[digiKam-users] How to get wider range of thumbnail sizes

[Maik Qualmann]

But we should mention that digiKam-7.2.0-Beta1 carries out a database
update. Especially for MySQL. So back up the databases beforehand if you
want to go back.

Maik

Am Mo., 19. Okt. 2020 um 16:29 Uhr schrieb Gilles Caulier <
caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:

> yes, you can look the corresponding binary tarball like this one :
>
>
> https://files.kde.org/digikam/digiKam-7.2.0-beta1-20201019T133745-Win64-debug.tar.xz
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le lun. 19 oct. 2020 à 10:20, Thomas D <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Thanks for this.
>>
>> I downloaded the weekly build. But when I run it, it requires that the
>> stable DK release be uninstalled.
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>>
>>
>> Is it possible to just run the application without installing. Like a
>> portable app?
>>
>> Den ons. 14. okt. 2020 kl. 13.05 skrev Gilles Caulier <
>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> See "Weekly Snapshots" section here :
>>>
>>> https://www.digikam.org/download/
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>> Le mer. 14 oct. 2020 à 08:48, Thomas D <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>> >
>>> > Hi Maik,
>>> >
>>> > Cool! Is there a nightly build somewhere where I can check this out?
>>> > Or when is this planned to be in a release?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > BR
>>> > Thomas
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 20.30 skrev Maik Qualmann <
>>> metzpinguin at gmail.com>:
>>> >>
>>> >> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
>>> >> b9f83d32ecbcd1992e91033a0c619b271014518f
>>> >>
>>> >> This commit now allows 100 pixel thumbnails as the smallest setting.
>>> In this
>>> >> setting, all other information is hidden except for the rating and
>>> file name
>>> >> and / or title. With smaller settings we get problems with the
>>> overlays above,
>>> >> the flags or the icon for groups.
>>> >> The 100 pixels are definitely the smallest acceptable size for me, so
>>> that the
>>> >> operation and appearance typical of digiKam is retained.
>>> >>
>>> >> Maik
>>> >>
>>> >> Am Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2020, 13:22:49 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>>> >> > Hi Maik,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Found "use large thumbnails for high res monitors" in Settings. I
>>> did not
>>> >> > understand this option to do this. I thought it was about the
>>> internal
>>> >> > thumbnail resolution and not the actual display size.
>>> >> > Is there any reason not to just allow the user to define the range?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I do not understand why thumbnails below 100 should not be useful.
>>> It is
>>> >> > entirely useful. In Gwenview, I can scale the thumbnails down to
>>> 48x48.
>>> >> > This is really useful when doing a first pass sorting through a
>>> large
>>> >> > amount of incoming photos in which a lot of photos are clearly from
>>> the
>>> >> > same set or same event.
>>> >> > I have attached a screenshot (pixelated for privacy reasons) of
>>> Gwenview
>>> >> > with thumbnail size set to 48x48.  In this screenshot. Even with the
>>> >> > pixilation, it is easy to see that each of the three marked
>>> selections are
>>> >> > related. Now, these selections are small for the sake of having an
>>> example
>>> >> > that would easily illustrate the problem. However, in practice,
>>> sometimes
>>> >> > these sets can be hundreds of photos that are nearly identical. And
>>> I
>>> >> > typically need to sort these into folders for each set and then
>>> finely sort
>>> >> > through them set by set at a later stage.
>>> >> > I would love that digikam would allow me to do this!
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Screenshot:
>>> >> > [image: tgu.png]
>>> >> >
>>> >> > You mention that the text is shortened and rating stars cut off when
>>> >> > thumbnails are this small. I do not see that as a problem. Quite the
>>> >> > contrary. I would absolutely love it if all the additional details
>>> like
>>> >> > text, rating stars, etc. are hidden when using thumbnails below a
>>> certain
>>> >> > size. Typically you would not rate photos nor care about filenames
>>> when you
>>> >> > are working with thumbnails this small.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Would it at least be possible to allow the user to decide this by
>>> having
>>> >> > the slider go down to, say, 48x48 and then have DK hide everything
>>> but the
>>> >> > actual thumbnail when size is below X (where could be 100 or
>>> something
>>> >> > suitable)?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Just like with the large thumbnails, this behavior could be
>>> something that
>>> >> > could be enabled with a checkbox in the Settings.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Another useful idea: Would it be possible to have a quick toggle
>>> that would
>>> >> > show/hide all the text, rating stars, etc. in the thumbnail view.
>>> E.g by a
>>> >> > shortcut key or similar? That would be really handy!
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > BR
>>> >> > Thomas
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Den tir. 13. okt. 2020 kl. 12.40 skrev Maik Qualmann <
>>> metzpinguin at gmail.com
>>> >> >
>>> >> > > Thumbnails with a size of up to 512 pixels can be activated in
>>> the digiKam
>>> >> > > settings. A test here with thumbnails smaller than 100 pixels is
>>> not
>>> >> > > really
>>> >> > > useful, the text is only shortened, the rating stars are cut off,
>>> it
>>> >> > > doesn't
>>> >> > > look good.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > Maik
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2020, 14:46:10 CEST schrieb Thomas D:
>>> >> > > > Hi,
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > > Using the slider on the image below, I can change the size of
>>> thumbnails
>>> >> > > > from  128x128 to 256x256px. This is a rather narrow size range.
>>> >> > > > [image: image.png]
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > >   I would very much like to be able to move the slider down to
>>> at least
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > > 64x64 but maybe even down further (48x48 or 32x32) as this will
>>> allow me
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > to
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > > much more easily sort folders with large amounts of images.  I
>>> would
>>> >> > > > also
>>> >> > > > sometimes, however not as often, like to be able to increase
>>> the size of
>>> >> > > > thumbnails when I am, for example, sorting out images based on
>>> some
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > smaller
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > > details or on sharpness. When I am on a very high resolution
>>> monitor,
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > even
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > > 256x256 is not very big.
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > > So I hope there is a way to adjust these limits.Is there a
>>> config
>>> >> > > > setting
>>> >> > > > or a  config file or something where I can do this?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>
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