[digiKam-users] preview pane closes spontaneously

[Hanspeter Halle]

Hello,
I have exactly the same problem Tyler describes. I'm using Digikam 7.8
on Windows but saw the problem in Digikam version 7.7 as well.

Hanspeter

Am Dienstag, den 04.10.2022, 22:53 +0200 schrieb 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
> 
> 
>