[Digikam-devel] [Bug 115597] Req: Add "Open With..." context menu to image editor

[DEnnis Meulensteen]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115597





--- Comment #8 from DEnnis Meulensteen <dennis meulensteen nl>  2009-10-22 10:39:18 ---
Andi, 
there are other things one might want to do with pictures than just editing
them!
I use the "Open With" menu to do other things. i.e: e-mail a down-sized version
of the file in its current state or convert it to PDA format etc. These are
functions that do not result in a changed image file.

Dennis


Op Thursday 22 October 2009, schreef Andi Clemens:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115597
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> --- Comment #7 from Andi Clemens <andi clemens gmx net>  2009-10-22 10:28:04 ---
> Actually I don't think the report has been fixed.
> 
> Gilles,
> I understand why you don't want to have an "Open With" menu (which I already
> implemented anyway :-)), but I don't think it is a good idea to restrict the
> user on that.
> On the other hand: We CAN open images from the preview panel in other
> applications, so it is basically doable.
> Speaking for myself I would find it weird to have this option in the editor,
> because it would be like:
> 
> Open image in Gimp
> Gimp starts
> From the Gimp menu (fictional) -> Open image in MyPaint (which is actually a
> good program :-))
> 
> So the purpose of starting Gimp would be... none :-)
> 
> BUT: Our situation is different since some users open images in the editor to
> view them. Not adding the "Open With" entry here will force them to change
> their behavior, which is not good.
> 
> So, although I would never use it because when I start the editor, I don't want
> to call another editing program: 
> +1 for OpenWith in IE
>

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