digikam 5.8 - windows : open with external editor

NeiNei neinei at gmx.net
Wed Feb 7 19:05:52 GMT 2018


Dear Gilles,

just wanted to get back on the "open with" question and asking you
wether you might have found some time to look at at the patch of Simon Frei.

Thanks in advance,
NeiNei

On 02/02/2018 04:52 PM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> I see the patch. I will look while this week end.
> 
> Gilles
> 
> 2018-02-02 16:26 GMT+01:00 NeiNei <neinei at gmx.net <mailto:neinei at gmx.net>>:
> 
>     Dear Gilles and Andrey,
> 
>     I poked around in the KDE bug list database and found this entry
>     with a possible workaround or fix by Simon Frei:
>     https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380065
>     <https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380065>
>     However, I do not know whether this fits to Gilles favorite
>     suggestion of option 2 (pure Qt solution). Perhaps Gilles has some
>     time to review it?
> 
>     Thanks in advance,
>     NeiNei
> 
> 
>     On 29.01.2018 20:49, Andrey Goreev wrote:
> 
>         I think if 'open with default application' e.g. Windows 10
>         Photos app works, then you can open with Lightroom etc. from
>         there (from photos app)
> 
>         Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> 
>         -------- Original message --------
>         From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com
>         <mailto:caulier.gilles at gmail.com>>
>         Date: 2018-01-29 12:36 PM (GMT-07:00)
>         To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional
>         with the power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org
>         <mailto:digikam-users at kde.org>>
>         Subject: Re: digikam 5.8 - windows : open with external editor
> 
>         yes. under Windows and MacOS, there is no rules available as
>         under Linux to list application installed.
> 
>         The API used from digiKam to play with external application come
>         from KDE. This only work under Linux.
> 
>         I already re-routed a bug about to support non Linux desktop,
>         but there is no response about.
> 
>         To solve this problem we can :
> 
>         1/ use the native API (Windows, OSX). I know that other Qt
>         application use this way, as for exemple, the excellent
>         Clementine Audio player.
>         2/ Wait a pure Qt solution. Perhaps something exists now with Qt
>         5.10. I must admit that i don't yet checked this point since a
>         long time.
> 
>         I prefer the 2/ as it's portable and do not require any specific
>         native langage other than C++ (as objective C for OSX).
> 
>         Gilles Caulier
> 
>         2018-01-29 20:15 GMT+01:00 NeiNei <neinei at gmx.net
>         <mailto:neinei at gmx.net> <mailto:neinei at gmx.net
>         <mailto:neinei at gmx.net>>>:
> 
>              Hi there,
> 
>              yes, I second this.
>              It kept and keeps me away from changing the default
>         application in
>              Windows 7.
> 
>              In Digikam with KDE there I have "Open (F4)" and "Open
>         With". "Open
>              with" offers a sub-menu where I could choose from different
>              applications dealing with my photos.
> 
>              It would be nice if Digikam in Windows would show the same
>         as I have
>              in in KDE.
> 
>              Thanks
>              NeiNei
> 
> 
> 
>              On 01/29/2018 07:47 PM, frederic chaume wrote:
> 
>                  Hi
> 
>                  I have the same understanding, and when I see I need to
>         change
>                  the desktop setting I decided to keep it as it is
>         (don't want to
>                  open GIMP when willing to see an image)
> 
>                  regards
> 
> 
>                  Le 29/01/2018 à 13:37, cerp at eeos.biz
>         <mailto:cerp at eeos.biz> <mailto:cerp at eeos.biz
>         <mailto:cerp at eeos.biz>> a
>                  écrit :
> 
>                      Dear Frederic,
> 
>                      We have the same problem, but when we use digikam
>         we do not
>                      want to use the default application: we would like
>         to select
>                      the application at opening time between Capture One,
>                      Lightroom, Lightzone, Rawtherapee, with Rawtherapee
>         being
>                      the default. Is that feasible?
> 
>                      Best,
> 
>                      Quoting frederic chaume <frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
>                      <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>>:
> 
>                          got it
> 
>                          thanks
> 
> 
> 
>                          Le 28/01/2018 à 18:26, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
> 
>                              It's configured in you desktop settings (see
>                              generally the control panel with type mime
>                              associations).
> 
>                              Gilles Caulier
> 
>                              2018-01-28 18:25 GMT+01:00 frederic chaume
>                              <frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
>                              <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>
>                              <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
>                              <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>         <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>>>:
> 
>                                  thanks Gilles
> 
> 
>                                  I tried to find where we can configure the
>                              default application but
>                                  without success. can you help ?
> 
>                                  thanks
> 
>                                  frederic
> 
> 
>                                  Le 28/01/2018 à 17:39, Gilles Caulier a
>         écrit :
> 
>                                      Hi. Already implemeented in
>         Item/Open With
>                                  Default Application.
> 
>                                      Gilles Caulier
> 
>                                      2018-01-28 16:23 GMT+01:00 salinaale
>                                  <salinaale at gmail.com
>         <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com> <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com
>         <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com>>
>                                      <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com
>         <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com>
>                                  <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com
>         <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com>>>>:
> 
>                                          Hi,
>                                          is there a plan to introduce an
>         "open
>                                  with external editor"
>                                          feature?
> 
>                                          Ale
> 
> 
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