[digiKam-users] preview pane closes spontaneously

[Maik Qualmann]

We have a 30 second timer in digiKam. This updates the date view in the left 
sidebar after changes to date metadata in the DB.
A test here shows if a preview was called up via the date view and e.g. the 
metadata is read in again (or a scanning process is still running in the 
background) then the preview actually closes after 30 seconds. Of course we 
will fix that.
Can you confirm that when the issue occurs the date view in the left sidebar is 
used?

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2022, 09:23:46 CEST schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> Hi,
> 
> Here the dysfunction about the shutdown after 3à secondes is not
> reproducible here (Linux and Mac).
> 
> For MacOS, the migration from BigSur to Montserrat to build the PKG is
> underway. We will see if the problem will be solved.
> 
> There is also a fix committed yesterday by Maik about HEIF support.
> This can be a trouble under Linux and MacOS for 7.7.0and 7.8.0. This
> will be fixed at 7.9.0
> 
> Gilles
> 
> Le mer. 5 oct. 2022 à 09:17, erik 33 <erik33 at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > I have the same problem!  Issue is with 7.7.6 and 7.7.8
> > If I view a photo, the preview will close after 30 seconds.
> > 
> > I love Digikam but now 2 major bugs: no sound while playing video AND this
> > annoying bug.> 
> > >>> Linux 20.3 PC
> > 
> > On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> >> 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