[Digikam-devel] [Bug 133359] WISH: Google maps support to show satellite images of the photos

[Mikolaj Machowski]

Dnia piątek, 29 września 2006 15:16, Gilles Caulier napisał:
> > 2. Not everyone is non stop on-line. Maybe Digikam map could be used
> > to determine coordinates when not online? It is not very precise but
> > better than nothing and would speed up corrections with web based
> > services.
>
> There is not a GPS editor into digiKam, because there is a plugin for
> that.

I am not talking about building something like that into Digikam but
using Digikam resources (or copy of them).

> In fact i would untouch the digiKam core now until 0.9.0 release. Later
> we will certainly implement something like that. The subject is open in
> B.K.O file 133359.

OK.

> > Not KIPI related:
> >
> > Digikam:
> >
> > 1. In Metadata panel buttons don't have tooltips. While Print/Save are
> >    obvious the rest isn't (Copy to clipboard?,shortened view,full
> > view).
>
> Press Shift+F1 and select a button : you have tooltips. Item about
> metadata list view content.
> I suspect than you use left button of mouse to get tooltip (like under
> Win32). if fact this way work fine with KDialog but not with KMainWindow
> ! To have checked the code in KDE 4, this behaviour will be fixed (i
> think)

Short tooltips are be visible when hovering over button (check KMail,
Konqueror, etc.)

> > 2. Maybe in shortened view of coordinates data could be made human
> >    readable? Eg. instead of: "GPSLatitude 45/1 0/100 0/1" make it:
> >    "Latitude 45°"
>
> All metadata list view contents strings come from Exiv2, not digiKam.
> i'm agree view you than rational values given by Exiv2 are not human
> readble. If you want to change it, please report a bug in Exiv2
> bugzilla.
>
> http://dev.robotbattle.com/bugs/main_page.php
>
> Else the readable coordinate strings are displayed under the world map,
> just below the metadata list view.

Not sure. Exiv2 is just checking out more important elements. It may be
task of application to make it more human readable, but OK.

m.