[digikam] [Bug 371552] New: A messed up user interface

[Marc Chamberlin via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371552

            Bug ID: 371552
           Summary: A messed up user interface
           Product: digikam
           Version: 4.14.0
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: marc at marcchamberlin.com

Trying to figure out how to load in a new collection of images into digicam is
straight out of the book of software hell. This as GOT TO BE THE MOST FOWLED UP
USER INTERFACE DESIGN I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED! How in the world is a user
suppose to be able to figure out how to create a new collection of images for
an album! 99% of all applications would have the user go to a File pull down
menu where he/she could find a New and/or Open command and proceed from there.
I initially tried to go to the Album menu but found everything grayed out and
disabled. After an HOUR OF SEARCHING I finally found that the answer is to go
into the Settings menu > Configure Digicam > Collections and from there I could
add a new collection!  How in GOD'S GREEN EARTH do you expect users to discover
such a non-intuitive approach??? What use case studies did you do before
designing such a god awful user interface? Wow! what an ill-thought out mess!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a directory with a bunch of pictures in it.
2. Open Digicam
3. Try and figure out how to create a new album and add said
pictures/collection to it.

Actual Results:  
Intuition fails! The solution is totally illogical!

Expected Results:  
I expect an easy to find/understand paradigm similar to thousands of other
software applications.

The Album > New menu item should NEVER be grayed out!  The user should ALWAYS
have the ability to create a new album/collection. Additionally there should be
an Open menu item that allows the user to open an existing album from anywhere,
including the local disk drives, and again that is a button that should never
be grayed out and disabled.

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