Geolocation Editor: remove altitude context menu not working as expected

[Maik Qualmann]

I can reproduce it now, I'll take a look at it.

Maik

Am Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017, 19:23:49 CET schrieb NeiNei:
> Dear Maik,
> 
> I use JPEG images.
> 
> Thanks for getting into this.
> NeiNei
> 
> On 12/03/2017 06:07 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> > I can not reproduce the problem, the altitude is definitely gone and does
> > not appear anymore. What kind of images do you use, RAW or JPEG?
> > 
> > Maik
> > 
> > Am Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017, 17:54:58 CET schrieb NeiNei:
> >> Hi there,
> >> 
> >> I just checked the most recent appimage
> >> "digikam-5.8.0-20171202T042941-x86-64.appimage". Unfortunately, the
> >> issue remains.
> >> 
> >> Could someone give me a hint on this or could reproduce this behavior?
> >> 
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> NeiNei
> >> 
> >> On 12/01/2017 12:22 PM, NeiNei wrote:
> >>> Hi there,
> >>> 
> >>> Perhaps I have a conceptual misunderstanding but I face an issue in the
> >>> geolocation editor when I try to remove altitude values in the metadata
> >>> of my jpeg photos.
> >>> 
> >>> *Situation:
> >>> I select an image in thumbnail view and open then the geolocation
> >>> editor.
> >>> In the geolocation editor I select the Details tab.
> >>> In the details tab I select an image containing gps coordinates and
> >>> altitude data. Coordinates and altitude data are correctly shown
> >>> For the selected picture I right-click the context menu and choose
> >>> “remove altitude”.
> >>> The altitude value is removed and the altitude filed is now empty.
> >>> I press apply and close the geolocation editor.
> >>> 
> >>> I reopen the geolocation editor.
> >>> In the details tab I select the same image. In the details tab I see the
> >>> gps coordinates and an altitude value of 0 (zero) meters.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> *Expectation:
> >>> I would expect an empty field instead of 0 meters. The latter represents
> >>> sea level for me.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> *My interpretation:
> >>> “Remove altitude” does not empty the metadata field altitude as intended
> >>> but writes 0 meters in it.
> >>> 
> >>> *Further observations:
> >>> The issue remains whether I reread the metadata of the jpeg or not.
> >>> It doe not matter if I select on or several jpeg images and remove
> >>> altitude on them.
> >>> If I use “Remove coordinates” instead gps coordinates and the altitude
> >>> values is removed and the fields stay empty on reopening the same image
> >>> in the geolocation editor.
> >>> I observed the issue in DK 5.7 (KDE Neon) and in Win64 DK 5.8 built of
> >>> November 30th as well in DK 5.8 app image for Linux from last week.
> >>> 
> >>> So, could someone give me a hint on this or could reproduce this
> >>> behavior?
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks in advance,
> >>> NeiNei