[Digikam-devel] 2009 introspective

[Gilles Caulier]

2009/5/5 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> 2009/5/4 Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo at kde.org>:
>> Hi...
>
> Hi Aaron.
>
>>
>> I'm putting together a "where are we now, where are we going" snapshot of as
>> many of the "big pieces" in KDE 4 as possible, and I'd like some input from
>> you on DigiKam.
>>
>> In particular, what I'm looking for are 2-4 bullet items for each of these two
>> questions:
>>
>> * What have been the defining achievements in the last year?
>
> The KDE4/QT4 port of course + a lots of new features  (:=)))
>
> If you want a list of new features, a resume can be found with 0.10.0 announce :
>
> http://www.digikam.org/node/434
>
> This includes development started since summer 2007 to March 2009 !
>
>>
>> * What are the main focus points and or goals for the project in 2009?
>
> Next release will be 0.11.0, or perhaps 1.0 i don't know yet, this
> depend of progress...
>
> In this new release, a tool named Batch Queue Manager have been
> implemented (trunk code):
>
> http://www.digikam.org/node/427
>
> This one is very important too and progress quickly :
>
> http://www.digikam.org/node/439
>
> In digiKam 0.10.0, not all code have been ported to Qt4 model/view. It
> still few classes, as icon-view, folder-view, preview, and thumb-bar.
> For 2 first ones, Marcel working on currently. It's a big job, because
> it include a lots a features and regression tests. Also, this open to
> includes new wish from users and close a lots of bugzilla entries.
>
> A new first run assistant have been added recently to help new users
> to setup digiKam :
>
> http://www.digikam.org/node/442
>
> Personnaly, i always work to improve digiKam under windows. I still 2
> important bugs to solves, before to said that digiKam for Windows work
> exactly as under Linux. I'm also played with last M$ compiler (pro
> version) to be sure that all compile and run fine everywhere (i use a
> dedicated computer at home only for that)
>
> Andi as improved and factorized code of contextual menu everywhere.
> Also Free rotation tool usability have been reviewed and improved a
> lots.

A new blog entry is done for details about this subject. Look here :

http://www.digikam.org/node/445

Gilles