Starting directory

[pgman]

Hi,

I use ASP 2.0.3.25 on xUbuntu/Linux. ASP remembers the last directory opened when using the source tab. So when I start it, ASP scans that directory. The problem is that directory has over 3000 images to be sorted, renamed and deleted. It's take a long time to scan.

Is there a way to start ASP in a specific directory. I often forget to change to the parent directory before exiting and I do not use catalogs.

Thanks

Syv

[FalCT60]

When not correctly exit, ASP asks for what to do when starting next and proposes to resume from previous session or restart from scratch.
So you either crash it and restart, or change to another directory before exiting - which seems much more sensible to me.
There must be a file which the path is written to, but I bet it must be buried into some deep root-only access file.

J.-L.

[rsy]

Hello,

that's very simple:
You have to change to entrys in the Config-file. ( $HOME/.config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf

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$ fgrep 2014  .config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf 
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/05Mai/Ahrsteig
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/05Mai/Ahrsteig
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/03M\xe4rz
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/03M\xe4rz

Replace all Browser\Dir and Brower\lastselectedpath
with you prefered directory and you are fine.

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~ $ fgrep 2014 .config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf 
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014

Now if you start ASP2 then it starts in the given directory for me it's /home/rsy/Bilder/2014

Cheers
Reinhard

[pgman]

When not correctly exit, ASP asks for what to do when starting next and proposes to resume from previous session or restart from scratch.
So you either crash it and restart, or change to another directory before exiting - which seems much more sensible to me.
There must be a file which the path is written to, but I bet it must be buried into some deep root-only access file.

BTW, I love your wile E. Coyote!

I do not crash. I just want to always start in a specific directory instead of the last one.

Thanks

Syv

[pgman]

Hello,

that's very simple:
You have to change to entrys in the Config-file. ( $HOME/.config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf

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$ fgrep 2014  .config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf 
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/05Mai/Ahrsteig
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/05Mai/Ahrsteig
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/03M\xe4rz
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/03M\xe4rz

Replace all Browser\Dir and Brower\lastselectedpath
with you prefered directory and you are fine.

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~ $ fgrep 2014 .config/Corel/AfterShot\ Pro.conf 
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014/
Browser\dir=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014
Browser\lastselectedpath=/home/rsy/Bilder/2014

Now if you start ASP2 then it starts in the given directory for me it's /home/rsy/Bilder/2014

Cheers
Reinhard

Thanks but I tried it and "it doesn't really work for me". Somehow ASP2 remembers the last directory used and starts from there.

Thanks

Syv

[hannes_hab]

no good idea to have 3000 pictures in 1 directory
use the download batch with the renaming options to organize your pictures in different folders
use the catalog - its faster - help you to see multiple directories at once (you can use multiple catalogs - have them open and browses them)
I know what you mean - there could (should) be an option to chose the starting directory - but that would no help in your case - btw - I prefer to get back where I was when exiting the program ...

[FalCT60]

When not correctly exit, ASP asks for what to do when starting next and proposes to resume from previous session or restart from scratch.
So you either crash it and restart, or change to another directory before exiting - which seems much more sensible to me.
There must be a file which the path is written to, but I bet it must be buried into some deep root-only access file.

BTW, I love your wile E. Coyote!

I do not crash. I just want to always start in a specific directory instead of the last one.

Thanks

Syv

It was a joke ! who would dare crashing ASP just for being able to change the starting directory ?
I just noticed that behaviour.
Unfortunately, my english is too basic (learnt at school for 6 years 38 years ago), so I can't actually express what I really mean.
There is no way to permanently change the starting directory so as it always starts from there each time the program is started, regardless where you left it from.
It always starts from the last location, so the best is to change it before exiting or, when that works, set up the parameters so as the cache is not erased before long.
I set it using these values :
Check the cache every 0 sessions
Purge cache items not viewed since 0 months
Size of target cache 16384 MB
It used to work almost fine with 1.2.7, I hope it works the same with current.

Regards,

J.-L.