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About version numbering schema

Fabien-5
Hello,

I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html

<<
Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?

I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software is
quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that lacks
reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the case !

Creating a 1.0 version would put digiKam under spotlight and that would
be great...
I also think it's important to clearly separate kde3 versions and kde4
version.

This is why I make the following proposal :

- create a 1.0.0 for the next digiKam version (instead of 0.9.2)
0.9.3 would be 1.0.1

- use 2.0 for kde4 port
 >>

Achim and Mikolaj already said they like the idea.

What about others ?
Gilles, Marcel, Oliver, Arnd, ... ?

Maybe you missed it in the thread :)

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Re: About version numbering schema

Gilles Caulier-4


2007/6/15, Fabien <[hidden email]>:
Hello,

I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html

<<
Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?
I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software is
quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that lacks
reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the case !

this is not my viewpoint, but i'm developper. For me these features are important for photograph :

XMP is not yet supported.
No batch Queue manager.
No search based on advanced metadata.
No DB/pictures backup/restore tool.
No versionning of pictures.

 

Creating a 1.0 version would put digiKam under spotlight and that would
be great...

sure...
 

I also think it's important to clearly separate kde3 versions and kde4
version.

agree for this point.
 

This is why I make the following proposal :

- create a 1.0.0 for the next digiKam version (instead of 0.9.2)

For  0.9.2 it's too late because all is ready to perform release and we have already don beta1, beta2 and beta3. We cannot break this serie.

0.9.3 would be 1.0.1

The discussion is open. Why not 1.0.0 , but i'm not alone to decide...
 

- use 2.0 for kde4 port

why not.
 
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Re: About version numbering schema

Arnd Baecker
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Gilles Caulier wrote:

[...]

> 0.9.3 would be 1.0.1
>
> The discussion is open. Why not 1.0.0, but i'm not alone to decide...

Well, personally I think that it would be good to
address a quite bunch of the bugs on the BKO before daring to go to 1.0.

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Re: About version numbering schema

Gilles Caulier-4


2007/6/15, Arnd Baecker <[hidden email]>:
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Gilles Caulier wrote:

[...]

> 0.9.3 would be 1.0.1
>
> The discussion is open. Why not 1.0.0, but i'm not alone to decide...

Well, personally I think that it would be good to
address a quite bunch of the bugs on the BKO before daring to go to 1.0.

Best, Arnd

Yes, totally agree...

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Re: About version numbering schema

Oliver Dörr
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Hmmm,

i can't see much wrong on the old schema...

We have a list of features, that should be in 1.0. So this means, that
1.0 will be our major release and it will be available for KDE 4. That's
fine for me.

Most users gets digiKam trough their distribution and so they don't have
to care which versions are comatible with KDE versions. All others
should read release notes.

But i'm only a translator and so it's not my point to decide
Oliver

Fabien schrieb:

> Hello,
>
> I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
> http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html
>
> <<
> Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?
>
> I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
> For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software is
> quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
> Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that lacks
> reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the case !
>
> Creating a 1.0 version would put digiKam under spotlight and that would
> be great...
> I also think it's important to clearly separate kde3 versions and kde4
> version.
>
> This is why I make the following proposal :
>
> - create a 1.0.0 for the next digiKam version (instead of 0.9.2)
> 0.9.3 would be 1.0.1
>
> - use 2.0 for kde4 port
>  >>
>
> Achim and Mikolaj already said they like the idea.
>
> What about others ?
> Gilles, Marcel, Oliver, Arnd, ... ?
>
> Maybe you missed it in the thread :)
>
> --
> Fabien
>
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Re: About version numbering schema

Gilles Caulier-4
I'm totally agre with you Oliver (:=)))

Gilles

2007/6/15, Oliver Dörr <[hidden email]>:
Hmmm,

i can't see much wrong on the old schema...

We have a list of features, that should be in 1.0. So this means, that
1.0 will be our major release and it will be available for KDE 4. That's
fine for me.

Most users gets digiKam trough their distribution and so they don't have
to care which versions are comatible with KDE versions. All others
should read release notes.

But i'm only a translator and so it's not my point to decide
Oliver

Fabien schrieb:

> Hello,
>
> I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
> http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html
>
> <<
> Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?
>
> I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
> For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software is
> quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
> Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that lacks
> reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the case !
>
> Creating a 1.0 version would put digiKam under spotlight and that would
> be great...
> I also think it's important to clearly separate kde3 versions and kde4
> version.
>
> This is why I make the following proposal :
>
> - create a 1.0.0 for the next digiKam version (instead of 0.9.2)
> 0.9.3 would be 1.0.1
>
> - use 2.0 for kde4 port
>  >>
>
> Achim and Mikolaj already said they like the idea.
>
> What about others ?
> Gilles, Marcel, Oliver, Arnd, ... ?
>
> Maybe you missed it in the thread :)
>
> --
> Fabien
>
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Re: About version numbering schema

Bugzilla from mikmach@wp.pl
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Dnia sobota 16 czerwiec 2007, Gilles Caulier napisał:

> 2007/6/15, Fabien <[hidden email]>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
> > http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html
> >
> > <<
> > Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?
> > I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
> > For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software
> > is quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
> > Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that
> > lacks reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the
> > case !
>
> this is not my viewpoint, but i'm developper. For me these features are
> important for photograph :

With this attitude there will be always new things to include :)

> XMP is not yet supported.

Make it really simple (as newest XnView): just let read unsolved XML in
separate tab.

> No batch Queue manager.

Wait for KDE4 and promised tools for recording (although I didn't read
anything new about them lately).

> No search based on advanced metadata.
> No DB/pictures backup/restore tool.
> No versionning of pictures.

That is big feature. Implementing it properly may take really long
time...

You know, from myself I could add several points:

- multiuser, networked database for work eg. in small photo agency
- support for archiving on various media (in Digikam store only
  thumbnails with localizations of real images)
- scripting backend for more automation and better user expandability
- service menus support
- CD/DVD cover printing (both thumbnails and extended descriptions,
  basing on metadata, Digikam comments)
- spread collection (not in one directory)
- file system browsing
- improved cropping (handling of borders, including rotation)
- non reducting rotation

:)

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Re: About version numbering schema

Arnd Baecker
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Mikolaj Machowski wrote:

> Dnia sobota 16 czerwiec 2007, Gilles Caulier napisał:
> > 2007/6/15, Fabien <[hidden email]>:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I sent an email about that a few days ago, see here :
> > > http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-devel/2007-June/012932.html
> > >
> > > <<
> > > Don't you think it's time to use a new version numbering schema ?
> > > I think digiKam has reached its stability point.
> > > For most people, when you see a 0.9.x version, it means the software
> > > is quite close to a stable 1.0 version.
> > > Using version 0.10 let digiKam looks as an immature software that
> > > lacks reliability and features. And I definitively think it's not the
> > > case !

It certainly does not lack reliability!
Concerning features: well, there are quite a few
high rated wishes in the B.K.O
(Hmm: could not find any way to get the results of search in the
B.K.O. sorted by rating, is there any?)

Generally:
- the workflow of tagging,
- filtering of tags, rating, ...
- searches (related to the previous)
requires a lot of thought and (then) improvement.

Going to 1.0 raises the level of what people expect
("oh, still not as good as ..."), while a number <1.0
makes people more relaxed about things...

Well, apart from this, I personally don't care too much
about version numbers.
Much more important is the list of points you raise below!

> > this is not my viewpoint, but i'm developper. For me these features are
> > important for photograph :
>
> With this attitude there will be always new things to include :)

I like this attitude ;-)

> > XMP is not yet supported.
>
> Make it really simple (as newest XnView): just let read unsolved XML in
> separate tab.
>
> > No batch Queue manager.
>
> Wait for KDE4 and promised tools for recording (although I didn't read
> anything new about them lately).
>
> > No search based on advanced metadata.
> > No DB/pictures backup/restore tool.

all very important!

> > No versionning of pictures.
>
> That is big feature. Implementing it properly may take really long
> time...

It also depends on how it is implemented:
For example in http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103350
there is a patch to provide simple "versioning",
by just keeping a hidden copy of old versions ...
(well, I don't like that, because I prefer
if the user consciously decides which files to keep and which not...)

And then there is (in the same BKO)
the discussion of action lists to save modifications
of an image in terms of the actions to be used instead
of the actual modified images.

However, I have to admit, that I am always a bit sceptical,
when too many features are added, which go in the
direction of image editing ...
Personally I would prefer if F4 could bring up krita
in a specialized mode, so that it interconnects with digikam
and only a photograph related subset of menus is
available. Then of course krita would need to
store the actions to modifiy an image in some way
(Unfortunately, this would be a much more complicated
project than action lists on the digikam level alone ...)


> You know, from myself I could add several points:

Mikolaj, these are all very important, some of them
are not yet registered in the B.K.O!
(while I am currently on the quest of reducing the number of BKO entries,
here it would be great if you could add the new points! ;-)

> - multiuser, networked database for work eg. in small photo agency
> - support for archiving on various media (in Digikam store only
>   thumbnails with localizations of real images)
> - scripting backend for more automation and better user expandability

With KDE4 I would hope for a tight integration
of KROSS  http://kross.dipe.org/

> - service menus support

I agree. While one can use the .desktop files to get
additional stuff into the right-click menu,
it would be nice to have additional entries in one
of the menus (so that for example also a shortcut can be associated).
Well, it's all discussed here
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88932
and should not be too difficult to implement ...


> - CD/DVD cover printing (both thumbnails and extended descriptions,
>   basing on metadata, Digikam comments)
> - spread collection (not in one directory)
> - file system browsing

Yes, this would be nice!

> - improved cropping (handling of borders, including rotation)

Oh, yes, rotation, that would be good, indeed!
What do you mean by "handling of borders"?
(Well, first we have to get the aspect ratio cropping
working correctly at all, see
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128293
)

> - non reducting rotation

Sorry, what does this mean?

Best, Arnd
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Re: About version numbering schema

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Dnia sobota 16 czerwiec 2007, Arnd Baecker napisał:
>
> Going to 1.0 raises the level of what people expect
> ("oh, still not as good as ..."), while a number <1.0
> makes people more relaxed about things...

And with number <1.0 you cannot propose to use program in some
environments (yes, we know this is bullshit but that's the world we live
in).

> It also depends on how it is implemented:
> For example in http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103350
> there is a patch to provide simple "versioning",
> by just keeping a hidden copy of old versions ...
> (well, I don't like that, because I prefer
> if the user consciously decides which files to keep and which not...)

Don't like that because HD usage will skyrocket. Even with contemporary
prices of storage this will be painful. Also I hope for something like
history editor with possibility to edit or turn off some effects from
image history of editing.

> > You know, from myself I could add several points:
>
> Mikolaj, these are all very important, some of them
> are not yet registered in the B.K.O!
> (while I am currently on the quest of reducing the number of BKO

Noble task :)

> entries, here it would be great if you could add the new points! ;-)

OK.

>
> Oh, yes, rotation, that would be good, indeed!
> What do you mean by "handling of borders"?

At the moment you can resize crop area only by corners. It would be nice
if you could grab any border in any place to resize (eg. good for resize
of crop on big images with full 100% zoom or greater), possibility to
rotate crop area on image like in Photoshop, not two step action (crop,
free rotation).

> > - non reducting rotation
>
> Sorry, what does this mean?

When you have picture 100x100 pixels and you will rotate it 45 degrees
Digikam forces you to reduce image to fit in original canvas of 100x100
pixels.  In effect real image is reduced to ca. 70x70 pixels. Instead
canvas should be increased to ca. 140x140 pixels to accommodate original
image in full size.

m.


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