I already checked it .... no pics

2011/5/10 Andreas Brauchli <[email protected]>

> if the event id is -1, then they're listed in a special event called "No
> Event" listed as last event.
>
> On Die, 2011-05-10 at 15:06 -0400, Dago Pacheco wrote:
> > ok...  but why pics aren't displayed in shotwell but it's entries exist
> in
> > database?
> >
> > 2011/5/10 Jim Nelson <[email protected]>
> >
> > > -1 means the photo is not associated with any event, so that's not a
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > -- Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Dago Pacheco <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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
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