digikam 5.8 - windows : open with external editor

[NeiNei]

Hi there,
Gilles suggestion on option 2 (pure Qt solution) would be indeed most 
desirable. However, at the moment we do not know if/when this will be 
implemented in the Qt framework. Perhaps Gilles might offer us a 
direction on this?
Besides that I found perhaps another way/workaround as realized in a DAM 
product called IMatch which is working on Windows.
There, one could define links (Favorites) to external applications which 
could then be opened via an individually assigned shortcut.

-- 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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