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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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in response to: hp-bilder
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Modified tool attached. Can you confirm that, I can't run a version of jAlbum that old to test it
Thanks, i will try that with 36.1. But give me a bit time.
I have those files you mentioned (in the album in discussion, didn't check newer ones), but they are in not in the album/ directory but in several or all of the subdirs (probably from older versions) which are not in the album hierarchy.
For ex, 'ls' on top level is: 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 album jalbum-settings-old.jap
2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 jalbum-settings.jap lstree.txt
Folder 2016 contains some subdirs, for ex., 2016/Saulgrub has only a .jalbum dir which contains:
. .. albumfiles.txt comments.properties .info meta.properties
In contrast, the jalbum dir on top level is:
. 2018 2022 album.rss folderimage.jpg index.html thumbs
.. 2019 2023 data1.json folderimg@2x.jpg lifeboat.zip tree.json
2016 2020 2024 deep-data.json folderimg.jpg res
2017 2021 2025 folderimage@2x.jpg folderthumb.jpg shareimage.jpg
and album/2016/Saulgrub:
. album.rss folderimage@2x.jpg folderimg@2x.jpg folderthumb.jpg shareimage.jpg thumbs
.. data1.json folderimage.jpg folderimg.jpg index.html slides
So if i understand your tool correct, it moves the meta.properties and the others from those sub-dir .jalbum files on to the top level where they will overwrite each other. Is this correct?
I think i better make a copy of the album and a backup before trying 
HP
I was really asking David if I was right. The modified tool should move meta.properties, comments.properties and albumfiles.txt from the folder containing images to the hidden .jalbum folder. The old project format had those files loose in the image directory, the current project format has them in the hidden folder. The original tool David made was to revert the current format to the pre jAlbum 16 format.
If you do decide to try it definitely make a backup/duplicate of the project just in case it doesn't work, or the project doesn't actually have folders with the really old format.
Re: Folder 2016 contains some subdirs, for ex., 2016/Saulgrub has only a .jalbum dir which contains:
. .. albumfiles.txt comments.properties .info meta.properties
That folder has the current project format, nothing wrong with it.
The 'album' files you have mentioned above are the output folders, they don't have any of the three files the tool moves - they are in the images folder (project files).
Hope that helps but here are two things that might clarify and help further:
https://jalbum.net/help/en/JAlbum/Where_are_my_files
jAlbum>Menu>File>Backup projects... |
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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2 Jun 25, 13:06
in response to: RobM
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Thanks for putting together this tool Rob!
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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2 Jun 25, 13:33
in response to: davidekholm
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Thanks for putting together this tool Rob!
I just hacked your tool. I finally tested it by moving the files in the hidden folder to the images folder, it worked as expected. |
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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2 Jun 25, 14:20
in response to: RobM
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Thanks for putting together this tool Rob!
I just hacked your tool. I finally tested it by moving the files in the hidden folder to the images folder, it worked as expected.
Good I figured you could simply reverse the copying done in a few lines |
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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2 Jun 25, 14:51
in response to: davidekholm
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I took the liberty to modernize the conversion script a bit: /* JAlbum tool that converts jAlbum project format from pre v16 format to current format */
import se.datadosen.jalbum.*;
import se.datadosen.util.IO;
boolean move(File src, File dest) {
if (dest.isDirectory()) {
dest = new File(dest, src.getName());
}
if (src.exists()) {
dest.delete();
return src.renameTo(dest);
}
return false;
}
Work.on(TreeCollection.of(rootFolder))
.titled("Convert project from pre 16 format")
.inform("This tool converts this album project from pre v16 format. Don't run on jAlbum 16+ projects")
.filter(ao -> ao.folder)
.forEach(folder) -> {
File dir = folder.getFile();
File jAlbumDir = new File(dir, ".jalbum");
move(new File(dir, "meta.properties"), jAlbumDir);
move(new File(dir, "comments.properties"), jAlbumDir);
move(new File(dir, "albumfiles.txt"), jAlbumDir);
}.execute(work) -> {
if (!work.cancelled) {
// Refresh display
rootFolder.invalidate();
explorer.context.redraw();
}
}.showResult()
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 14:37
in response to: RobM
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Hi, thanks, i tested now your script with jAlbum 37.5.6
The script ran, i updated the album and it looked correct. However, when i add an image this will not show up in the final result. Strange enough, the new image is shown in the integrated preview (control-shift-F12) but not in the external browser, be it locally (F12) or remotely after upload.
So i'm afraid, no complete success 
I stay with an older jAlbum version for now.
Edit: version 36.1 works fine with the now converted album, no problems.
HP
Edited by: hp-bilder on 7 Jun 2025, 14:39 |
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 15:26
in response to: hp-bilder
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Could you duplicate that project and zip it up, then make it available via a link if necessary?
We will then have something to work with.
Edited by: RobM on 7 Jun 2025, 14:27
And have you cleared your browser cache, or tried a browser not used for that album?
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 18:11
in response to: RobM
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I will produce a zip, can i send the link via PM from the jAlbum site to you?
Regarding browser cache: i did not explicitly clear the cache, but my Firefox is configured to clear cookies and cache after termination, so this should not be a problem. And as said, the test image i added was not there locally and not in the uploaded album (now it is, because 36.1 did the update and upload). I will however test with a different browser.
HP
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 18:28
in response to: hp-bilder
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Strange enough, the new image is shown in the integrated preview (control-shift-F12) but not in the external browser, be it locally (F12) or remotely after upload.
We're all struggling to understand this.
First, there is no CTRL-SHIFT-F12 keyboard shortcut in jAlbum, as far as I know.
Second, there is only one album. Whether you view it with the integrated browser, the windowed browser, on an external browser, it's the same album. It simply can't have different content that is dependent upon the method of doing the preview. |
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 18:28
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Sorry, you can’t pm a zip file, but you could pm a link to a cloud service like Dropbox.
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 18:32
in response to: RobM
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He's got jAlbum hosting. He can just upload a zip file to his jalbum.net hosting space, and give us a link.
(I have the nagging feeling that this will prove to have something to do with case-sensitive names. I don't know why I say that, and I can't sort out a plausible explanation. It's just a hunch.)
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 19:05
in response to: JeffTucker
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sorry, i mean control-shift-F, the internal browser. And yes, different behavior is a mystery for me as well
But - after 36.1 touched the album - the newer 37.5.6 can also see the last added image.
However, adding yet another image from jAlbum V. 37.5.6, is not shown. I also tested in another browser (Vivaldi, AFAIK chrome based). Same result.
Strange.
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 19:08
in response to: JeffTucker
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i intended to put the zip on my web space and then just send the link to it. But if i figure out how to upload them to my jAlbum space, i can do this as well. Whatever you prefer.
HP
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Re: Folders do not appear in an album
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7 Jun 25, 20:49
in response to: hp-bilder
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i intended to put the zip on my web space and then just send the link to it. But if i figure out how to upload them to my jAlbum space, i can do this as well. Whatever you prefer.
HP
Whatever is easier for you. |
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