Dates show multiple times

[Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄]

I have imported a load of recently taken photos, but I have multiple dates in the bar on the left. For example I have multiple Sun 6 May, 2012, and multiple Fri 4 May, 2012. Screenshot shows the issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: shotwell 0.12.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 29 22:28:17 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120102)
SourcePackage: shotwell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, are the photos in different UTC days but on the same day for the tz you were in?

[Adam Dingle (adam-yorba)]

Each Shotwell import (whether manual or via auto-import) creates a fresh set of events. So if an import includes a photo taken on May 4, and then a following import includes another photo taken on May 4, then you will see May 4 twice in the sidebar. (You can easily merge these events if you like.)

This behavior was originally by design. We've come to feel that it's more confusing than helpful, and that it would be better if imported photos were placed into existing events so that each day would only appear once. This ticket tracks this issue upstream:

http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/3565