The reason I asked is because Shotwell has two modes: library mode and
direct-edit mode.  In library mode, Shotwell doesn't touch the master file
on disk unless the user explicitly says it's okay, such as writing metadata

In direct-edit mode, when you make edits to a file and choose File -> Save,
it will overwrite the file.  This is the mode you're in when you run
Shotwell from EoG.  I was just making sure this is what's going on.

I took a photo, modified it in direct-edit mode, and saved it.  I then ran
this command for each:

$ exiv2 -pa IMG_0001.JPG > orig.txt
$ exiv2 -pa IMG_0002_saved.JPG > saved.txt

Then I did a diff (using meld) of the files.  I see no changes other than a
couple expected modifications.

What do you see when you do this experiment?

-- Jim

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Alex <[email protected]> wrote:

> Jim Nelson said the following on 09/26/2011 02:27 PM:
>
>  Are you using Shotwell in direct-edit mode (that is, you right-clicked on
>> a photo file and chose "Open with Shotwell")?
>>
>> -- Jim
>>
>
> I'm usually previewing images with Eye Of Gnome on Ubuntu and click the
> Edit button.  I don't think that should make any difference as Shotwell
> opens the file from the disk.  Eog does not pass anything to Shotwell but a
> file name.
>
> What results do you see?
>
> Alex
>
> Shotwell 0.9.3 on Ubuntu 11.04
>
> --
> [email protected]
>
>
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