Re: [gthumb-list] Why nonexistent file uri is not deleted in .catalog file?

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

Il 27/01/2013 16:27, S S ha scritto:
> Hi all,
>
> Version: gthumb 3.0.2 with ubuntu gnome remix.
> I am a new user to gthumb. actually not new. I always use gthumb to view
> my photos, but never use gthumb to organzie photos.
> Today I am trying to use gthumb to organize photos, then I meet some
> questions.
> After I delete image files by using gthumb or nautilus, the associated
> "file uri" inside file ~/.local/share/gthumb/catalogs/<name>.catalog is
> not deleted.
> I tried to quit/restart gthumb and browse the catalog, the .catalog file
> will never be updated.
> Is this expected behavior? I just feel this is very werid. the catalog
> file will get bigger and bigger with thousands of nonexistent file uris
> once I start to use catalog and move/delete photos.

I agree this is not the optimal behaviour

> Another question is about tags. When I add tags to a image file with
> gthumb, nautilus can see the tags. But when I add tags in nautilus, the
> gthumb can not see the one added by nautilus. Is this expected?

I guess Nautilus reads the tags gThumb saves inside the image, while 
gThumb doesn't read the Nautilus tags because they are saved in an 
external DB.

> I can browse different catalogs in the left sidebar of gthumb, is that
> possible to browse tags in the left sidebar?

No, it is not possible at the moment, maybe in the future.


- Paolo