[digiKam-users] How to get wider range of thumbnail sizes

[Thomas D]

Hi,

Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range. 

  I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even 256x256 is not very big. 

So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Maik Qualmann]

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:

> Hi,
>
> Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> [image: image.png]
>
>   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
> much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
> sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
> details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
> 256x256 is not very big.
>
> So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
> or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Thomas D]

Hi Maik,

Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.

Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range? 

I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48. 

This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the same set or same event. 

I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort through them set by set at a later stage. 

I would love that digikam would allow me to do this! 

Screenshot:

You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small. 

Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something suitable)?

Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.

Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!

BR

Thomas

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi,
>
> Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> [image: image.png]
>
>   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
> much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
> sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
> details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
> 256x256 is not very big.
>
> So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
> or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Ronald Orenstein]

Hi all -

I am using the mac version of Digikam (7.1.0) and cannot find the large thumbnails option under either settings or preferences,  Under the settings tab the only available options are Configure Language, Themes, Configure Keyboard Shortcuts, Configure Toolbars and Database Migration.  Is there a way to increase thumbnail size in the Mac build?

Thanks - Ron

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 07:23:23 a.m. EDT, Thomas D <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Maik,

Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.

Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range? 

I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48. 

This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the same set or same event. 

I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort through them set by set at a later stage. 

I would love that digikam would allow me to do this! 

Screenshot:

You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small. 

Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something suitable)?

Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.

Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!

BR

Thomas

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi,
>
> Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> [image: image.png]
>
>   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
> much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
> sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
> details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
> 256x256 is not very big.
>
> So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
> or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Thomas D]

Hi Ron,

Please see this screenshot:

And yes, it is confusing that this option is directly below the text "Icon View Font:".

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 14.33 skrev Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:

Hi all -

I am using the mac version of Digikam (7.1.0) and cannot find the large thumbnails option under either settings or preferences,  Under the settings tab the only available options are Configure Language, Themes, Configure Keyboard Shortcuts, Configure Toolbars and Database Migration.  Is there a way to increase thumbnail size in the Mac build?

Thanks - Ron

Ronald Orenstein
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
Canada
ronorenstein.blogspot.com
ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 07:23:23 a.m. EDT, Thomas D <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Maik,

Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.

Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range? 

I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48. 

This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the same set or same event. 

I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort through them set by set at a later stage. 

I would love that digikam would allow me to do this! 

Screenshot:

You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small. 

Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something suitable)?

Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.

Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!

BR

Thomas

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi,
>
> Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> [image: image.png]
>
>   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
> much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
> sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
> details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
> 256x256 is not very big.
>
> So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
> or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Ronald Orenstein]

Thanks - I had already found and checked that box, but I do not see that it made any difference. I would very much like to be able to expand thumbnail sizes as one can do in Aperture, because as a wildlife photographer I am often looking for small details in a large picture while sorting and labeling. What is the maximum size possible with DigiKam? It appears to be quite a bit s smaller than that available in other programs. 

Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada ronorenstein.blogspot.com

On Oct 13, 2020, 3:10 PM -0400, Thomas D <[hidden email]>, wrote:

Hi Ron,

Please see this screenshot:

<image.png>

And yes, it is confusing that this option is directly below the text "Icon View Font:".

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 14.33 skrev Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:

Hi all -

I am using the mac version of Digikam (7.1.0) and cannot find the large thumbnails option under either settings or preferences,  Under the settings tab the only available options are Configure Language, Themes, Configure Keyboard Shortcuts, Configure Toolbars and Database Migration.  Is there a way to increase thumbnail size in the Mac build?

Thanks - Ron

Ronald Orenstein
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
Canada
ronorenstein.blogspot.com
ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 07:23:23 a.m. EDT, Thomas D <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Maik,

Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.

Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range? 

I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48. 

This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the same set or same event. 

I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort through them set by set at a later stage. 

I would love that digikam would allow me to do this! 

Screenshot:

<tgu.png>

You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small. 

Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something suitable)?

Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.

Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!

BR

Thomas

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi,
>
> Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> [image: image.png]
>
>   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
> much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
> sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
> details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
> 256x256 is not very big.
>
> So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
> or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi,

After to turn on the option, you need to rebuild all thumbnails for
your collection using the maintenance tool, else thumb sizes will
still be the same in the thumbnails database.

Typically, to go faster, stop digiKam, remove the thumbnail sqlite
database file and restart.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mar. 13 oct. 2020 à 21:50, <[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> Thanks - I had already found and checked that box, but I do not see that it made any difference. I would very much like to be able to expand thumbnail sizes as one can do in Aperture, because as a wildlife photographer I am often looking for small details in a large picture while sorting and labeling. What is the maximum size possible with DigiKam? It appears to be quite a bit s smaller than that available in other programs.
>
> Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> On Oct 13, 2020, 3:10 PM -0400, Thomas D <[hidden email]>, wrote:
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> Please see this screenshot:
>
> <image.png>
>
>
> And yes, it is confusing that this option is directly below the text "Icon View Font:".
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 14.33 skrev Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I am using the mac version of Digikam (7.1.0) and cannot find the large thumbnails option under either settings or preferences,  Under the settings tab the only available options are Configure Language, Themes, Configure Keyboard Shortcuts, Configure Toolbars and Database Migration.  Is there a way to increase thumbnail size in the Mac build?
>>
>> Thanks - Ron
>>
>> Ronald Orenstein
>> 1825 Shady Creek Court
>> Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
>> Canada
>> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
>> ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 07:23:23 a.m. EDT, Thomas D <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Maik,
>>
>> Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>> Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>>
>> I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
>> This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the same set or same event.
>> I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort through them set by set at a later stage.
>> I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>>
>>
>> Screenshot:
>> <tgu.png>
>>
>> You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small.
>>
>> Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something suitable)?
>>
>> Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>>
>> Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>>
>>
>> BR
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
>> settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not really
>> useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it doesn't
>> look good.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
>> > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>> > [image: image.png]
>> >
>> >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
>> > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me to
>> > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would also
>> > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
>> > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some smaller
>> > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor, even
>> > 256x256 is not very big.
>> >
>> > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config setting
>> > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Maik Qualmann]

This option requires a restart of digiKam. Then you can pull the slider up to
512 pixels. Also note that you have to recreate the thumbnails, because they
were previously only saved with 256 pixels, now with 512 pixels. If you are
using a 4K screen, activate the HiDPI settings in the digiKam settings under
Miscellaneous and System. Then with a scal factor 2x from the desktop even
thumbnails with 1024 pixels are saved in the database in order to get sharp
thumbs.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 21:50:06 CEST schrieb [hidden email]:

> Thanks - I had already found and checked that box, but I do not see that it
> made any difference. I would very much like to be able to expand thumbnail
> sizes as one can do in Aperture, because as a wildlife photographer I am
> often looking for small details in a large picture while sorting and
> labeling. What is the maximum size possible with DigiKam? It appears to be
> quite a bit s smaller than that available in other programs.
>
> Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada
> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> On Oct 13, 2020, 3:10 PM -0400, Thomas D <[hidden email]>, wrote:
> > Hi Ron,
> >
> > Please see this screenshot:
> >
> > <image.png>
> >
> >
> > And yes, it is confusing that this option is directly below the text "Icon
> > View Font:".>
> > > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 14.33 skrev Ronald Orenstein

<[hidden email]>:

> > > > Hi all -
> > > >
> > > > I am using the mac version of Digikam (7.1.0) and cannot find the
> > > > large thumbnails option under either settings or preferences,  Under
> > > > the settings tab the only available options are Configure Language,
> > > > Themes, Configure Keyboard Shortcuts, Configure Toolbars and Database
> > > > Migration.  Is there a way to increase thumbnail size in the Mac
> > > > build?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks - Ron
> > > >
> > > > Ronald Orenstein
> > > > 1825 Shady Creek Court
> > > > Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
> > > > Canada
> > > > ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> > > > ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 07:23:23 a.m. EDT, Thomas D
> > > > <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Maik,
> > > >
> > > > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did
> > > > not understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the
> > > > internal thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size. Is
> > > > there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
> > > >
> > > > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It
> > > > is entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to
> > > > 48x48. This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through
> > > > a large amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are
> > > > clearly from the same set or same event. I have attached a screenshot
> > > > (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview with thumbnail size set
> > > > to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the pixilation, it is easy
> > > > to see that each of the three marked selections are related. Now,
> > > > these selections are small for the sake of having an example that
> > > > would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
> > > > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
> > > > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then
> > > > finely sort through them set by set at a later stage. I would love
> > > > that digikam would allow me to do this!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Screenshot:
> > > > <tgu.png>
> > > >
> > > > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
> > > > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
> > > > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details
> > > > like text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below
> > > > a certain size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about
> > > > filenames when you are working with thumbnails this small.
> > > >
> > > > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by
> > > > having the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide
> > > > everything but the actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could
> > > > be 100 or something suitable)?
> > > >
> > > > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something
> > > > that could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
> > > >
> > > > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that
> > > > would show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail
> > > > view. E.g by a shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > BR
> > > > Thomas
> > > >
> > > > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann

<[hidden email]>:

> > > > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the
> > > > > digiKam
> > > > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
> > > > > really
> > > > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
> > > > > doesn't look good.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maik
> > > > >
> > > > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of
> > > > > > thumbnails
> > > > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> > > > > > [image: image.png]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at
> > > > > >least
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will
> > > > > > allow me to
> > > > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I
> > > > > > would also
> > > > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the
> > > > > > size of
> > > > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on
> > > > > > some smaller
> > > > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution
> > > > > > monitor, even
> > > > > > 256x256 is not very big.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
> > > > > > setting
> > > > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Maik Qualmann]

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f

This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
the flags or the icon for groups.
The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:

> Hi Maik,
>
> Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
> understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
> thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
> Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>
> I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
> entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
> This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
> amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
> same set or same event.
> I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
> with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
> pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
> related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
> that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
> these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
> typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
> through them set by set at a later stage.
> I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>
>
> Screenshot:
> [image: tgu.png]
>
> You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
> thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
> contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
> text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
> size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
> are working with thumbnails this small.
>
> Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
> the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
> actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
> suitable)?
>
> Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
> could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>
> Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
> show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
> shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>
> > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
> > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
> > really
> > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
> > doesn't
> > look good.
> >
> > Maik
> >
> > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> > > [image: image.png]
> > >
> > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> > >
> > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
> >
> > to
> >
> > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
> > > also
> > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
> >
> > smaller
> >
> > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
> >
> > even
> >
> > > 256x256 is not very big.
> > >
> > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
> > > setting
> > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Ronald Orenstein]

Thanks - that did the trick!

Ronald Orenstein 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2 Canada ronorenstein.blogspot.com

On Oct 13, 2020, 4:30 PM -0400, Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>, wrote:

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f

This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
the flags or the icon for groups.
The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:

Hi Maik,

Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?

I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
same set or same event.
I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
with thumbnail size set to 48x48. In this screenshot. Even with the
pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
through them set by set at a later stage.
I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!


Screenshot:
[image: tgu.png]

You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
are working with thumbnails this small.

Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
suitable)?

Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.

Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!


BR
Thomas


Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]

Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
really
useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
doesn't
look good.

Maik

Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:

Hi,

Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
from 128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
[image: image.png]

I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least

64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me

to

much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images. I would
also
sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some

smaller

details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,

even

256x256 is not very big.

So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
setting
or a config file or something where I can do this?

[Thomas D]

Hi Maik,

Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?

Or when is this planned to be in a release?

BR

Thomas

Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f

This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
the flags or the icon for groups.
The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.

Maik

Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> Hi Maik,
>
> Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
> understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
> thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
> Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>
> I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
> entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
> This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
> amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
> same set or same event.
> I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
> with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
> pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
> related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
> that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
> these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
> typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
> through them set by set at a later stage.
> I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>
>
> Screenshot:
> [image: tgu.png]
>
> You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
> thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
> contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
> text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
> size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
> are working with thumbnails this small.
>
> Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
> the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
> actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
> suitable)?
>
> Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
> could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>
> Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
> show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
> shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>
> > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
> > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
> > really
> > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
> > doesn't
> > look good.
> >
> > Maik
> >
> > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
> > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
> > > [image: image.png]
> > >
> > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
> > >
> > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
> >
> > to
> >
> > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
> > > also
> > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
> > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
> >
> > smaller
> >
> > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
> >
> > even
> >
> > > 256x256 is not very big.
> > >
> > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
> > > setting
> > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?

[Gilles Caulier-4]

See "Weekly Snapshots" section here :

https://www.digikam.org/download/

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 14 oct. 2020 à 08:48, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> Hi Maik,
>
> Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?
> Or when is this planned to be in a release?
>
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
>> b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f
>>
>> This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
>> setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
>> and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
>> the flags or the icon for groups.
>> The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
>> operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > Hi Maik,
>> >
>> > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
>> > understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
>> > thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>> > Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>> >
>> > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
>> > entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
>> > This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
>> > amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
>> > same set or same event.
>> > I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
>> > with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
>> > pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
>> > related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
>> > that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
>> > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
>> > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
>> > through them set by set at a later stage.
>> > I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>> >
>> >
>> > Screenshot:
>> > [image: tgu.png]
>> >
>> > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
>> > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
>> > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
>> > text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
>> > size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
>> > are working with thumbnails this small.
>> >
>> > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
>> > the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
>> > actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
>> > suitable)?
>> >
>> > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
>> > could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>> >
>> > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
>> > show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
>> > shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>> >
>> >
>> > BR
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>> >
>> > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
>> > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
>> > > really
>> > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
>> > > doesn't
>> > > look good.
>> > >
>> > > Maik
>> > >
>> > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
>> > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>> > > > [image: image.png]
>> > > >
>> > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
>> > > >
>> > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
>> > >
>> > > to
>> > >
>> > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
>> > > > also
>> > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
>> > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
>> > >
>> > > smaller
>> > >
>> > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
>> > >
>> > > even
>> > >
>> > > > 256x256 is not very big.
>> > > >
>> > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
>> > > > setting
>> > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Thomas D]

Thanks for this.

I downloaded the weekly build. But when I run it, it requires that the stable DK release be uninstalled.

Is it possible to just run the application without installing. Like a portable app?

Den ons. 14. okt. 2020 kl. 13.05 skrev Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>:

See "Weekly Snapshots" section here :

https://www.digikam.org/download/

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 14 oct. 2020 à 08:48, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> Hi Maik,
>
> Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?
> Or when is this planned to be in a release?
>
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
>> b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f
>>
>> This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
>> setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
>> and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
>> the flags or the icon for groups.
>> The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
>> operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > Hi Maik,
>> >
>> > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
>> > understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
>> > thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>> > Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>> >
>> > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
>> > entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
>> > This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
>> > amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
>> > same set or same event.
>> > I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
>> > with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
>> > pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
>> > related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
>> > that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
>> > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
>> > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
>> > through them set by set at a later stage.
>> > I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>> >
>> >
>> > Screenshot:
>> > [image: tgu.png]
>> >
>> > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
>> > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
>> > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
>> > text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
>> > size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
>> > are working with thumbnails this small.
>> >
>> > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
>> > the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
>> > actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
>> > suitable)?
>> >
>> > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
>> > could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>> >
>> > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
>> > show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
>> > shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>> >
>> >
>> > BR
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>> >
>> > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
>> > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
>> > > really
>> > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
>> > > doesn't
>> > > look good.
>> > >
>> > > Maik
>> > >
>> > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
>> > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>> > > > [image: image.png]
>> > > >
>> > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
>> > > >
>> > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
>> > >
>> > > to
>> > >
>> > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
>> > > > also
>> > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
>> > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
>> > >
>> > > smaller
>> > >
>> > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
>> > >
>> > > even
>> > >
>> > > > 256x256 is not very big.
>> > > >
>> > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
>> > > > setting
>> > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Gilles Caulier-4]

yes, you can look the corresponding binary tarball like this one :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/digiKam-7.2.0-beta1-20201019T133745-Win64-debug.tar.xz

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 19 oct. 2020 à 10:20, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :

Thanks for this.

I downloaded the weekly build. But when I run it, it requires that the stable DK release be uninstalled.

Is it possible to just run the application without installing. Like a portable app?

Den ons. 14. okt. 2020 kl. 13.05 skrev Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>:

See "Weekly Snapshots" section here :

https://www.digikam.org/download/

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 14 oct. 2020 à 08:48, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> Hi Maik,
>
> Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?
> Or when is this planned to be in a release?
>
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
>> b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f
>>
>> This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
>> setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
>> and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
>> the flags or the icon for groups.
>> The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
>> operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > Hi Maik,
>> >
>> > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
>> > understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
>> > thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>> > Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>> >
>> > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
>> > entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
>> > This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
>> > amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
>> > same set or same event.
>> > I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
>> > with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
>> > pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
>> > related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
>> > that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
>> > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
>> > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
>> > through them set by set at a later stage.
>> > I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>> >
>> >
>> > Screenshot:
>> > [image: tgu.png]
>> >
>> > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
>> > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
>> > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
>> > text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
>> > size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
>> > are working with thumbnails this small.
>> >
>> > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
>> > the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
>> > actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
>> > suitable)?
>> >
>> > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
>> > could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>> >
>> > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
>> > show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
>> > shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>> >
>> >
>> > BR
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>> >
>> > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
>> > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
>> > > really
>> > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
>> > > doesn't
>> > > look good.
>> > >
>> > > Maik
>> > >
>> > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
>> > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>> > > > [image: image.png]
>> > > >
>> > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
>> > > >
>> > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
>> > >
>> > > to
>> > >
>> > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
>> > > > also
>> > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
>> > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
>> > >
>> > > smaller
>> > >
>> > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
>> > >
>> > > even
>> > >
>> > > > 256x256 is not very big.
>> > > >
>> > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
>> > > > setting
>> > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Maik Qualmann]

But we should mention that digiKam-7.2.0-Beta1 carries out a database update. Especially for MySQL. So back up the databases beforehand if you want to go back.

Maik

Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 16:29 Uhr schrieb Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>:

yes, you can look the corresponding binary tarball like this one :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/digiKam-7.2.0-beta1-20201019T133745-Win64-debug.tar.xz

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 19 oct. 2020 à 10:20, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :

Thanks for this.

I downloaded the weekly build. But when I run it, it requires that the stable DK release be uninstalled.

Is it possible to just run the application without installing. Like a portable app?

Den ons. 14. okt. 2020 kl. 13.05 skrev Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>:

See "Weekly Snapshots" section here :

https://www.digikam.org/download/

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 14 oct. 2020 à 08:48, Thomas D <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> Hi Maik,
>
> Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?
> Or when is this planned to be in a release?
>
>
>
> BR
> Thomas
>
>
>
> Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
>> b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f
>>
>> This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting. In this
>> setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and file name
>> and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the overlays above,
>> the flags or the icon for groups.
>> The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so that the
>> operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.
>>
>> Maik
>>
>> Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > Hi Maik,
>> >
>> > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I did not
>> > understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the internal
>> > thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>> > Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>> >
>> > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful. It is
>> > entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to 48x48.
>> > This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a large
>> > amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from the
>> > same set or same event.
>> > I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of Gwenview
>> > with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
>> > pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked selections are
>> > related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an example
>> > that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice, sometimes
>> > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And I
>> > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then finely sort
>> > through them set by set at a later stage.
>> > I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>> >
>> >
>> > Screenshot:
>> > [image: tgu.png]
>> >
>> > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
>> > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
>> > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details like
>> > text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a certain
>> > size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames when you
>> > are working with thumbnails this small.
>> >
>> > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by having
>> > the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything but the
>> > actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or something
>> > suitable)?
>> >
>> > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be something that
>> > could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>> >
>> > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle that would
>> > show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view. E.g by a
>> > shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>> >
>> >
>> > BR
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]
>> >
>> > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in the digiKam
>> > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is not
>> > > really
>> > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off, it
>> > > doesn't
>> > > look good.
>> > >
>> > > Maik
>> > >
>> > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of thumbnails
>> > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>> > > > [image: image.png]
>> > > >
>> > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to at least
>> > > >
>> > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will allow me
>> > >
>> > > to
>> > >
>> > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I would
>> > > > also
>> > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase the size of
>> > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on some
>> > >
>> > > smaller
>> > >
>> > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution monitor,
>> > >
>> > > even
>> > >
>> > > > 256x256 is not very big.
>> > > >
>> > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a config
>> > > > setting
>> > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Ronald Orenstein]

Hi all:

I am running Version 7.1.0 on mac.  Recently, on opening the program I get the following message: 

Error message: failed to create tables in database

Otherwise the program seems to load and operate normally.  Is this a matter of concern, and if so what should I do about it?

Thanks - Ron

[Maik Qualmann]

No it is no good. At the start we check whether the basic database operations are working. Do you use SQLite or MySQL? Possible causes are no write access to the SQLite database file or lack of rights with MySQL.

Maik

Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 17:26 Uhr schrieb Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:

Hi all:

I am running Version 7.1.0 on mac.  Recently, on opening the program I get the following message: 

Error message: failed to create tables in database

Otherwise the program seems to load and operate normally.  Is this a matter of concern, and if so what should I do about it?

Thanks - Ron

Ronald Orenstein
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
Canada
ronorenstein.blogspot.com
ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com

[Ronald Orenstein]

I am using the build for Mac; I do not know which SQL that build uses.

On Monday, October 19, 2020, 11:50:04 a.m. EDT, Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]> wrote:

No it is no good. At the start we check whether the basic database operations are working. Do you use SQLite or MySQL? Possible causes are no write access to the SQLite database file or lack of rights with MySQL.

Maik

Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 17:26 Uhr schrieb Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:

Hi all:

I am running Version 7.1.0 on mac.  Recently, on opening the program I get the following message: 

Error message: failed to create tables in database

Otherwise the program seems to load and operate normally.  Is this a matter of concern, and if so what should I do about it?

Thanks - Ron

Ronald Orenstein
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
Canada
ronorenstein.blogspot.com
ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com

[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi,

By default, it use sqlite. You can double check in Setup/Database page
to be sure.

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 19 oct. 2020 à 17:56, Ronald Orenstein
<[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> I am using the build for Mac; I do not know which SQL that build uses.
>
> Ronald Orenstein
> 1825 Shady Creek Court
> Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
> Canada
> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Monday, October 19, 2020, 11:50:04 a.m. EDT, Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
> No it is no good. At the start we check whether the basic database operations are working. Do you use SQLite or MySQL? Possible causes are no write access to the SQLite database file or lack of rights with MySQL.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 17:26 Uhr schrieb Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:
>
> Hi all:
>
> I am running Version 7.1.0 on mac.  Recently, on opening the program I get the following message:
>
> Error message: failed to create tables in database
>
> Otherwise the program seems to load and operate normally.  Is this a matter of concern, and if so what should I do about it?
>
> Thanks - Ron
>
> Ronald Orenstein
> 1825 Shady Creek Court
> Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
> Canada
> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com

[Ronald Orenstein]

Thanks - yes, it is sqlite.  What should I do next?

On Monday, October 19, 2020, 01:03:15 p.m. EDT, Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,

By default, it use sqlite. You can double check in Setup/Database page
to be sure.

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 19 oct. 2020 à 17:56, Ronald Orenstein
<[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> I am using the build for Mac; I do not know which SQL that build uses.
>
> Ronald Orenstein
> 1825 Shady Creek Court
> Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
> Canada
> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Monday, October 19, 2020, 11:50:04 a.m. EDT, Maik Qualmann <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
> No it is no good. At the start we check whether the basic database operations are working. Do you use SQLite or MySQL? Possible causes are no write access to the SQLite database file or lack of rights with MySQL.
>
> Maik
>
> Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 17:26 Uhr schrieb Ronald Orenstein <[hidden email]>:
>
> Hi all:
>
> I am running Version 7.1.0 on mac.  Recently, on opening the program I get the following message:
>
> Error message: failed to create tables in database
>
> Otherwise the program seems to load and operate normally.  Is this a matter of concern, and if so what should I do about it?
>
> Thanks - Ron
>
> Ronald Orenstein
> 1825 Shady Creek Court
> Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
> Canada
> ronorenstein.blogspot.com
> ronorensteinwriter.blogspot.com