[Digikam-devel] Batch Queue Manager

[Gilles Caulier]

Yuri,

What's the purpose of "Show in Context Menu" option ? Which menu is
patched by your implementation ?

Gilles Caulier

2013/11/16 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> Yuri,
>
> I tested your code in your dedicated branch, and some point need to be changed :
>
> 1/ In "Target" settings view, you have inserted the option "Use
> external tools". It's not the right place. This option must go in
> "External Tools" settings view, on the top. Activating this option
> must enable all settings in this view, else these settings must be
> disabled.
>
> 2/ "External Tools" settings view is not the right name. Action
> performed by this view will be processed at end of queue. So for me
> the term is not enough explicit for end users. I'm sure that nobody
> will understand as well the purpose of this view. This is why it must
> be renamed, and some tips must be written in a label in this view to
> explain what's end users can do with it.
>
> 3/ "External View" will be used to call a program when all items for
> the queue are completed. The program, can be a binary or a script. In
> this view you force to use a script, by default as bash. And what's
> about Windows where Batch shell script are used. In other words, you
> need to write a GUI more universal where these information must be
> show :
>
> - the path to the Program
> - the name of the Program
> - the description of the Program
> - the arguments to pass to the Program.
>
> Here we don't care about the type of shell used, in case of a script.
> We don't care about the script content. Where you can show a script
> content, you cannot do it for a binary. Instead, propose to end users
> to be able to edit script with default editor set in KDE. This is not
> the goal to digiKam to host script source code. Because, if i'm not to
> wrong, scripts will be hosted as external file in home directory.
> Right ?
>
> 4/ In your GUI, i recommend to propose a list of Programs available
> and ready to use. User will assign one Program to the queue, and that
> all. The list can be stored in workflow XML file. Look how i do with
> workflow list view (workflow name + description are displayed)...
>
> Let's me hear if all my explanations are enough clear for you
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
>
> 2013/11/10 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>> 2013/11/10 Yuri Samoilenko <kinnalru at gmail.com>:
>>> Good evening
>>>
>>>> Yes, i see it. I'm registered to commit filter :
>>>> http://commitfilter.kde.org/
>>>> Like this i see all commit done by all contributors through email.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Nice stuff thx.
>>>
>>>
>>>> > What about branch manipulating strategy?
>>>> > 1. Is rebasing to master allowed in development branches?
>>>>
>>>> You can sync (you must) this branch with master changes to have your
>>>> branch updated in time.
>>>
>>>
>>>  I mean that if I will use git rebase(not merge) to master then other
>>> developers who want to track my branch(I mean any development branch)  can't
>>> fast-forward changes. They will forced to use 'force update', but rebased
>>> branch will have more plain(simple) commit history. In other word can I
>>> consider development branches as 'private'(allow rebase and breaking
>>> fast-forward) or it must be considered as 'public'(no rebase allowed only
>>> git merge).
>>
>> Public, because i will review your code and commit fixes...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> No need if code changes are not too intrusive and quickly testable. In
>>>> general, making patch attached to relevant bugzilla entry is enough. I
>>>> don't like reviewboard. This require to manage too tools, where only
>>>> one is enough to control bug fixes : bugzilla.
>>>>
>>>> No need reviewboard (forget this tool)
>>>
>>>
>>>  ok
>>>
>>>
>>>> For this week end, i'm with my familly. I go back at home monday
>>>> evening. I will review all your new branch and code tuesday evening.
>>>> Don't forget that i'm in stop disease for few month due to my car
>>>> crash and i will have a lots of free time to play with code (:=)))
>>>
>>>
>>> ok - I'm in no hurry. The first of november(9 days ago) my daughter was born
>>> and now I can always find how to spend time :)
>>
>> Congratulations (:-)))...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier