Can't change photo import program

[empthollow]

I am using Hardy, F-spot is the default photo import program. When i insert my SD card into my usb reader f-spot automatically opens. I would like to change/disable the photo import program. Normally i would just go to preferences -> Removable drives and media and uncheck digital camera or change the command. However, i have tried both and neither has any effect. I cannot find in the gconf-editor where gnome is looking for the fspot import program. i have tried changing settings and rebooting. Any ideas would be appreciated.

[OldGrey]

I have a similar issue. I would like to change the default import programme to gThumb, but I do not have clude what the import command is.

[Zeratul7]

I have a similar issue. I would like to change the default import programme to gThumb, but I do not have clude what the import command is.

I had the same problem, but luckily my laptop still runs gutsy so I managed to copy the g-thumb command to my hardy desktop.

gnome-volume-manager-gthumb %h

[empthollow]

I changed that command and it does nothing when i insert my sd card. I ended up removing f-spot altogether and have no import program which works fine for me but i am curious why my changes to the removable drives and media have no effect.

[tomasiek]

It's simple.
1. sudo cp /usr/share/applications/gthumb.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb.desktop
2. sudo gedit ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb.desktop
3. change in line 138 Exec=gthumb to Exec=gthumb --import-photo
4. In Nautilus go to Edit>Preferences> and choose gthumb... that's all

[strabes]

You could do all that, OR you could just open a nautilus window, go to Edit > Preferences, go to the "Media" tab, and change the "Photos" item.

I'm not sure why in Hardy they separated Removable Drives & Media and hid the most useful options away in a nautilus preferences window, but they did.

[empthollow]

Thanks to you both for the posts, i've tried it both ways but in my nautilus preferences after photos it says no programs found. Just for fun i changed line 138 in the /usr path but it yeilds the same result.

[tomasiek]

@empthollow - i don't remember... but i think that you have to change "run" permissions for ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb.desktop...

open a nautilus window, go to Edit > Preferences, go to the "Media" tab, and change the "Photos" item.

In my HH in that place i couldn't change to any else program than f-spot. So i have to find any other solutions.


(uf... jak to dziwnie jak człowiek nie używa przez jakiś czas angielskiego a nagle musi w nim pisać...

Sorry, but my English is not so good...)


//edit


Oh! I also change in sudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list in this part:
x-content/image-dcf
x-content/image-picturecd

from f-spot to gthumb.

//edit 2

i found this - that's explain all
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:H...u_insert_a_DVD
(ther is vlc.... but you can use this instruction to change from f-spot to gthumb...)

[empthollow]

great link, thanks to everyone. Here is the process i used to make it all work.

cp /usr/share/applications/gthumb-import.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb.desktop

2. gedit ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb-import.desktop

3. change in line 138 Exec=gthumb to Exec=gthumb --import-photo

4. gedit ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

5. Changed x-content/image-dcf line to look like so:

x-content/image-dcf=gthumb-import.desktop;f-spot-import.desktop;

6. Opened nautilus and went to Edit > Preferences, go to the "Media" tab, and change the "Photos" item to gthumb image viewer.

Gnome now uses gthumb to import photos instead of f-spot. I think gnome has some work to do here. I don't mind editing files but it seems like the general user would benefit from a more user friendly way to change their import program.

Thanks again to all of you.

[Ti-nérisson]

It works for me with

cp /usr/share/applications/gthumb.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb-import.desktop
instead of
cp /usr/share/applications/gthumb-import.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/gthumb.desktop

and
change in line 138 Exec=gthumb to Exec=gthumb --import-photos
instead of
change in line 138 Exec=gthumb to Exec=gthumb --import-photo

Thanks a lot anyway.
I'm going to try with digiKam now.

Edit : It doesn't work with digiKam. I don't understand why.

Here is what I did :

cp /usr/share/applications/kde/digikam.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/digikam-import.desktop

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/digikam-import.desktop

changed "Exec=digikam -caption "%c" %i %m" to "Exec=digikam --detect-camera"

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list

and added "digikam-import.desktop;" at the end of this line : "x-content/image-dcf=gthumb-import.desktop;f-spot-import.desktop;"

Then I chose digiKam as default application in Nautilus.

This creates a second launcher for digiKam in the menu with the command "digikam --detect-camera" and it works very well, but when I plug in a sd card or when I right clic on the sd card icon on the desktop and choose digiKam nothing happens.

Any idea?

Edit2 :For Gthumb try "Exec=gnome-volume-manager-gthumb" if you only want to launch the import manager and not the whole application.

Edit3 : Digikam works with this line :"Exec=digikam --download-from %m" (instead of "Exec=digikam --detect-camera").