Lookin inside database I noticed that all old-profile picture has "-1" value in "eventid" field from "PhotoTable" table.... is this a problem.
I really need to get those pics back... and I kinda afraid that if I import them again, I'll loose some modifications that I've made (couse those modifications are kept in a PhotoTable field) 2011/5/9 Dago Pacheco <[email protected]> > Didn't work =( > Actually, my pics doesn't even appears as "missing files" .... they just > not appears at all in shotweel, but they exist in file system and database > PhotoTable table. > I already update PhotoTable "filename" field to target to my current > username profile, but still no change. > What should happen if I manually import files from folders? Should I say > shotwell to copy or link files? ... couse those files reside in the actual > library path whit the default "year/month/day" hierarchy. > > What should I do? > > > 2011/5/6 Dago Pacheco <[email protected]> > >> Ok... I'll try that. >> Thanks >> >> >> 2011/5/6 Adam Dingle <[email protected]> >> >>> Dago, >>> >>> you don't need to use SQL to solve this problem. If you move any photo >>> file to a new location, Shotwell will consider it missing. There are two >>> ways to tell Shotwell where the file is now located: >>> >>> 1. On startup, Shotwell scans the library directory looking for photos. >>> If any missing photos are found there, it will update their paths and mark >>> them as no longer missing. >>> >>> 2. When you manually import photos, if any of those photos were >>> previously missing Shotwell will update their paths and mark them as no >>> longer missing. >>> >>> So in your situation you should only need to do one or two things: >>> >>> 1. Make sure that Shotwell's library directory (specified in Library >>> Location in the Preferences dialog) points to your new home directory. >>> >>> 2. Drag the folder currently containing your photos from Nautilus into >>> Shotwell. >>> >>> adam >>> >>> >>> On 05/06/2011 05:59 AM, Dago Pacheco wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone. >>>> >>>> I have this problema. Recently I change my unix username so my profile >>>> start from scratch. >>>> Normally I move all app hidden folders from the old profile so I can get >>>> my >>>> preferences and configuration. At first sight, this seems to worked for >>>> shotwell, but then I realize that old pics weren't there. So I decide >>>> to >>>> exanimate the sqlite database file... an I found that there is a >>>> "PhtoTable" >>>> table where there is a "filename" field which contain static file path >>>> (I >>>> think this is a design mistake... it should be a relative path) and, of >>>> course, old pics contained file path targeting to old profile. >>>> Well... I thougt that running a SQL sentences for updating that field >>>> should >>>> work fine. I ran: >>>> >>>> UPDATE photoTable set filename = replace(filename, '<old_username>', >>>> '<new_username>'); >>>> >>>> I ran this script from SQLite Mannager firefox plugin. And at first, it >>>> seems to work. All field were updated correctly. But when I startup >>>> shotwell, pics aren't there. An when I checked the database again, >>>> "filename" field has been changed again (to old username). >>>> >>>> Is there an other configuration file? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Shotwell mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Shotwell mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
