<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style><style type='text/css'>body { font-family: 'Verdana'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000}</style></head><body>That is indeed the solution I am adopting. I think that's the safest way for an old paranoiac to sleep at night. I have copied a subset of my photos to the new digikam user and compiled from source. Now my originals can't be touched by that wild and impetuous digikam tester :-)<br>I even have the ability to regression test by comparing the copied files to the originals!<br><br>Thanks to all for the input!<br><br>Paul<br><br>----- "Lawrence Plug" <ljp@dal.ca> wrote:
<br> I'm suggesting that the svn digikam be run as a different user, <br>which would allow for a different digikam root (pointing to the <br>copy, so the OPs original remain 'safe').<br><br>I don't think its possible to have two instances on the same user <br>session. The KDE4 digikam is said to be more flexible in roots <br>(my understanding) but I don't know if it will address <br>'multiple-instance' issue. I haven't compiled it yet.<br><br>cheers<br>L<br><br></ljp@dal.ca></body></html>