Re: [Shotwell] deleting is really slow

[Dougie Nisbet <dougie highmoor co uk>]

On 06/01/14 20:20, Jim Nelson wrote:
> That's large-ish, but I don't think it should be taking ages with an 
> unresponsive screen.  (Even if it did take a while, a progress dialog 
> is supposed to appear.)

Many a time I've thought shotwell had crashed but usually it responds if 
I leave it alone long enough. Apart from the initial pop-up window 
indicating progress there is no further feedback until, eventually, 
control returns.

> One more question: where are your photo files (are they on a network 
> drive or external HD)?  Where is your Shotwell database located 
> (network drive, external HD)?
All on an internal SATA drive.

However, the issue has made me have a re-think. Part of the reason for 
my whole export ; delete ; rename ; re-import cycle is down to my f-spot 
days. It occurs to me that since shotwell auto-watches my library folder 
it may be unnecessary for me to export and delete at all. I've tried a 
few experiments of renaming images in-place in my library and had mixed 
success. shotwell usually spots the changes but any that it misses and 
doesn't auto-import, stay missed. I got round that by moving the files 
into /tmp then moving them back again to their library location.

So, in principle, is there any reason not to rename images in the 
shotwell library?

Dougie