[Digikam-users] GUI usability request

[Renchi Raju]

Nikolaus Filus wrote:

> The interface of the 0.7 series was very easy to use and left much space 
> for the main purpose of digikam - the photos. By introducing 2 sidebars 
> and now a separation into 3 parts you loose all the space for the photos 
> and they are quenched together. The whole sidebar on the left side can be 
> replaced by a simple drop-down menu with Group-by (Album, Date, Tag) and 
> a filter function on top. It also makes the right sidebar (Tag filters) 
> redundant.
> 
> Please consider this little user (and a developer with usability 
> sensitisation) feedback or make the new design at least an option to turn 
> off.

I have uploaded new screenshots here: 
http://www.digikam.org/Digikam-SPIP/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=3

have a look at them, especially the one where the sidebars are all 
collapsed and you can see that there is more space available for photos 
than in 0.7.x

renchi