Comments on: Even Lightroom Needs a Power Nap Every Now and Then

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:04:25 +0000

@Paul, Thanks! LRRelaunch still works with LR3 so it should be able to help you keep working around those bugs.

By: Paul Wright

Paul Wright — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:44:22 +0000

LRRelaunch was unbelievably useful with LR2. My need to frequently relaunch was entirely due to a Wacom Intuos4 / LR2 compatability issue that isn’t worth trying to accurately describe here. What a timesaver. I’ve just built a new system, installed LR3 and the Wacom issues are still there.

Does the original script run on LR3?

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Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:35:27 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:19:02 +0000

@Ian, I’m glad you find this useful.

Unfortunately there is no documentation about writing these scripts and any information about writing to the preferences file from within LR is locked deep within the product itself. The restart feature is much easier to access and (counter-intuitively) safer to use. I would be loathe to try to write a script to do what you propose because of the risks of corrupted preference files, LR crashes, etc. Strange that such an innocuous request could be so fraught with danger but that is the way it is.

The closest you could go is on Windows to write a script file that updates the line in the preferences file to set backup to the next run, then starts LR. Once again it would be dangerous to run this script from within LR because it writes to the preferences file while running and you could risk corruption. So there is no easy way to do what you ask unless you have two LR boot scripts, and call the correct one depending upon whether you want to backup now or backup at the next regular timed interval.

By: Ian Fuller

Ian Fuller — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:49:07 +0000

I am indeed thankful. I use the script a lot for manual database validation and backups.

I set the option to “next time LR starts” and then run the script, go away and have a coffee. When I come back LR is running again.

Actually it would be great to have a script that sets the catalog preference and restarts in one step. Where do I go to find out how to write scripts?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:18:02 +0000

@Ian, Extensive use of adjustment brush can also cause similar slowdown/memory leak issues. Be thankful they don’t impact you!

By: Ian Fuller

Ian Fuller — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:31:21 +0000

Simple but effective, thank you.

I have not seen much of a problem with LR slowing down – but then I don’t use Web Galleries. Memory leaks!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:29:16 +0000

@Barrelman, did you follow step 4) to open your preferences folder, then step 5) to create a folder called Scripts in your preferences folder? Once you do this and restart Lightroom the Scripts menu should appear to the right of the Help menu.

You will also need to follow the remaining steps to install the plugin, but steps 4) and 5) are the critical ones for enabling the Scripts menu.

By: barrelman

barrelman — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:25:55 +0000

I don’t see the script menu after reopening ? windows vista and lghtrm 2.3. An idea ?

By: Steve Paxton

Steve Paxton — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:42:00 +0000

Works wonderfully! Thanks!