[digiKam-users] preview pane closes spontaneously

[Maik Qualmann]

That is interesting. We have a macOS user where digiKam crashes after 30 
seconds in preview. We have no explanation for this and cannot reproduce it. 
Now you say your preview closes after 30 seconds...I'm at a loss...

Maik

Am Dienstag, 4. Oktober 2022, 21:19:36 CEST schrieb Tyler Smith:
> Hi,
> 
> When I'm working with my images, scrolling through the thumbnails, I can
> open the preview pane in the lower part of the central window by
> double-clicking an image. Selecting a different thumbnail from the top pane
> causes the preview image to change, and I can edit the properties with the
> tabs on the right side.
> 
> However, the preview pane closes on its own. I can close it deliberately by
> clicking the 'preview' button on the toolbar, but even if I don't, the
> preview pane periodically closes without any action on my part. Sometimes
> this happens when I'm not even touching the keyboard or mouse. The preview
> window never, or very rarely, stays open for more than 30 seconds or a
> minute before it closes again.
> 
> Is this normal? Any ideas how to stop this?
> 
> I'm on Ubuntu 20.04, i3 Window Manager, Digikam 7.8.0.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tyler