[Bug 87883] Re: pop-up: No image import from usb media but display

[Michael Chudobiak]

libgphoto2 > 2.2.1 now treats usb mass storage gizmos like digital
cameras, if they have a "DCIM" directory. (A flash card from a camera
will have a "DCIM" directory, as per the DCF spec. A USB hard drive with
photos would probably not have a "DCIM" directory.) You can "import"
from DCF/DCIM folders now.

Earlier versions of libgphoto2 could not do this, so gnome-volume-
manager launched gthumb in folder view instead. This approach is
inconvenient for people who use flash card readers. (Like me: my Digital
Rebel has a USB1 port, which is SLOW. So I use a USB2 card reader.)

I would suggest that you update the gnome-volume-manager gthumb script
to use "gthumb --import-photos" if a "DCIM" directory is found on the
mounted device.

- Mike (a gThumb developer)

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pop-up: No image import from usb media but display
https://launchpad.net/bugs/87883