Missing menu items after update to 5.2

Tue Oct 18 05:25:37 BST 2016

Well, if you mix different versions at different places on your computer,
there is a risk to introduce dysfuctions of course.

Why digiKam is not only installed only in /opt/kf5, where whole KDE sound
like installed ?

Gilles Caulier

2016-10-17 22:53 GMT+02:00 Jan Wolter <jan at wolter.re>:

> Does anyone has a hint how to solve my problem?
>
> Mounth ago I compiled dk and installed it to /opt/kf5.
> Yesterday I installed dk to /opt/digikam.
>
> But instead of using the data (e.g. splash screen, colorschemes, dbConfig)
> from /opt/digikam/share/digikam the data from the old installation is used:
> /opt/kf5/share/digikam:
> digikam.dbengine: Loading SQL code from config file
> "/opt/kf5/share/digikam/database/dbconfig.xml"
> digikam.widgets: Paths to color scheme :  ("/opt/kf5/share/digikam/
> colorschemes")
>
> What dependency is responsible for that? How can I use the data from the
> new installation?
>
> Best regards,
> Jan
>
>
>
> On 10/16/2016 07:42 PM, Jan Wolter wrote:
>
> I just tested to install dk to /opt/digikam using DIGIKAM_INSTALL_PREFIX.
> But even in this case, the references from the old installation place are
> used:
> /opt/digikam/bin $ ./digikam
> digikam.dbengine: Loading SQL code from config file
> "/opt/kf5/share/digikam/database/dbconfig.xml"
> digikam.widgets: Paths to color scheme :  ("/opt/kf5/share/digikam/
> colorschemes")
>
> Furthermore, the splash screen from v5.1 with the wolf (from
> /opt/kf5/share/digikam/data) instead of the mountain splash screen (which
> is correctly located in /opt/digikam/share/digikam/data) from v5.3 is
> taken.
>
>
> On 10/16/2016 06:35 PM, Jan Wolter wrote:
>
> Hello Gilles,
>
> the appImage version works as expected, even when I call it from panel
> launcher. I noticed that this version has more icons (e.g. in the left-hand
> panel) than my compiled version. And the icons have another style.
>
> Hence, there seems to be a problem with my compiled version.
> I compiled dk v5 some month ago (but never used it). I searched in my
> backups and found that I compiled dk before today on 26th July where dk was
> installed to /opt/kf5.
>
> Today, I just
>
>    1. updated all git repositories,
>    2. deleted old build folder,
>    3. called bootstrap.linux
>    4. switched to newly generated build folder
>    5. called make (without errors)
>    6. called sudo make install
>
> Afterwards dk was installed to / instead of /opt/kf5. Before, I used
> exactly the same approach to compile dk (e.g. without giving a
> DIGIKAM_INSTALL_PREFIX).
> To see the differences compare the following files:
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91057768/install_
> manifest_2016-07-26.txt
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91057768/install_
> manifest_2016-10-16.txt
>
> So, I have two questions:
>
>    1. Why changed the installation place?
>    2. Could this be a reason for my problems?
>    When I call dk from the new installation place, there are some
>    references to the old installation place:
>    /bin $ ./digikam
>    digikam.dbengine: Loading SQL code from config file
>    "/opt/kf5/share/digikam/database/dbconfig.xml"
>    digikam.widgets: Paths to color scheme :  ("/opt/kf5/share/digikam/
>    colorschemes")
>
>
> Best regards,
> Jan
>
> On 10/16/2016 05:41 PM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>
> AppImage is a bundle container for Linux.
>
> download the file and just run it. It start digiKam without to install it
> on your computer.
>
> More information here :
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppImage
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2016-10-16 17:36 GMT+02:00 Jan Wolter <jan at wolter.re>:
>
>> Hello Gilles,
>>
>> I started from a fresh account. My productive photo library is located on
>> another PC with digikam 4.14. On this PC I have compiled dk v5, but never
>> used or tested it before. Today, I created a photo library for test
>> purposes and initially configured digikam. After that, I get the problem
>> described in my last mail.
>>
>> Btw: What is AppImage and what does it have to do with my problem?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Jan
>>
>>
>> On 10/16/2016 05:22 PM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>
>> If you start from a fresh account, can you reproduce the problem ?
>>
>> Typically, i would to be sure that problem is not located in
>> configuration file backported from digiKam 4.x.
>>
>> Note : i just finalize AppImage bundle for digiKam. It's not yet
>> complete, as for ex, the autodecetion of camera do not work yet, but as i
>> can see 90% of application is suitable.
>>
>> Please do not use yet in production. Use a dedicated account for testing
>> purpose.
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzeiVr-byqt5SUZRMGtWa3VCUDg
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2016-10-16 17:11 GMT+02:00 Jan Wolter <jan at wolter.re>:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I compiled the actual digikam version from git on my Linux Mint 17.3
>>> (based on Ubuntu 14.04) and have a similar problem.
>>>
>>> When I start digikam from terminal I see the splash screen and
>>> afterwards the digikam window as expected:
>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91057768/digikam-window-ok.png
>>> (Btw: I have actual dk v5.3 installed but it appears splash screen from
>>> version 5.1 instead of actual splash screen ->
>>> https://www.digikam.org/splashcreens. Does anyone know, why?)
>>>
>>> But when I create a panel launcher that just calls /bin/digikam, I see
>>> no splash screen but instead a small window with following text: "Loading
>>> tools.5.3.0":
>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91057768/digikam-window-
>>> loading-tools.png
>>> When digikam has started the menu bar seems to be broken, as there are
>>> only two entries "Settings" and "Help":
>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91057768/digikam-window-not-ok.png
>>>
>>> Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/29/2016 07:20 PM, Erick Moreno wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you very much, Gilles.
>>>
>>> Worked perfectly :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:03 PM, Gilles Caulier <
>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The menu entries missing in Image Editor are older editor plugins.
>>>>
>>>> With 5.2.0, all editor plugins have been transformed as pure tool
>>>> loaded at the same time than editor. There are not loaded at runtime as
>>>> classic plugin.
>>>>
>>>> The menu option are now hardcoded in editor code.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect that your menu description file based on XML has a problem.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have file ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/digikam/digikamimagewindowui.rc
>>>> ? If yes, rename it and try again.
>>>>
>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>
>>>> 2016-09-29 18:11 GMT+02:00 Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At *15s* I'm trying to show the menus and they are empty. *This is
>>>>> the problem*.
>>>>>
>>>>> At *36s* I open Showphoto using "Open with" menu, and all the menus
>>>>> are there. I put this on the video to show the difference.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Gilles Caulier <
>>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, but where is the dysfunction exactly in your video ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2016-09-29 17:52 GMT+02:00 Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I made a small video. Here: https://goo.gl/photos/dRpysvtk8MhuFLAa8
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also noted some other thing. The default keyboard shortcuts to the
>>>>>>> tools that are under the missing menus are working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My custom keyboard shortcuts apparently was lost after the upgrade.
>>>>>>> Thats why I said before that the shortcuts was not working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Gilles Caulier <
>>>>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you take a screenshot of the dysfunction an share it through
>>>>>>>> the cloud...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2016-09-29 16:11 GMT+02:00 Erick Moreno <erickmoreno at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2 clicks on the image or pressing F4 on the keyboard.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If I right click on the image and open with showfoto, even inside
>>>>>>>>> the digikam, it works well too.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Philip Johnsson <
>>>>>>>>> philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How do you open showfoto 5 when it doesn't work with the menus?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> /Philip
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:20 PM, Erick Moreno <
>>>>>>>>>> erickmoreno at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I made some other tests and find out an interesting thing.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If I open showfoto5 directly from command line (without edit
>>>>>>>>>>> command from digikam) it works correctly, the menus are there. I can open
>>>>>>>>>>> an image and edit it without problems. The same if I right click on an
>>>>>>>>>>> image and choose open with Showfoto5.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That does not make sense to me.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Erick Moreno <
>>>>>>>>>>> erickmoreno at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No Philip,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The menus are clickable but they are empty, they simply don't
>>>>>>>>>>>> have any option, not greyed out.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To some of these features I know the keyboard shortcuts, and
>>>>>>>>>>>> these shortcuts are not working neider.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Philip Johnsson <
>>>>>>>>>>>> philip.johnsson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should have functions in those menus in showfoto 5.2 but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they are greyed out if you have no image shown in showfoto. These menus
>>>>>>>>>>>>> should have about the same content of feature that you should find in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> digikam 5.2. Do you see the functions there (in digikam 5.2) in those menus?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> /Philip
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Erick Moreno <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> erickmoreno at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm a happy Digikam and Philip's PPA user from a long time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now. Yesterday I upgraded from Digikam 5.1 to 5.2 and everything seemed to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work well, as always.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But, today I noticed that showfoto is not showing the content
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the  menus: Color, Improve, Decorate and Effects (I'm translating from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> portuguese).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, I'm getting this message at the terminal:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::fillLayoutItem(DBusMenuLayoutItem*,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> QMenu*, int, int, const QStringList&): No id for action
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this a bug or I did something wrong?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you guys
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>>>>>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>>>>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Erick Moreno*
>>>>> google.com/+ErickMoreno <https://google.com/+ErickMoreno/about>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Erick Moreno*
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>>>
>>>
>>
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