(2014-03-02, 12:12)dawson77 Wrote: Hi, I had the same problem like you.
I just have the german version so I don´t know, what it is called exactly but..

2)
... go to system -> settings -> add-ons -> activated add-ons -> picture-add-ons -> My Picture Database -> (context menu) Configure -> Files (the next after "general") -> excluded files (or so)
Here you can add the following:
folder.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_B.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_M.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_L.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_XL.jpg
... and so on.
I let the XL-pics in the database, because xbmc can´t display my raw-files, so I will look at the syno-pics instead.

Hope, this was helpful.

(2014-03-03, 07:09)Livin Wrote:

(2014-03-02, 12:12)dawson77 Wrote: Hi, I had the same problem like you.
I just have the german version so I don´t know, what it is called exactly but..

2)
... go to system -> settings -> add-ons -> activated add-ons -> picture-add-ons -> My Picture Database -> (context menu) Configure -> Files (the next after "general") -> excluded files (or so)
Here you can add the following:
folder.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_B.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_M.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_L.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_XL.jpg
... and so on.
I let the XL-pics in the database, because xbmc can´t display my raw-files, so I will look at the syno-pics instead.

Hope, this was helpful.

I'll try this... thanks !

I also found the settings.xml filecould be edited in this location...
\userdata\addon_data\plugin.image.mypicsdb
... edit the line with id="picsexcl"

(2014-03-03, 20:13)Pernod Wrote:

(2014-03-03, 07:09)Livin Wrote:

(2014-03-02, 12:12)dawson77 Wrote: Hi, I had the same problem like you.
I just have the german version so I don´t know, what it is called exactly but..

2)
... go to system -> settings -> add-ons -> activated add-ons -> picture-add-ons -> My Picture Database -> (context menu) Configure -> Files (the next after "general") -> excluded files (or so)
Here you can add the following:
folder.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_B.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_M.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_L.jpg|SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_XL.jpg
... and so on.
I let the XL-pics in the database, because xbmc can´t display my raw-files, so I will look at the syno-pics instead.

Hope, this was helpful.

I'll try this... thanks !

I also found the settings.xml filecould be edited in this location...
\userdata\addon_data\plugin.image.mypicsdb
... edit the line with id="picsexcl"

I was about to post about the same issue, so thanks for the suggestion.

Ideally the addon should make use of the settings in advancedsettings.xml where I have:

Code:

<pictureexcludes>
        <regexp>@eaDir</regexp>
        <regexp>#recycle</regexp>
    </pictureexcludes>

(2014-03-03, 20:13)Pernod Wrote:

Code:

<pictureexcludes>
        <regexp>@eaDir</regexp>
        <regexp>#recycle</regexp>
    </pictureexcludes>

I agree, hopefully the dev will make this change. .. ideally this addon would just get merged into XBMC as is it VERY needed!

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote:

(2014-03-03, 20:13)Pernod Wrote:

Code:

<pictureexcludes>
        <regexp>@eaDir</regexp>
        <regexp>#recycle</regexp>
    </pictureexcludes>

I agree, hopefully the dev will make this change. .. ideally this addon would just get merged into XBMC as is it VERY needed!

The reason MyPicDB doesn't read advancedsettings.xml were the add-on rules.

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote: These rules are now redundant because I refused to comply with them, but...
1) I don't want to have 2 possibilities to exclude files.
2) Advancedsettings.xml is for advanced users. Using the MyPicsDB add-on settings dialog is easier.

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote: Prospective development:
1) Remove MyPicsDB add-on settings completely.
2) Create a new configuration menu within the add-on and store the configuration into the database. Then you've everything in one place.
3a) Ask the user to automatically add existing picture sources to MyPicsDb.
3b) Ask the user to read the excluded picture regexps from advancedsettings and to store them.
3c) Ask the user to read the picture extensions from advancedsettings and to store them, too.

(2014-03-04, 14:29)Pernod Wrote: Firstly... thanks for the reply.

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote: The reason MyPicDB doesn't read advancedsettings.xml were the add-on rules.

Which rule says you can't read advancedsettings.xml?

(2014-03-04, 14:29)Pernod Wrote:

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote: These rules are now redundant because I refused to comply with them, but...
1) I don't want to have 2 possibilities to exclude files.
2) Advancedsettings.xml is for advanced users. Using the MyPicsDB add-on settings dialog is easier.

I agree that you wouldn't want to exclude files twice, but the advancedsettings is already designed for this purpose so why duplicate functionality? Using the MyPicsDB settings may be easier but it requires you to re-enter configuration that you have likely already done (adding sources, excludes, includes).

(2014-03-04, 14:34)Xycl Wrote:

(2014-03-04, 14:29)Pernod Wrote: Which rule says you can't read advancedsettings.xml?

4 Requirements for scripts and plugins ......
add-ons should store all their data in their own subfolder inside the addon_data directory. Access (read/write/delete) to any other files in settings folders is not allowed.

(2014-03-04, 14:34)Xycl Wrote: The question is why did you do this configuration in advancedsettings?
I ask this because I would never use the XBMC picture file browser and I don't think that any other picture add-on reads the advancedsettings.

(2014-03-04, 15:09)Pernod Wrote:

(2014-03-04, 14:34)Xycl Wrote:

(2014-03-04, 14:29)Pernod Wrote: Which rule says you can't read advancedsettings.xml?

4 Requirements for scripts and plugins ......
add-ons should store all their data in their own subfolder inside the addon_data directory. Access (read/write/delete) to any other files in settings folders is not allowed.

Fair enough, are the settings not accessible through the JSON-RPC API? (I guess not but worth investigating)

(2014-03-04, 14:34)Xycl Wrote: The question is why did you do this configuration in advancedsettings?
I ask this because I would never use the XBMC picture file browser and I don't think that any other picture add-on reads the advancedsettings.

The Synology NAS has a shared 'photo' folder that I connect to, and the Synology automatically indexes this folder creating hidden subfolder '@eaDir' containing various sized thumbnails for use in other Synology web based apps. If I don't exclude '@eaDir' in advancedsettings then the standard XBMC picture browser shows all these '@eaDir' hidden folders, and '#recycle' if the recycle bin is enabled on the NAS.

Ideally XBMC should have it's own picture library in the same way as video and music so you could easily query the picture library (which would already respect advancedsettings).

(2014-02-25, 21:06)mhdebokx Wrote: After setting the general startup parm 'Init database on startup' all tables in the database are cleaned. But also the tables FilterWizard and FilterWizardItems are cleaned. That is not handy if you want to do a complete rescan of the database.

RFC: Is it possible to skip both tables in the database cleaning process ?
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(2014-03-02, 08:07)Livin Wrote: just installed Gotham nightly and MyPicsDB 12.3.7 and have a few questions...

1) I noticed the MyPicsDB update window does not hide, ever... so when a video is playing it is visible. Very annoying. Anyway to hide it?
...
thank you

(2014-03-04, 13:50)Xycl Wrote: ....
Prospective development:
2) Create a new configuration menu within the add-on and store the configuration into the database. Then you've everything in one place.
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