[Shotwell] Wishlist: Database updates, lighttable, easier deletion, aspect ratio

[Mark Schuppert]

Hi there,

its amazing to see shotwells progress! It has become very usable and
fast, it´s already a very good means!
Yet I found there are somethings that could be thought over - let me
suggest:

* When I delete an image in the filemanager or the terminal, it is still
existing in shotwells database. Add a single-button refresh database
function to get rid of these phantoms. 

* Add some kind of lighttable-area (maybe in the left panel?), to which
images may easily be drag-and-dropped. A lighttabe could open like an
event and could be used for ordering prints for example. Maybe it could
make sense to save a collection in the database for later use? 

* deleting images is not simple in shotwell, because shotwell asks how
to handle imagefiles every time. eog for example gives an option to keep
the way it deletes for the session. Browsing and deleting images using
the keyboard is not easy fun because ALT-L is way more complicated than
single button removal.

* add a single way to change the aspect ration - many digital cameras
take pictures in a ratio 4/3 instead of traditional 3/2. An automatic
funktion to switch the ratio whith the possibility to adjust the image
would be great! (something like a frame of the full width of an photo
that could be moved to the top or the bottom)

How about that?

Mark