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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / jpg viewer

« on: 2014-12-25 00:52:24 »

I've worked at this for a long time. Perhaps old age is setting in. For the life of me, I am unable to change how TP views jpg's. I'm tring to change "right click thumbnail" > CONFIGURE FILE TYPE from "Internal" to Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer. For what it's worth, I don't like that I have to individually select the magnification factor, one step at a time, with the Internal viewer.

Thank you, in advance, for your advice.

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / Google Drive

« on: 2014-10-24 13:54:57 »

You're the man - as always. Although I may forget TP details over the years, I shall never forget your name :)

May I return to your very first reply paragraph: I've rethought what I want to do and have decided it'd likely be best for me to work strictly via the original photo location...rather than through the Network, as in the past.

Forgetting everything after your first paragraph, how do I move my Keywords back to the actual local location; meaning, I will no longer continue to add Keywords via the Network folder?

I'm thinking I should probably create a folder, say, "Pictures2"; drag the Network > Pictures folder to that new location...and, when done, rename Pictures2 back to Pictures. Good plan?

Do I need to say it again for the past hundred times: ThumbsPlus ROCKS!

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / Google Drive

« on: 2014-10-23 15:48:49 »

My TPv9sp1 is set up to keep track of all of my picture and videos in my Windows Library. I want to keep my media backup up off site, say, with Google Drive. Here's my question: Is there any reason I shouldn't simply drag my Pictures and Vidoes folders (in my Library) to my local Google Drive? Or...

To compound my question, for one reason or another that has escaped me over time, I've been creating Keywords for many many years via the Network directory. In other words, I go to my Network folder to work with my TP (I don't go directly to the Library Pictures and Videos folders [except to add files from my cameras].

Last night I noticed only the keywords only "show" if I go "through" my network folder to view my media; if I go to the Pictures and Videos folder, the keywords aren't there. So, should I just drag the Network folders (Pictures and Videos) to my local google drive location....and then just delete the Pictures and Videos folders from the Library?

It's amazing how complicated it is to explain a simple task like tying your shoes....in writing....

Thank you for your help!

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / done.

« on: 2011-09-30 00:48:32 »

To be fair, after I got everything running fine with v7, I then installed v8 and all worked just fine. Clearly, v8 offers lots of goodies over v7 and I don't want my tad glitch to cause others to wonder.

I've used ThumbsPlus for the past 15 years and there is nothing that can hold a candle to it.

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / END OF THREAD :)

« on: 2011-09-28 16:47:12 »

Funny you should suggest that. As it turns out, I spent today removing v8 and installing v7 and everything worked flawlessly (and I've never had a "network configuration" before). I can only guess there is some bug in v8, a conflice with 32 and 64bit boxes on same net (unlikely), or a problem with the .td4 conversion. I do know the first time I did a conversion, everything appeared and worked normal for local-only functions. However, I found a "phantom drive" (an ancient drive full of contents) full of gray folders which I simply deleted.

I think there may be more than one issue going on. Everything I tried (and I tried a lot over a week's time @ many hrs per day) didn't work as expected.

At lease now I know I thought I knew what I was doing to begin with.

Thanks for your help. I mean MANY thanks.

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-28 13:45:09 »

I certainly respect your generosity with your time. I'm at a complete loss. I didn't anticipate spending hours and hours and hours upgrading from v7 to v8. Now, for one reason or another, the "Network" link won't open on computer 2....even though I can navigate through the network via Explorer (yes, the "do not show network" is unchecked).

And, for one reason or another, I discovered it appears I can't even do standard processes with v8 on computer 1; i.e., move an image to another folder. Everything I do returns a Microsoft database error or such.

Extremely frustrating. I only upgraded from v7 because I got tired of the splash page asking me if I wanted to upgrade. It's beginning to look more and more like a big mistake ;)

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-27 19:09:03 »

> So, if an image was originally cataloged as "\Photos\Hello.jpg" on a local (non-networked) drive named "Data", and you then take the database to another computer and open it there, ThumbsPlus will expect to find the file locally on THAT computer on a drive named Data in a folder named Photos. It has no way of knowing that the database was created elsewhere on a different system, and that the and were only valid on that other computer.

That's understood.

> To avoid this, you have to make sure that all users catalog and browse the image files through the same path, which means they have to access them through the network. David too, even if the files are local to his computer.

Do I understand the issue may be I have to "recatalog" 400gb of images?  When I converted .td4, I selected the network Public Folder as the .tpdb8 location. Both computers (david = 1 and deb =2) "Open"ed the database at that network location.

I'd like to show the "tree" on computer 1:

I've already learned I can't drag the g:
This is the "tree on computer 2:  

As you can see, I cannot drag the gray Pictures folder to the corresponding network location (see error).

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-26 16:19:28 »

Shame on me for being such a nit wit and lots of accolades to you for your detailed and lengthy explanation. It's greatly appreciated and I'll blend into the woodwork and take some time to digest your reply.

The trap I'm falling into is understanding why .tpdb8 doesn't know to look on the local g: drive for the pic regardless of who and where the .tpdb8 is accessed. Yes, absolute and relative paths have always confused me (which explains why I flunked kindergarten).

Thanks again.

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-25 21:44:17 »

So, if I understand you correctly, the thumbsplus database I've maintained for the past 15 years can not be used by another computer in my home?

I thought the .tpdb8 file on David's computer (which accesses and views the photos on a USB drive conntected to David's computer) would work for anyone who could access the .tpdb8 file on the same home network. I don't understand why it wouldn't work (assuming other users can only "read").

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-25 16:02:13 »

It's nice to hear from you. In this case, the .tpdb8 file is in David's computer Public folder and all works fine on his computer. Debra's computer accesses the .tpdb8 file via Network, David's PC, Public (or some such location). She can open the db just fine and can even conduct Find Keyword queries; complete with thumbnail presentations. However, all folders are gray and no thumbnails will open.

As far as I've been ablt to tell, there is no other way for Debra's computer to access the database.

Thank you for your help.

--david

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / 2nd computer

« on: 2011-09-24 14:20:34 »

I have v8 running fine on david's computer. Debra's computer is on the same homenetwork via linksys router. On Debra's computer v8 is also installed and I am able to "open" the .tpdb8 file on david's computer.

Debra's computer "sees" the database just fine. It can even "Find" keyword queries and display the thumbnails. But, it cannot open the thumbnails. All of the database folders are gray and the thumbnails show the international "forbidden" sign.

When I try to open a thumbnail on Debra's computer, I'm presented a "Insert the Volume Labeled (which is the correct name of the folder on a USB drive(g:) connected to David's computer containing the photos), and the dialog box includes a drive letter "e:". I cannot add or change anything in this dialog box. I don't even have a drive "e:".

I've discovered I can do a keyword query on Debra's computer; note file file name of the thumbnail....and then visit David's USB Drive "G:" and open the photo but that clearly is not how things are supposed to work.

Apparently, ThumbsPlus on Debra's computer does not know where the " drive/folder can be found. What next?