Geolocation Editor: remove altitude context menu not working as expected

[NeiNei]

Dear Maik,

thank you very much for fixing the issue.
I am looking forward on the next pre-release bundle.

NeiNei

On 04.12.2017 21:32, Maik Qualmann wrote:

> This commit will fix the problem in digiKam-5.8.0.
> 
> https://commits.kde.org/digikam/6b37d7b72d6213c82132f970ce589d9303906d5e
> 
> Maik
> 
> Am Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017, 20:47:13 CET schrieb 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:
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>  > > Dear Maik,
> 
>  > >
> 
>  > > I use JPEG images.
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>  > >
> 
>  > > Thanks for getting into this.
> 
>  > > NeiNei
> 
>  > >
> 
>  > > On 12/03/2017 06:07 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
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>  > > > I can not reproduce the problem, the altitude is definitely gone and
> 
>  > > > does
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>  > > > not appear anymore. What kind of images do you use, RAW or JPEG?
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>  > > >
> 
>  > > > Maik
> 
>  > > >
> 
>  > > > Am Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017, 17:54:58 CET schrieb NeiNei:
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>  > > >> Hi there,
> 
>  > > >>
> 
>  > > >> I just checked the most recent appimage
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>  > > >> "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?
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>  > > >>
> 
>  > > >> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  > > >> NeiNei
> 
>  > > >>
> 
>  > > >> On 12/01/2017 12:22 PM, NeiNei wrote:
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>  > > >>> Hi there,
> 
>  > > >>>
> 
>  > > >>> Perhaps I have a conceptual misunderstanding but I face an issue in
> 
>  > > >>> the
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>  > > >>> geolocation editor when I try to remove altitude values in the
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>  > > >>> metadata
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>  > > >>> of my jpeg photos.
> 
>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>> *Situation:
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>  > > >>> I select an image in thumbnail view and open then the geolocation
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>  > > >>> editor.
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>  > > >>> In the geolocation editor I select the Details tab.
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>  > > >>> 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
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>  > > >>> “remove altitude”.
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>  > > >>> 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.
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>  > > >>> In the details tab I select the same image. In the details tab 
> I see
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>  > > >>> the
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>  > > >>> gps coordinates and an altitude value of 0 (zero) meters.
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>> *Expectation:
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>  > > >>> I would expect an empty field instead of 0 meters. The latter
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>  > > >>> represents
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>  > > >>> sea level for me.
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>> *My interpretation:
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>  > > >>> “Remove altitude” does not empty the metadata field altitude as
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>  > > >>> intended
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>  > > >>> but writes 0 meters in it.
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>> *Further observations:
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>  > > >>> The issue remains whether I reread the metadata of the jpeg or not.
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>  > > >>> It doe not matter if I select on or several jpeg images and remove
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>  > > >>> altitude on them.
> 
>  > > >>> If I use “Remove coordinates” instead gps coordinates and the 
> altitude
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>  > > >>> 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?
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>  > > >>>
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>  > > >>> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  > > >>> NeiNei
> 
> -- 
> 
> Gruß Maik
>