[digiKam-users] First 8.0.0 alpha version of digiKam AppImage bundle for Linux.

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi all,

Qt5 and Qt6 version of 8.0.0 alpha AppImage bundles are now available
for testing :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/8.0.0.tests/

Note the suffix -Qt6 or -Qt5 in filename to differentiate.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 13 juil. 2022 à 09:07, Gilles Caulier
<caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Hi all,
>
> for information, I upgraded the AppImage Qt5 bundle VM with the latest
> Qt 5.15.5 and KF 5.96.
>
> DK 7.8.0 is under process and will be uploaded in one hour.
> DK 8.0.0 will follow for testing purposes and to compare with the Qt6 version.
>
> Gilles
>
> Le mar. 12 juil. 2022 à 17:41, Gilles Caulier
> <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > Another problem that I just discovered is the color theme of the
> > application which is not restored between sessions.
> >
> > PS : I will generate a Qt 5 version of the AppImage to compare the behaviors.
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > Le mar. 12 juil. 2022 à 17:28, Marc Palaus <marcpalaus at hotmail.com> a écrit :
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I found a couple more weird behaviors.
> > >
> > > One of them is that, for some reason, Digikam is using the computer's
> > > audio from the start, even if no video or sound is playing at all. In
> > > KDE a speaker icon appears over Digikam's icon, and it's also shown in
> > > the volume control. Screen capture here: https://i.imgur.com/GyhEZOD.png
> > >
> > > Another one is that at some point, I tried to write a keyword to a
> > > picture, and nothing happened. The progress bar stayed at 0% with the
> > > message Applying metadata, but the file is not being written. Trying to
> > > write the same tag again does not work and the same happens. Restarting
> > > digikam does the trick. I already happened to me twice. But other times
> > > I could write dozens of tags without an issue.
> > >
> > > El 11/7/22 a les 16:07, Gilles Caulier ha escrit:
> > > > Hi Maik,
> > > >
> > > > ffmpeg 4.1 is used to build AppImage bundle.
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps I miss a codec or a configuration option with ffmpeg.
> > > >
> > > > https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/project/bundles/3rdparty/ext_ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
> > > >
> > > > Note : the same ffmpeg version is used to compile DK 7.7.0 and later...
> > > >
> > > > Gilles
> > > >
> > > > Le lun. 11 juil. 2022 à 20:34, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > > >> I think we should also provide an AppImage with Qt5 and FFmpeg4.
> > > >>
> > > >> Maik
> > > >>
> > > >> Am Montag, 11. Juli 2022, 20:22:45 CEST schrieb Marc Palaus:
> > > >>> Ok,one thing I noticed right away, apart from the lack of map views that you
> > > >>> already mentioned: Videos show no image, only sound. They show the message
> > > >>> "An error has ocurred with the media player...". In my case they use the
> > > >>> hevc and h264 codecs.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I hope that helps
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>