digikam 0.9.0-rc2 initial feedback

Hello,

I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.

0) compiling/installing into home directory:  scripts did not compile
digikam or install exiv, digikam, digikamimageplugins.

I changed my scripts to:
   make -j 4 install

in order to be able to compile, install, and use digikam

1) Page Down goes sequentially through album images rather than performing
"page down" of album images, no ability to configure via shortcuts

2) When are thumbnails generated? as I view album images or "behind the
scenes"?

3) when viewing album images, why do thumbnails only load for the "page" of
images you are looking at rather than all at once time? memory/performance
reasons?

4) view your large album, accidently click in "my albums" window (but not on
an album) -- thumbnails 'disappear' and album is "unselected"; go back into
that album and thumbnails re-load (which takes 'time')

5) "Warning: Directory Canon has an unhandled next pointer."  in terminal
window when I go into an album of Canon RAW files

6) "Warning: Size 5352 of Exif.Canon.0x4002 exceeds 4096 bytes limit. Not
decoded." in terminal window each time I click on a RAW image

These RAW images are from a Canon EOS Rebel 350D


Thank you.

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[Gilles Caulier-2]

On Monday 11 December 2006 01:41, Sami Cokar wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.
>
> 0) compiling/installing into home directory:  scripts did not compile
> digikam or install exiv, digikam, digikamimageplugins.
>
> I changed my scripts to:
>    make -j 4 install
>
> in order to be able to compile, install, and use digikam

I let's Fabien give a response.

>
> 1) Page Down goes sequentially through album images rather than performing
> "page down" of album images, no ability to configure via shortcuts

I never see a report like that. Not sure than Usability is correct for that.
Is konqueror run like this ?

>
> 2) When are thumbnails generated? as I view album images or "behind the
> scenes"?

All thumns are created in background by a KIO-slave when you select an album.
All thumb are store in a shared cache to your home directory following a
freedesktop recommendation (konqueror use this cache too).

With digiKam 0.9.0, there is a new batch tool to build/update _all_ thumbs
from _all_ albums in shared cache area. Look into Tool menu entry. Warning :
it can take a while.

>
> 3) when viewing album images, why do thumbnails only load for the "page" of
> images you are looking at rather than all at once time? memory/performance
> reasons?

look here : http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117301

>
> 4) view your large album, accidently click in "my albums" window (but not
> on an album) -- thumbnails 'disappear' and album is "unselected"; go back
> into that album and thumbnails re-load (which takes 'time')

There is a cache. Normally it's very fast.

>
> 5) "Warning: Directory Canon has an unhandled next pointer."  in terminal
> window when I go into an album of Canon RAW files

Exiv2 library warning message. Just ignore...

>
> 6) "Warning: Size 5352 of Exif.Canon.0x4002 exceeds 4096 bytes limit. Not
> decoded." in terminal window each time I click on a RAW image

Exiv2 library warning message. Just ignore...

>
> These RAW images are from a Canon EOS Rebel 350D
>
>
> Thank you.

Please, before to post a report here, check KDE bugzilla. There are a lots of
reports where you can vote for future developmement.

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier
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[Fabien-5]

Hello,

Sami Cokar wrote:
> I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.
>
> 0) compiling/installing into home directory:  scripts did not compile
> digikam or install exiv, digikam, digikamimageplugins.
>
> I changed my scripts to:
>    make -j 4 install
>
> in order to be able to compile, install, and use digikam

Which script are you using ?

All script on the svn page (http://www.digikam.org/?q=download/svn) do a
make, then a make install.
Note, the scripts for installing digikam in homedir wait for a
confirmation before going to the next step. But, you can comment the
"read" if you don't want this behavior...

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Hello,

I tried another test today compiling and installing into my homedir and it
seems the "read" command does not actually wait for input in my environment
(ubuntu feisty):

A)
started via:
./compile_digikam.sh

B)
scokar@goalmole:~/documents/digikam$ diff compile_digikam.txt
compile_digikam.sh
3c3
< export DIGIKAMDEST=/home/fabien/myopt/
---
>export DIGIKAMDEST=/home/scokar/documents/digikam/


C)
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scokar/documents/digikam/libs'
echo "OK to make install ?? press any key"
+ echo OK to make install ?? press any key
OK to make install ?? press any key
read
+ read
read: 1: arg count


As I can manually compile and install, and Ubuntu Feisty is currently a
developers' release at this point, I am not concerned with this.    I
suspect a toolchain issue.

If more people have problems, let me know and i will try to spend more  time
looking for a possible solution.

Thank you.

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Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] digikam 0.9.0-rc2 initial feedback
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:01:51 +0100

Hello,

Sami Cokar wrote:
 > I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.
 >
 > 0) compiling/installing into home directory:  scripts did not compile
 > digikam or install exiv, digikam, digikamimageplugins.
 >
 > I changed my scripts to:
 >    make -j 4 install
 >
 > in order to be able to compile, install, and use digikam

Which script are you using ?

All script on the svn page (http://www.digikam.org/?q=download/svn) do a
make, then a make install.
Note, the scripts for installing digikam in homedir wait for a
confirmation before going to the next step. But, you can comment the
"read" if you don't want this behavior...

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Hello,

>From: Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: digiKam - Digital Photo Management for the masses
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>To: digiKam - Digital Photo Management for the masses
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>Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] digikam 0.9.0-rc2 initial feedback
>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:15:11 +0100
>
>On Monday 11 December 2006 01:41, Sami Cokar wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.

[...]

> > 1) Page Down goes sequentially through album images rather than
>performing
> > "page down" of album images, no ability to configure via shortcuts
>
>I never see a report like that. Not sure than Usability is correct for
>that.
>Is konqueror run like this ?
>

To me, a "Page Up" or "Page Down" means navigate one PAGE of "information".

In Konqueror (kubuntu feisty, kde 3.5.5),  looking at thumbnails of images,
"Arrow" cursor keys navigate one image/item left, right, up, or down,
depending on key pressed.

"Page Up" and "Page Down" navigate "approximately" one page of information
up or down and "selecting" or "highlighting" the item in the extreme left
column.

using the "US" keyboard, perhaps different language/locales behave
different.

No worries, Just feedback to keep the usability people busy and happy :)


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>Exiv2 library warning message. Just ignore...
[...]
>Exiv2 library warning message. Just ignore...

OK, ignored.
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>Please, before to post a report here, check KDE bugzilla. There are a lots
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>
>Thanks in advance

Yes, I just spent 2 hours looking at BKO.   brain hurts :(

Thank you.

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[Fabien-5]

Hello,

Sami Cokar wrote:

>
> I tried another test today compiling and installing into my homedir and it
> seems the "read" command does not actually wait for input in my environment
> (ubuntu feisty):
>
> A)
> started via:
> ./compile_digikam.sh
>
> B)
> scokar@goalmole:~/documents/digikam$ diff compile_digikam.txt
> compile_digikam.sh
> 3c3
> < export DIGIKAMDEST=/home/fabien/myopt/
> ---
>
>>export DIGIKAMDEST=/home/scokar/documents/digikam/
>
>
>
> C)
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/scokar/documents/digikam/libs'
> echo "OK to make install ?? press any key"
> + echo OK to make install ?? press any key
> OK to make install ?? press any key
> read
> + read
> read: 1: arg count

Hmm, I already noticed this behavior on ubuntu 6.10. It seems there's a
timeout that doesn't exist with previous version. In my case, if I don't
press a key within n minutes, it breaks...

Is it the same for you ?
I didn't find where they defined this default value. It should be
possible to override it by using  TMOUT :

<<
If set to a value greater than zero, TMOUT  is  treated  as  the
        default timeout for the read builtin.  The select command
terminates if input does not arrive after TMOUT seconds when input is
coming  from  a terminal.  In an interactive shell, the value is
interpreted as the number of seconds to  wait  for  input  after issuing
  the  primary prompt.  Bash terminates after waiting for that number of
seconds if input does not arrive.
 >>

But, I didn't try it.

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On Monday, 11. December 2006 13:15, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> On Monday 11 December 2006 01:41, Sami Cokar wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've downloaded digikam 0.9.0-rc2 from SVN onto Kubuntu feisty.

Please try to configure --enable-final.  I plan to upload next digikam
release with --enable-final.  Gilles mentioned that it's noticeable
faster for him.   The more testing --enable-final get's the better.

> >
> > 0) compiling/installing into home directory:  scripts did not compile
> > digikam or install exiv, digikam, digikamimageplugins.
> >
> > I changed my scripts to:
> >    make -j 4 install
> >
> > in order to be able to compile, install, and use digikam
>
> I let's Fabien give a response.
>
> >
> > 1) Page Down goes sequentially through album images rather than performing
> > "page down" of album images, no ability to configure via shortcuts
>
> I never see a report like that. Not sure than Usability is correct for that.
> Is konqueror run like this ?

Heh, I run into the same problem this morning when showing someone some
pictures (some bugs only manifest themself, when someone is watching you ;)

That's on Kubuntu/Edgy with digikam rc2 (US keyboard)

Konqueror scrolls down one page at a time.  Interesting (never noticed yet)
is what gets selected in icon mode:  When all file name do not wrap, the
upper/left file get's selected.  When filenames wrapped to 2 or more lines
always the leftmost file with most wraps in it is selected (I tried with
konqueror /usr/bin)

Would be nice if digikam scrolls down one page at the time for 'PageDown'
and no jump to next picture.

Achim

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[Gilles Caulier-2]

On Thursday 14 December 2006 22:11, Achim Bohnet wrote:
> Please try to configure --enable-final.  I plan to upload next digikam
> release with --enable-final.  Gilles mentioned that it's noticeable
> faster for him.   The more testing --enable-final get's the better.

I can second you in this way Achim,

I recompile every day digiKam/DigikamImagePlugins/Kipi-plugins to test
--enable-final option (i have a dedicaced development computer for that based
on Mandriva 2007).

Like 0.9.0-final will welcome in a near future (i will post a message with
more info about this subject in this room), for each fix in svn i try
--enable-final at the same time to be sure this option will work at final
release date.

I would said than i have work hard to fix some huge problems in implementation
to support this option. Now _all_ digiKam implementation support
--enable-final, and especially all digiKam core...

Some folders require to have this option disable, for example libs/dcraw,
libs/jpegutils, libs/lprof source code witch use pure C Ansi implemention
witch cannot be compiled properlly in this case.

Nota : Angelo, i have tested --enable-final with all kipi-plugins : all work
fine.

Gilles

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[Gilles Caulier-2]

Le jeudi 14 décembre 2006 22:11, Achim Bohnet a écrit :

> Heh, I run into the same problem this morning when showing someone some
> pictures (some bugs only manifest themself, when someone is watching you ;)
>
> That's on Kubuntu/Edgy with digikam rc2 (US keyboard)
>
> Konqueror scrolls down one page at a time.  Interesting (never noticed yet)
> is what gets selected in icon mode:  When all file name do not wrap, the
> upper/left file get's selected.  When filenames wrapped to 2 or more lines
> always the leftmost file with most wraps in it is selected (I tried with
> konqueror /usr/bin)
>
> Would be nice if digikam scrolls down one page at the time for 'PageDown'
> and no jump to next picture.

Achim,

About this point, a new file must be added into B.K.O...

Gilles
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