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

[Tony Arnold <tony arnold manchester ac uk>]

Paolo,

On 28/01/13 10:17, Paolo Bacchilega wrote:
> 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

Further to this it would be useful to be able to find out which
catalogues a particular image is in. I can't see an easy way to do this.

Perhaps you could consider using an SQLite database for catalogue
information instead of files? Just a thought.

Regards,
Tony.
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