[Shotwell] Shotwell 0.7 plan

[Tor Løvskogen Bollingmo]

>      * Monitoring the library directory (i.e. the import directory the 
> user chooses in the Preferences dialog) for added and removed files, 
> which will be automatically added to or removed from the Shotwell 
> library. The user will have a preference to enable or disable 
> monitoring. Shotwell 0.7 will monitor only this single directory. In 
> future releases we hope to be able to monitor multiple directories.  
> [http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/374]

Will this spawn a Preference Dialog for Shotwell? Not having a Preference Dialog is great, less options, less complexity. Great.
>      * Rating photos. The user will be able to assign any of the 
> following ratings to each photo: unrated (the default), 1-5 stars, or 
> Rejected (the lowest rating). You will be able to sort and/or filter by 
> rating. By default, Shotwell will display all photos except rejected 
> photos. In the browser view, we'll have a dropdown menu on the toolbar 
> that will allow you to select a different filter, e.g. only 3 stars and 
> higher. This will replace Shotwell's existing hidden/favorites 
> mechanism. When you upgrade from 0.6 to 0.7, all previously hidden 
> photos will become Rejected and all previously favorite photos will be 
> assigned a rating of 5 stars.  [http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2233

Why have the hidden / rejected files in the library in the first place? Could the not just be removed? The 1-5 star rating is good for filtering, but having a "hide image" or "rejected images" inside the library sounds very strange. Do users quickly understand this? Is there a reason for not doing a simple "remove image" instead of hiding it?

Tor