[Digikam-devel] Contribution: Getting started

[Gilles Caulier]

Koushik,

Patch applied to git/master and bug #306767 closed.

Do you plan to work on another bugzilla entry ?

Best

Gilles Caulier

2014-10-22 16:16 GMT+02:00 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Please use exclusively git/master code to hack and make patches.
> Patches must be posted to relevant bugzilla entries.
>
> Rename action is managed on top level here :
>
> https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/graphics/digikam/repository/revisions/master/entry/app/main/digikamapp.cpp#L1021
>
> This call this method in view :
>
> https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/graphics/digikam/repository/revisions/master/entry/app/views/digikamview.cpp#L1822
>
> redirected to icon-view here :
>
> https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/graphics/digikam/repository/revisions/master/entry/app/items/digikamimageview.cpp#L651
>
> Which launch rename dialog. The current selection is passed
> byDigikamView::selectedUrls(). Rename dialog perform files renaming in
> background and digiKam ScanController will detect files changes from
> file system. icon-view contents will change accordingly with
> ScanController results.
>
> So, the IconView selection to restore is not simple to do. You must
> take a care about original file names which will be changed by rename
> tool, wait ScanController end and restore selection.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2014-10-21 19:24 GMT+02:00 Koushik S <skoushik333 at gmail.com>:
>> Hello,
>>
>>     I'm interested in contributing to the project and needed some guidance
>> on that. I have compiled and installed digikam from source, and went through
>> some of the bugs posted at the bugtracking system.
>>
>>     I found Bug 306767 (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306767) to be a
>> simple bugfix (I think) with some help. I started to understand a bit of the
>> codebase, and I found that the selection is done by the drawFocusRect in the
>> itemviewimagedelegate.cpp file, but I'm not sure how to move on from there.
>> Any guidance would be helpful.
>>
>> --
>> regards,
>> Koushik. S
>>
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