[Digikam-users] open with external editor disappeared in recent beta

[Gilles Caulier]

The KIO dependency do not want mean to drop this feature if non KDE desktop
is used under Linux. At compile time we don't have a way to check if
application will run under Gnome or KDE for ex. At run time yes, but for
this feature, it's not used.

Typically, the KIO dependency is checked to activate or not the feature.
But KIO as 2 possible way to be compiled :

- The core KIO to access on remote computer with different protocols
- With widgets as optional (for this feature)

Perhaps the widget part is not compiled on your computer through packaging.

Gilles Caulier



2016-05-29 20:22 GMT+02:00 Simon Frei <freisim93 at gmail.com>:

> Hi Gilles,
>
> That is the reason. I read the diffs since my last pull and there was
> something about kio. The following suggests that kio is only relevant
> together with KDE, so I removed it. Apparently it is generally needed for
> linux desktop integration (e.g. open with).
> PRINT_OPTIONAL_LIBRARY_STATUS("libkio"
> "https://projects.kde.org/projects/frameworks/kio"
> <https://projects.kde.org/projects/frameworks/kio>
> "(version >= ${KF5_MIN_VERSION})"      "digiKam will be compiled without
> KDE desktop integration support."           KF5KIO_FOUND)
> Maybe that should be adjusted?
> I will reinstall and recompile - thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> On 29/05/16 06:35, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> No. This option is just optional if KIO component from KDE is found.
> Typically, thsi option is only valid under Linux, not under OSX and Windows
> because KIO is not able to handle external applications with these OS. We
> need to use a native solution instead.
>
> So, the question is : What your environnement while your recompile digiKam
> ? At configuration time, a details panel give a feedback about the
> configuration done, especially with desktop integration.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2016-05-29 1:36 GMT+02:00 Simon Frei <freisim93 at gmail.com>:
>
>> I recompiled digikam recently and now cannot find a menu item to open a
>> file in an external editor anymore. It used to be possible to right click
>> an image and select something like open with (I do not remember the exact
>> name) which opened a list of image editors to choose from, in which the
>> image then gets opened. Has this option been intentionally removed?
>> Integration with other image editors is key for me. Digikams main strenth
>> is image handling, as an editor, there are superior options out there.
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