digikam 5.8 - windows : open with external editor

[Gilles Caulier]

I see the patch. I will look while this week end.

Gilles

2018-02-02 16:26 GMT+01:00 NeiNei <neinei at gmx.net>:

> Dear Gilles and Andrey,
>
> I poked around in the KDE bug list database and found this entry with a
> possible workaround or fix by Simon Frei:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380065
> However, I do not know whether this fits to Gilles favorite suggestion of
> option 2 (pure Qt solution). Perhaps Gilles has some time to review it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> NeiNei
>
>
> On 29.01.2018 20:49, Andrey Goreev wrote:
>
>> I think if 'open with default application' e.g. Windows 10 Photos app
>> works, then you can open with Lightroom etc. from there (from photos app)
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2018-01-29 12:36 PM (GMT-07:00)
>> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>> Subject: Re: digikam 5.8 - windows : open with external editor
>>
>> yes. under Windows and MacOS, there is no rules available as under Linux
>> to list application installed.
>>
>> The API used from digiKam to play with external application come from
>> KDE. This only work under Linux.
>>
>> I already re-routed a bug about to support non Linux desktop, but there
>> is no response about.
>>
>> To solve this problem we can :
>>
>> 1/ use the native API (Windows, OSX). I know that other Qt application
>> use this way, as for exemple, the excellent Clementine Audio player.
>> 2/ Wait a pure Qt solution. Perhaps something exists now with Qt 5.10. I
>> must admit that i don't yet checked this point since a long time.
>>
>> I prefer the 2/ as it's portable and do not require any specific native
>> langage other than C++ (as objective C for OSX).
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2018-01-29 20:15 GMT+01:00 NeiNei <neinei at gmx.net <mailto:neinei at gmx.net
>> >>:
>>
>>     Hi there,
>>
>>     yes, I second this.
>>     It kept and keeps me away from changing the default application in
>>     Windows 7.
>>
>>     In Digikam with KDE there I have "Open (F4)" and "Open With". "Open
>>     with" offers a sub-menu where I could choose from different
>>     applications dealing with my photos.
>>
>>     It would be nice if Digikam in Windows would show the same as I have
>>     in in KDE.
>>
>>     Thanks
>>     NeiNei
>>
>>
>>
>>     On 01/29/2018 07:47 PM, frederic chaume wrote:
>>
>>         Hi
>>
>>         I have the same understanding, and when I see I need to change
>>         the desktop setting I decided to keep it as it is (don't want to
>>         open GIMP when willing to see an image)
>>
>>         regards
>>
>>
>>         Le 29/01/2018 à 13:37, cerp at eeos.biz <mailto:cerp at eeos.biz> a
>>         écrit :
>>
>>             Dear Frederic,
>>
>>             We have the same problem, but when we use digikam we do not
>>             want to use the default application: we would like to select
>>             the application at opening time between Capture One,
>>             Lightroom, Lightzone, Rawtherapee, with Rawtherapee being
>>             the default. Is that feasible?
>>
>>             Best,
>>
>>             Quoting frederic chaume <frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>:
>>
>>                 got it
>>
>>                 thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>                 Le 28/01/2018 à 18:26, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
>>
>>                     It's configured in you desktop settings (see
>>                     generally the control panel with type mime
>>                     associations).
>>
>>                     Gilles Caulier
>>
>>                     2018-01-28 18:25 GMT+01:00 frederic chaume
>>                     <frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>>                     <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
>>                     <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com
>>                     <mailto:frederic.chaume at gmail.com>>>:
>>
>>                         thanks Gilles
>>
>>
>>                         I tried to find where we can configure the
>>                     default application but
>>                         without success. can you help ?
>>
>>                         thanks
>>
>>                         frederic
>>
>>
>>                         Le 28/01/2018 à 17:39, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
>>
>>                             Hi. Already implemeented in Item/Open With
>>                         Default Application.
>>
>>                             Gilles Caulier
>>
>>                             2018-01-28 16:23 GMT+01:00 salinaale
>>                         <salinaale at gmail.com <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com>
>>                             <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com
>>                         <mailto:salinaale at gmail.com>>>:
>>
>>                                 Hi,
>>                                 is there a plan to introduce an "open
>>                         with external editor"
>>                                 feature?
>>
>>                                 Ale
>>
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