GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 326328
"Copy files to Photos folder" should be preserved
Last modified: 2009-08-19 11:33:25 UTC
When importing a batch of photos, I have to select this checkbox "Copy files to Photos folder" every time. I'd like this to be saved, or at least the default to be *not* to copy the Photos. I accidentally copied lots of Photos which I now have to re-import (annoying)... BTW, the actual copying should be started not before I close the import dialog with "Ok", not just after selecting the folder. Other information:
There is a long dicussion on the mailing list about this.
Perhaps put this in an Advance tab under Preferences? Default option Copy to Photos, or link to Original location Also, the last location you imported from should be the default one. Perhaps even remember the last 10 different import locations... Recommends to change from Bug to Enhancement Request.
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Thanks Stephane for spotting my duplicate. I'd recommend the default to be: * Copy to ~/Photos when importing from an external device * Don't copy to ~/Photos when importing from the local hard drive
Please only a default one can configure. I really find this photo folder with all the sub dirs very uncomfortable.
I vote for: 1) Remember my last selection in the "copy files" option. If I deselected that option, it should still be deselected the next time I go there. 2) The 1st time f-spot runs, ask if I want to copy files or not. Then remember my answer. I see from the mailing list discussion that the bug about copying the photos before getting a chance to deselect "copy files.." has been fixed.
Changing to enhancement
Here's my suggestion, based on what others have said + my own 2 cents: The "Copy..." option should be broken into a radio-button group: o Leave the images where it is now o Copy the images to <directory> o Move the images to <directory> Below this group there should be a checkbox with label (depending on the media): [] Remember this option for removable media. OR [] Remember this option for local files. Cases: If the folder is on read-only media: "Move" should be grayed. If "Move" was the default, then "Copy" is default. If the folder is on removable media, then the "leave" option should have a warning; "This is removable media!" The defaults for remember is "Copy" for removable media and "Leave" for local files. The defaults should be in the preferences someplace. The preferences should mention that these can be changed whenever you import. <directory> should be the top directory: ~/Photos <directory> should be configurable in preferences. I haven't tried to code in mono yet, but once I have, I'll submit patches. Ciao!
I vote for the simplest possible solution. Just save the last settings the user has made. Regarding removable media: I think it is too much that such an option should be implemented.
Created attachment 92615 [details] [review] Patch for saving settings This patch saves the settings and loads them next time you start the import. I get hit by this bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457480 but once that is fixed, you should be able to use this patch.
+1 on remembering the previous state of the checkbox for Copy files... What's the status of this bug? Any chance to get this in in the next version?
Hey, what the decision? +1 for remembering last status of the checkbox.
I would prefer a dialog box the first time F-spot Import is run, then remember the setting the user chooses. In my case, I keep my library of photos on an external drive, and import to local machine without copying photos over. I must remember each time I import to UNcheck "Copy files to Photos folder" or I end up having to manually delete the photos that get copied into my home directory. In particular, the first time I ran F-spot, with my library of 30,000 photos on my external drive, I didn't realize F-spot would copy them all to my home directory. Many HOURS later, my home directory was now FULL.
There is already a patch here, so why is this major issue not fixed when the patch is so trivial? 2 years and counting.
Created a merge request to fix this bug: http://gitorious.org/f-spot/mainline/merge_requests/1013 I hope this will be in the upcoming release. The import dialog still needs to be rewritten in the version after that.
pushing this for now. all that import code is meant to be trashed and rewritten