Re: [gthumb-list] ext branch first impressions

[Matthias Hawran <matthias hawran net>]

Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak a écrit :
> > I don't think a standard user wants to change the importer
> > preferences every single time he imports photos from a camera, I
> > don't know why this happens to you, maybe you want to list your use
> > cases so I can better understand your needs. The group-by-month
> > option seems useful to me, on the other hand if the custom format can
> > be avoided I'll be happier because it's really hard to understand
> > even for an advanced user.
>
> I switch constantly between three use cases:
>
> - personal photos to /photos/2009-08 (i.e., grouped by month)
> - my son's photos to /photos/2009-08-John (custom format, yyyy-mm-John)
> - work photos to /workdir/new (no grouping at all)
>
> The trunk UI accommodates all that very nicely. I think any serious
> photographer will have their own organizing scheme, which is why the
> custom format codes are nice to have. The ability to combine something
> like "Smith Wedding" and the date will be handy.
>
> I'm not saying the trunk UI is perfect. But it is useful!
>
>
> - Mike

I'll give my 2 cents on this.

1. Thanks Paolo for this new ext branch implementation
I hope it'll bring new features to the main branch soon (such as the
importer grouping feature)

2. Thanks Mike for testing the ext branch.
It gives a valuable feedback coming from you who worked so much on gthumb.

I want to give a +1 to the photo importer grouping feature (all types
and custom)
which is really a must have.
Check Bug #431187 to be convinced it was necessary for gthumb
(http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431187)

Personally I only use the custom grouping ([%Y-%m-%d]) and never change it.
After import I rename all the pictures to %Y-%m-%d_####.ext
and append a description to the folder date format.
Would be nice to be able to have this all in one shot, but I'm not
complaining ;-)

Cheers,
Matthias