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

[David Velazquez]

A free form option as mentioned would be ideal for me coupled with a
variable for the assigned name during import if it makes it. So, something
like

$Name - YYYY - MM would make the directory structure the assigned name,
year, and month. The more free form and configurable it can be made the
better.

While we're on the topic it might be nice to have a live previewer of the
structure based on what was entered for those who are unsure of or who have
not encountered the date formatting characters you mentioned, or just to
double check for errors.



> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Eric Gregory <eric at yorba.org> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > We're working on an often-requested new feature, a user configurable
> > directory structure, and would like community feedback on how this would
> > best suit your needs.
> >
> > This feature allows you to set a directory structure for your photos
> instead
> > of being forced to use Shotwell's default.
> >
> > For now, we're wondering if we want to support hard-coded options only,
> for
> > example, we might have the following options:
> > YYYY/MM/DD
> > YYYY/MM-DD
> > YYYY/MM
> > YYYY_MM_DD
> >
> > Perhaps there's others you'd like to see?
> >
> > Another option is to support a free-form entry with date formatting
> > characters to make your own directory structure.  For example, you might
> > type in something like
> > %Y%/%M%/%D%
> > to achieve the current directory structure.
> >
> > Additionally, we're looking to add a feature where you can assign a name
> to
> > your import.  This could also be added to the directory structure.
> >
> > If you're interested in this feature, let us know what you'd like to see
> and
> > which aspects are most important to you.
> >
> >  - Eric
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