You can skip steps by using Edit -> Remove From Library (Shift+Delete). This will give you the option of moving the backing file to the desktop trash can, skipping Shotwell's. Shotwell has no provision for deleting the file out-right.
Shotwell doesn't automatically remove deleted images from its database. This was a design choice made under careful consideration. One common complaint we've had is from people who have their photos on external storage that's either disconnected, turned off, or other not mounted properly. If Shotwell detected these images as gone and wiped them from its database, a lot of information could be lost. This is why Shotwell marks these files as offline. If it finds them again, then they come back online. Otherwise, the user needs to remove them manually from the database. -- Jim On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Dougie Nisbet <[email protected]>wrote: > At the moment I think it takes 3 steps to physically delete images (move to > wastebasket, move to desktop wastebasket, delete from desktop wastebasket). > > Am I correct in thinking that if I simply physically delete files at the > command line shotwell will automatically detect that the images have > disappeared and update its database appropriately? > > Thanks, > > Dougie > > ______________________________**_________________ > Shotwell mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell<http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell> > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
