[digiKam-users] overlay selected metadata on preview and slideshow

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

See this bug which has been closed as duplicate.

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431753

In general, search in bugzilla all files including "overlay" in title
entries.

Best

Gilles Caulier



Le lun. 31 janv. 2022 à 01:38, Ty Mayn <tyrus.mayn at gmail.com> a écrit :

> I have upgraded from DK6 to 7.5 and went straight to view menu and
> settings>view>  hoping I would find new ways to show metadata superimposed
> onto full image (in preview,presentation,and slide show.
>      I only find the switch under preview " Show Icons and text over
> preview"
> I find that filename is the only data to display in preview,slideshow,or
> presentation
>      I need preview sizing for decisions about tagging and for
> presentations.  I also like having data like date and tags in an overlay
> rather than on side panels for properties/tags etc.  These simple metadata
> elements are often needed in technical groups where the audience needs both
> full size and some chosen metadata.
>      The thumbnails are blessed with overlay display of
> date,filename,labels and tags... that blessing makes the absence in full
> images all the more sad for group discussions.
>
> Does anyone recall if this has been a common request for improvement of DK?
>
> can anyone comment on how the existing code for overlay on thumbnails goes
> some distance toward gaining that feature for full image(preview and
> slshow)?
>
> What are the skills needed to bring those thumbnail features into the
> display engines for full images?
> Thanks
> TyMayn
>
>
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