[Digikam-users] Help with "Remote Gallery Sync..." please

[Chris G]

On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 03:52:16PM +0100, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 03:40:11PM +0200, Andrea Diamantini wrote:
> >> If you are speaking about last KDE3 release I really cannot help you.
> >>
> > I'm talking about the Export menu item "Remote Gallery Sync...".
> 
> Hehe, that still doesn't say if you are using KDE3 or KDE4! but it's 
> rather academic.
> 
> > Anyway, after a certain amount of pain I have got it to work.  For it
> > to work there need to be some plugins installed at the Gallery2 end of
> > things, I *think* these are the "HTTP Auth" and the "Remote" plugins.
> > Once I had these installed on Gallery2 it all worked.  I'm not
> > absolutely sure it needs the "HTTP Auth" plugin actually but it
> > definitely needs the "Remote" plugin.
> 
> Yeah both these are probably needed. Remote plugin definately as any 
> remote interaction with a Gallery system needs this, including the Java 
> Gallery remote shipped with Gallery.
> 
> I think Andrea is correct in that a little hint somewhere is needed. 
> Probably just a "Make sure you gallery is configured correctly" text 
> somewhere (e.g. when adding a new gallery account) and a link to the 
> kipi-plugins site, so details can be updated easily without having to 
> change the code :)
> 
Yes, just a little note would be fine.  I found out about needing the
Remote by doing a Google search, I then guessed at needing the HTTP
Auth plugin as well.

There is also the issue of where Digikam's Export facilities are
documented, I couldn't find it at all.

-- 
Chris Green