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

[Gilles Caulier]

No open with under Linux depend of libkio. No other alternative exists yet,
typically with Qt5 desktop integration. I hope that it will be fixed in Qt
later

Gilles Caulier

2016-05-29 21:50 GMT+02:00 Simon Frei <freisim93 at gmail.com>:

> I think you misunderstood me: I have all other optional widgets installed
> and they are found. Only for the last compilation I uninstalled the libkio
> (and only it) dependency, because I thought I do not need it (I do not use
> KDE). However now you told me, that the feature "open with" is removed when
> libkio is not found. So now after reinstallation of libkio and
> recompilation of digikam the "open with" feature is back. If "open with" is
> indeed possible without libkio, it would be great if it was included also
> if libkio is missing.
>
>
> On 29/05/16 21:08, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>
> 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"
>> <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>
>> 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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