[Digikam-users] certain Gimp xcf files cause showFoto to crash

[Elle Stone]

On 9/21/13, Jean-François Rabasse <jf at e-artefact.eu> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 21 Sep 2013, Elle Stone wrote:
>
>> My xcf files are generated by the development version of Gimp, so I
>> haven't filed a bug report with digiKam as the file format itself
>> might be in a state of flux.
>>
>> I don't know whether xcf files from Gimp 2.8 cause crashes or not.
>> Has anyone experienced such crashes?
>
> I am a bit surprised to read this, as I use Gimp 2.8 too, and I have
> plenty of .xcf files in my Digikam folders. Gimp is my edition tool
> and .xcf is my working format, so I usually have a xcf file plus a
> Jpeg for the final image.
>

I'm using Gimp 2.9 from git, which is why I haven't filed a bug
report. When Gimp 3.0 is released perhaps would be a good time to file
a bug report if the problem still persists. Or at least closer to
release, if/when a tentative release date is available.