given that the files are already within the library? Now I think about it, I guess when it says "Create Links" it doesn't actually mean creating symlinks inside the library, but just that the database entry refers directly to the original location in the filesystem. Is that right? If so, perhaps the language could be clearer. How about: Shotwell can copy the photos into your library directory or it can use them in their original location. [Cancel] [Copy into Library] [Use where they are] Maybe there could be another option which is to copy into library and delete from the original location, which would be useful when importing from a camera. Regards, Brian. _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
