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Alex
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tumirnix
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Hi,
just a question. I've still problems with the "Check for updates online".
I'm still using the build 455, but as all the previous versions it does not
find the new version.
Is this a bug or somehow a misconfiguration?
Thanks
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charles
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: Re: PicaJet 2.5 (Build 457) is available |
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| Alex wrote: | | - Hide Tool Panel feature. |
Excellent, thanks Alex! |
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kasper_dk
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Hi,
I decided to give the new build a complete fresh install, and spent a bit of time erasing all records of earlier versions on my box. After the clean install, I am presented with the "Welcome to PicaJet" wizard - this one still has the old "eye-icon" watch folders feature (that don't work) and that we've discussed previously (see post http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1256#1256 ) - is this a mistake or has it been reworked? Otherwise maybe it should be removed in future builds.
And while we're at the issue - did you guys have a chance to think up new great ideas on the watched folder feature that still seems to be lacking some power. In any case you still have http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1261#1261 to inspire you.
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charles
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| kasper_dk wrote: | | And while we're at the issue - did you guys have a chance to think up new great ideas on the watched folder feature that still seems to be lacking some power. In any case you still have http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1261#1261 to inspire you. |
Kasper's suggestion seems like a fairly simple (both to use and implement) and powerful mechanism for specifying watched folders. The ability to exclude folders will mean a lot less digging around the file system for many users...
-CAT |
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Alex
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| charles wrote: | | kasper_dk wrote: | | And while we're at the issue - did you guys have a chance to think up new great ideas on the watched folder feature that still seems to be lacking some power. In any case you still have http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1261#1261 to inspire you. |
Kasper's suggestion seems like a fairly simple (both to use and implement) and powerful mechanism for specifying watched folders. The ability to exclude folders will mean a lot less digging around the file system for many users...
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We haven't planning to implement this feature in the near future. There are some problems with performance then some subfolders is excluded from watched folder. |
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kasper_dk
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| Alex wrote: | | We haven't planing to implement this feature in the near future. There are some problems with performance then some subfolders is excluded from watched folder. |
Very sad to hear that... But anyway it would make sense to at least remove the leftovers of the old eye-icon function in the welcome wizard, in future builds.
/Kasper |
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kasper_dk
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| Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: Watched folders driving me NUTS!!! |
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AAAARHH!! Something has GOT to happen with these watched folders now - please!!! Is it really THAT difficult to code this feature?!
Since you can't exlude any folders - I've imported one of my main picture folders, and then manually removed unwanted pictures from the album/database. Takes time - but it's the only way.
But NOW! Of course...(!) Because it's a watched folder - the program is checking for all pictures that are in the folder - but not the database - and ask's me if I want to import. If I choose to say yes - everything that I've spent hours removing from the database - is being imported right back into it....  And if I say no to importing them - I'll never get the NEW pictures that I've added in the main folders....
Please guys! Make this a top priority! What is a pictura management program - if it can't handle multiple folders, and different settings for different folders! Please fix it ones and for all - WITH working exluding folders option.
Sorry for angry hiccups - but it's SO annoying now! 
/Kasper |
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demeester_roel
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Yes, i coulnt' agree more.
i also wrote something on http://www.picajet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341&highlight= that clarifies my ide about picajet.
I have the impression that alex is not making enough money out of picajet (therefore the release of the side utilities like
RoboImport 1.1 and RoboFolder 1.0.0.11.).
I have good hopes for the future because since july he continued development on picajet.
In the meantime other companies (pse4, picasa, WPG, ..) have not stopped releasing new photo-organizing features, and picajet is a bit behind.
He is planning a 3.0 release to be developed from stratch, but as i'm a developer myself i know that this can take at least a year to get it right.
My current main concerns with picajet
* watched folder is not like it should, your suggestions would make it better. The picasa way of working looks promising also.
* ever done watched folders on a mapped network-drive ? You get all images twice? Once with the UNC pathname \\network\drive\pictues\1.jpg and once with the mapped pathname q:\pictures\1.jpg
* IPTC/XMP support for keywords. Database doesn't stay in sync with metdata content changed by other software.
* overall user experience: too many dialog boxes, too less settings to tweak the UI, current build is SLOOOW.
* hierarchical categories: Suppose you have a picture tagged People > Family > Myself. Then you have several options for saving this in the IPTC keywords. (there currently isn't a standard for this so i would suggest that each software keeps the options open)
1) Myself : you loose any hierarchy information and flatten the whole category
2) - Myself
- People
- Family : you still keep some hierarchy info so when imported into another database that has correctly setup the same hierarchy, it could be able to map IPTC onto categeroy
3 ) People/Family/Myself : You keep all info (keywords + hierarchy), but other software should use the same convention.
I would definitely make the software capable of supporting all tagging mechanism (read + write). and e.g. in case 3 allow setting the hierarchy separator. |
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Alex
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Watched folders driving me NUTS!!! |
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| We've added exclude folders list. Will be available at next build. |
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kasper_dk
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Watched folders driving me NUTS!!! |
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| Alex wrote: | | We've added exclude folders list. Will be available at next build. |
SUPER! Really looking forward to see it guys. 
/Kasper |
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