Looks like one for the work-arounds section[1] regards,
Phill. 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Workarounds On 14 December 2012 17:53, Lars Noodén <lars.noo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12/14/2012 04:50 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Lars Noodén <lars.noo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Cadence week 2 covers Shotwell: > >> > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Cadence/Raring/Week2 > >> > >> I've taken several looks at it now but am at a loss to find a basic > >> function which I deem essential for photo management. I do not see the > >> ability to put photos (or symlinks of them) into separate folders to > >> make separate collections. The only option seems to be to organize the > >> photos chronologically via what it calls 'events' What am I missing or > >> does Shotwell really lack the ability to group photos? > > > > This is how I use Shotwell. > > > > At Shotwell preferences, I have enabled the option: "Write tags, > > titles, and other metadata to photo files". > > > > I am adding a tag to my new photos, in the fomat yyyy-mm-dd Town - > > Event. So they are categorised based on tags. > > > > After a reinstallation of *buntu, when I reimport these photos, they > > are automatically categorised into tags. > > > > > > So add tags to your phots, with the preferences option enabled, let > > them for a couple of seconds to be saved, and see what I mean. You can > > always erase tags from photos, or modify them. > > Thanks. That's one work-around. > > Regards, > /Lars > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > >
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