copy photo path

[scytlae]

Binary package hint: shotwell

shotwell 0.9.0 via PPA on maverick

I have imported a couple of thousand photos into shotwell.
Currently I am including various photos into a document I am writing. At the moment the process for doing this is cumbersome - I have to use shotwell to figure out the path to the photo and then I have to retrace this path using the word processor's file dialog.
It would be very convenient if I could simply right click the photo and select "copy image path" - analogous to the right click option in web browsers "copy link location" (firefox) or "copy link address" (chrome). I could then paste this directly into the word processor's file dialog.

[Clint Rogers (clinton-yorba)]

Hi,

This is a sound request; I've added it to our internal bug database at http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/3451.

[Clint Rogers (clinton-yorba)]

I forgot to add that there is a workaround available in the current version:

1. Choose the image you'd like to obtain the path to.
2. Choose 'View->Extended Information'.
3. In the extended information dialog, highlight the path to the file.
4. Secondary-click and choose 'Copy'.

The next time you paste, you'll get the path copied in step four.

[Clint Rogers (clinton-yorba)]

Hi again,

One thing to note is that, because it is possible to alter an image via Shotwell, the image you see in the application may be different than what you end up copying. If we do implement this, we'll need to think about what path should be given to the user, so that what they end up copying looks like they expect it to (my workaround will end up copying the path to the original, but this might not be what was intended).

[scytlae (scytale-gmail)]

thanks for the quick response.
indeed i've been using the workround you suggested with the drawbacks you mentioned. (and the extended info isn't dockable but that's just a wart)
i can appreciate that there are many subtleties with this, including the question of how persistent you'd want the file to be, where you'd put it and so forth.

[Liam McNulty (liam-willowford)]

I agree that this would be an excellent feature. It was the reason I stuck with F-Spot but their latest version has dropped it now. Shotwell seems to be a great program and this feature, for me, would make it perfect.

[WoodyEckelzone (bcr497)]

+10

Add to rightclick menu.
Copy path -> original photo
                         modifed photo

Remember currently it's not possible to do something intuitive as dragging a photo from Shotwell to LibreOffice to make a Christmas card.

That really limit's the usability of Shotwell for users, they can see photo's but they feel they can't do anything with it.