Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow. Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today, however, that after I deleted some
existing images from the background folder and then reuploaded to
Shotwell, it's like it's still trying to display the missing images.
Even tried copying existing images to a new folder, background1, then deleting prior folder and all images from Shotwell and it's still
showing black occasionally. Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a
Shotwell config cached that I need to delete?
Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow. Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today, however, that after I deleted some
existing images from the background folder and then reuploaded to
Shotwell, it's like it's still trying to display the missing images.
Even tried copying existing images to a new folder, background1, then deleting prior folder and all images from Shotwell and it's still
showing black occasionally. Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a
Shotwell config cached that I need to delete?
I use the slide-show mode of Irfanview,no problems whatsoever.
Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow. Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today, however, that after I deleted some existing images from the background folder and then reuploaded to Shotwell, it's like it's still trying todisplay the missing images. Even tried copying existing images to a new folder, background1, then deleting prior folder and all images from Shotwell and it's still showing black occasionally. Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a Shotwell config
On 21/09/2022 22:06, Sjouke Burry wrote:
I use the slide-show mode of Irfanview,no problems whatsoever.
When using MATE, I adapt the script found in
/usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos .
D.
On 9/21/22 2:12 PM, wAYNE wrote:
Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow.
Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today,
however, that after I deleted some existing images from
the background folder and then reuploaded to Shotwell,
it's like it's still trying to display the missing images.
Even tried copying existing images to a new folder,
background1, then deleting prior folder and all images
from Shotwell and it's still showing black occasionally.
Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a Shotwell config
cached that I need to delete?
What seemed to solve this was simply rebooting. I
suspected it might and tried it after the post. All images
displaying well now. I don't like the sudden transitions
between them, but I can live with that.
On 9/21/22 2:12 PM, wAYNE wrote:display the missing images. Even tried copying existing images to a new folder, background1, then deleting prior folder and all images from Shotwell and it's still showing black occasionally. Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a Shotwell config
Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow. Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today, however, that after I deleted some existing images from the background folder and then reuploaded to Shotwell, it's like it's still trying to
What seemed to solve this was simply rebooting. I suspected it might and tried it after the post. All images displaying well now. I don't like the sudden transitions between them, but I can live with that.
What seemed to solve this was simply rebooting. I
suspected it might and tried it after the post. All images
displaying well now. I don't like the sudden transitions
between them, but I can live with that.
... the winduhs way of trying to fix something!
What is MATE, the Ubuntu repository shows six entries?
On 9/21/22 6:37 PM, Paul wrote:display the missing images. Even tried copying existing images to a new folder, background1, then deleting prior folder and all images from Shotwell and it's still showing black occasionally. Any ideas welcome. Perhaps there's a Shotwell config
On 9/21/2022 2:12 PM, wAYNE wrote:
Been using Shotwell as control for desktop slideshow. Once every 3 min, image changes. I noticed today, however, that after I deleted some existing images from the background folder and then reuploaded to Shotwell, it's like it's still trying to
/home/wayne/.local/share/shotwell/data/photo.db # sqlite database
Library: Missing Files # shows thumbnails sitting in the thumbnail directory
# for files that no longer exist. Hard to say what would
# happen if the thumbnails got deleted. Probably "anarchy".
# ~/.cache/shotwell contains thumbnails.
# The database is the controlling element, in any case.
# It is worshiped.
Select files with mouse # Tell the tool which vacant files to deal with
Orange selection rectangles
Right-click, "Remove from Library" # Should remove the vacant files from photo.db .
# Presumably removing their thumbnail as well.
*******
sqlite3 /home/wayne/.local/share/shotwell/data/photo.db .dump > photo_database_text.txt
That will show you the current database contents, and likely,
what it plans to use for a slideshow. Just a guess.
The database has a number of "CREATE INDEX" calls near the end. And
somehow, that's how it tells one thumbnail from another. The thumbnail
identifiers don't seem to be stored in a table, that I can see. My understanding
of databases is very shaky.
There are fewer thumbnails than photos. I have no idea what that means.
There are more photos of the .png persuasion, than there are thumbnails.
The MD5SUM value in the table, is for the master photograph, not for a thumb.
This appears to be about as much fun as you would expect.
Paul
Was going to try this process, but what opens this type of file? I downloaded and installed "db browser for sqlite" but it wouldn't open it.
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