[Shotwell] Bug: Certain images not being displayed in library even after importing?

Chris Lindsay theirishkiwi at gmail.com
Thu Jun 3 03:25:07 PDT 2010


On 06/02/2010 04:20 PM, Chris Lindsay wrote:
> I thought this was originally only a minor issue, but I am discovering
> large numbers of images, both and Raw (CR2) and jpegs which although
> successfully imported from SD card via Shotwell (ie. are displayed
> when I browse to folder with Nautilus) and have been added to
> Shotwell's database (flags images in question as duplicates if I
> attempt to re-import), are not being displayed in my library of images
> from within Shotwell?
>

>Chris,

>1. It sounds like you're running a trunk build (since you're able to
>import RAW files).  Are you sure you're up to date with the latest trunk?

Yes I am running a trunk build and keep upto date with the latest builds.

>2. Are you sure that the images are not in the Shotwell trash, and that
>View->Only Favorites is unchecked?

Yes, double checked both.

>3. If the answers to 1 and 2 are yes: Try running "shotwell -d
>~/.shotwell2" to run with an alternate library which will initially be
>empty.  Now drag the pictures in question from Nautilus into Shotwell.
>Do the pictures show up?

>adam

Yes the pictures show up. I guess then next test to to import the rest
of my library again and see if Shotwell displays all the images.

Chris



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