The following question was presented:
Well, I've been having a huge amount of fun re-writing my website. There's nothing that anyone should notice, but I've completely changed the database and coding, so all the backend technical stuff. Anyway, I've got some ideas on writing some programs that you'll probably see the foundation start to appear on the fun stuff pages as I tinker with some of the coding. Anyway, one of the photo editing and organizing software programs I use doesn't work on high definition displays. Well, it does, but the text is so small you can't read it. I'm debating whether to write my own photo cataloging program, paying for an upgrade or looking for a freeware/GPL solution. Should I write my own photo cataloging solution, pay for an upgrade of the software I use or find a freeware/GPL solution?
Results:
Pay for the upgrade was the clear winner with 60% of the votes selected from the following:
- Write your own (0%)
- Pay for the upgrade (60%)
- Find a freeware/GPL solution (40%)
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Analysis:
OK, so I did pay for the upgrade, but the thing is, that still resulted in a fair amount of re-coding given that the underlying database structure of the tool I am reading from had changed. I had to figure out the new structure and alter my code. Then there's the issue of being tied into that application, so if it breaks, then I lose everything. I did research freeware/GPL options, but the challenge is that I have over 11,000 photos that have all been tagged. None of the other options offer the ability to do a data conversion from the application that I'm using .... and I'm sure as hell not going to re-tag 11,000 items. I know it's hard to believe, but even I've got better things to do with my time.
So, although I have bought the upgrade, I've also started to write my own app. The basis of the app is on the website. It's in the fun stuff section and is called draggables. Essentially the basis is to be able to drag tags from a menu and drop them onto photos. The draggables page contains the code necessary to do that. It's a very messy page though and locks a screen aspect ration that matches my surface book which is high res, so you won't be able to see all of it unless you have your own high res display.