- Convert to DNG / Copy as DNG: the encoded DNG must decode to the same raw
data, then goes through safe_file::write_new_unique (temp file, sync,
read-back, hard-linked to the first free <stem>.dng / -2 / -3 name, never
replacing a file). On failure no DNG is left, the photo is not relinked
and the raw copy is kept.
- Photo Merge writes its DNG the same way.
- Smart previews are written atomically; smart::is_valid (header + complete
JPEG) decides "built", has_smart_preview and the offline fallback, so a
proxy cut short is rebuilt (reported as `repaired`); moving proxies to a
new folder never deletes a good one in favour of a damaged copy and
copies across drives atomically.
Stacked on the #93 branch (shared lightcraft_catalog::safe_file helper).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Smart previews always lived in <library>/Smart Previews, so a large set of proxies
filled the library's drive. The folder is now a per-library setting (prefs.json):
- library.smartPreviewsLocation shows the effective folder (path, count, size,
availability) or changes it; changing it needs an explicit choice for the
previews already built (move, leave or discard), and reset returns to the
library's own folder.
- The new folder must accept writes before anything moves. A folder whose parent
is missing (an unplugged drive) is an error and is never created on the current
drive; building also refuses while a chosen folder is unavailable.
- Building, discarding, status and offline rendering all use the chosen folder.
- Settings -> Performance -> Smart previews shows the path before building, what
it holds, the existing-previews choice, Choose Folder... and Use Library Folder.
The thumbnail cache stays in the library.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Smart previews (smart.rs): a ~1 MB proxy per photo in the library's "Smart Previews" folder
(the decoded preview-size source, scaled, sRGB-encoded JPEG behind a one-line header). When
a photo's original is missing (an unplugged drive), its source loads from the proxy: the
photo renders, edits and exports at proxy size. library.smartPreviews {discard?},
photo.smartPreview status; File ▸ Previews ▸ Build / Discard Smart Previews; Info shows
"Original offline · editing the smart preview".
- Photo ▸ Duplicate (photo.duplicate): a real "-copy" file with the same settings, metadata,
rating, flag, label and albums; one undo step.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
