[Shotwell] We want your feedback: user-configurable directory structure

shuihuzhuan at free.fr shuihuzhuan at free.fr
Wed Jan 26 09:06:16 UTC 2011


Hi,

I'd like to organize my photos mostly like that :
YYYY/MM - Event name/
or
YYYY/MM - MMMM/Event name
or eventually (for sorting purpose)
YYYY/MM - MMMM/DD - Event name

[because it would be easier to find a single photo from outside shotwell]

So, for me, a single pattern for directory naming is just a (good) starting point at import. The final organisation will depend on the number of different events in the month (that I only knowns afterwards and so I need to correct it then). 
For example, if I only take 1 or 2 events in february, I don't want a february subdirectory, '2011/02 - Event name' is sufficient. For 5-6 events, '2011/02 - February/Event name' is better. For more than 10 events, '2011/02 - February/DD - Event name' may be more practical.

Also, all my photos are not related to events. So each year I have themed directories (landscapes, animals, others ...) that don't respect the previous hierarchy.

Well to summarize :
- the 3 possibilities above are sufficient for me,
- + the ability to move or easily change/adapt afterwards the hierarchy (or move single photos), within shotwell or outside if shotwell can monitor the changes.

And thanks for that good software.



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