As I discovered, this problem disappeared in the newest f-spot version: ii f-spot 0.4.4-1 personal photo management application
But previously imported photos are still not found, because in the database, the file name is still not correct. Fix: Go to the f-spot directory: cd $HOME/.gnome2/f-spot Make a backup: cp photos.db photos.db.bak Change all @ to %40: sqlite3 photos.db sqlite> UPDATE photos set uri = replace(uri,'@','%40'); sqlite> .exit May be other special charters are affected to... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]