From 4ea2cc3bd4a7d9b1c54a9d33e6a1cf82e7c8c21d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Frings-F=C3=BCrst?= Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:06:59 +0200 Subject: Imported Upstream version 0.18.1 --- help/C/other-files.page | 146 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 146 insertions(+) create mode 100644 help/C/other-files.page (limited to 'help/C/other-files.page') diff --git a/help/C/other-files.page b/help/C/other-files.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..20bb9f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/other-files.page @@ -0,0 +1,146 @@ + + + + + Keep the Shotwell library in sync with photo files on disk. + + + + + Photo files + +

+ Every photo in the Shotwell library corresponds to a file stored on your hard disk. Shotwell has + several features which help you keep the Shotwell library and files on disk in sync. +

+ + +
+ Using a custom directory pattern +

+ Shotwell allows you to specify how it names directories in your library. You can do this + by changing the Directory Structure and Pattern settings in the + Preferences dialog. You may use a preselected pattern, or choose Custom + and type in your own. +

+ +

+ The available symbols for the directory pattern begin with a % (percent sign). The values + these symbols produce are locale-dependent, so what you see on your computer may vary + from the examples below. +

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Symbol

Meaning

Example

%Y

Year: full

2011

%y

Year: two digit

11

%d

Day of the month with leading zero

03

%A

Day name: full

Wednesday

%a

Day name: abbreviated

Wed

%m

Month number with leading zero

02

%b

Month name: abbreviated

Feb + +

%B

Month name: full

February +

%I

Hour: 12 hour format

05 +

%H

Hour: 24 hour format

17 + +

%M

Minute

16 +

%S

Second

30 +

%p

AM or PM

PM

+ +

+ There are other symbols available; please check the manual for strftime by running + the command man strftime if you need one that isn't listed here. +

+
+ +
+ Automatically importing photos + +

Shotwell can automatically import new photos which appear in the library directory. + (The library directory is usually the Pictures directory in your home directory; + you can change its location in in the Preferences window.) +

+ +

To enable auto-import, + check the box Watch library directory for new files in + the Preferences window.

+ +

Shotwell can also follow symbolic links inside automatically-imported directories.

 + +
+ +
+ Automatically renaming imported photos to lowercase + +

+ Shotwell can automatically change the filenames of imported photos + to lowercase. To enable this, choose EditPreferences, + and in the Preferences window, check the Rename imported files to lowercase + box. +

+ +
+ +
+ Writing metadata on the fly + +

By default, Shotwell does not modify photo files, even when you edit photos or change their + tags or titles. Shotwell records these changes in its own database only.

+ +

To change this behavior, you can enable the checkbox + Write tags, titles and other metadata to photo files + in the Preferences dialog. When this option is enabled, Shotwell will write + the following metadata to most photo files whenever you change it in Shotwell:

+ + +

titles

 +

tags

 +

ratings

 +

rotation information

 +

time/date

 + + +

Shotwell stores this information in photo files in EXIF, IPTC and/or XMP format. Note + that Shotwell can write only to photo files in JPEG, PNG and TIFF format, not to BMP photos, RAW photos + or to video files. +

+ +
+ +
+ Runtime monitoring + +

While Shotwell is running, it notices changes made to any photo file externally. + When a photo file changes, Shotwell rereads the file and updates your view of the + photo and metadata.

+ +

Note that Shotwell checks all photo files for changes at startup, but only photo files contained in + the library directory are monitored in real time after startup. We hope to remove this limitation + in a further release.

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