[digiKam-users] preview pane closes spontaneously

[Tyler Smith]

Marvelous, thanks!

Apropos of the other thread about staying current with Digikam, is it advisable to build from source? Is the dev branch usable, and is compilation/installation relatively straightforward?

Thanks,

Tyler




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On Wed, Oct 5, 2022, at 2:26 PM, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> The problem has been fixed, the preview is no longer closed and a day selection is retained.
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> The fix will also be included in digiKam-7.9.0.
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> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/6b289810c76a70c2d7557cde346b39df4bde7ba8
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> Maik
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> Am Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2022, 17:36:50 CEST schrieb erik 33:
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> > Indeed, as you decribed, DATE VIEW: only afted a metadata update the
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> > preview window is closed else it will remain open
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> > On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 12:29 PM Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > We have a 30 second timer in digiKam. This updates the date view in the
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> > > left
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> > > sidebar after changes to date metadata in the DB.
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> > > A test here shows if a preview was called up via the date view and e.g.
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> > > the
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> > > metadata is read in again (or a scanning process is still running in the
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> > > background) then the preview actually closes after 30 seconds. Of course
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> > > we
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> > > will fix that.
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> > > Can you confirm that when the issue occurs the date view in the left
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> > > sidebar is
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> > > used?
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> > >
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> > > Maik
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> > >
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> > > Am Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2022, 09:23:46 CEST schrieb Gilles Caulier:
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> > > > Hi,
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> > > >
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> > > > Here the dysfunction about the shutdown after 3à secondes is not
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> > > > reproducible here (Linux and Mac).
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> > > >
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> > > > For MacOS, the migration from BigSur to Montserrat to build the PKG is
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> > > > underway. We will see if the problem will be solved.
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> > > >
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> > > > There is also a fix committed yesterday by Maik about HEIF support.
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> > > > This can be a trouble under Linux and MacOS for 7.7.0and 7.8.0. This
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> > > > will be fixed at 7.9.0
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> > > >
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> > > > Gilles
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> > > >
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> > > > Le mer. 5 oct. 2022 à 09:17, erik 33 <erik33 at gmail.com> a écrit :
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> > > > > I have the same problem!  Issue is with 7.7.6 and 7.7.8
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> > > > > If I view a photo, the preview will close after 30 seconds.
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> > > > >
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> > > > > I love Digikam but now 2 major bugs: no sound while playing video AND
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> > >
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> > > this
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> > >
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> > > > > annoying bug.>
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> > > > >
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> > > > > >>> Linux 20.3 PC
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> > > > >
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> > > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>
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> > > wrote:
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> > > > >> That is interesting. We have a macOS user where digiKam crashes after
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> > >
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> > > 30
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> > >
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> > > > >> seconds in preview. We have no explanation for this and cannot
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> > >
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> > > reproduce
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> > >
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> > > > >> it. Now you say your preview closes after 30 seconds...I'm at a
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> > >
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> > > loss...
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> > >
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> > > > >> Maik
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> > > > >>
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> > > > >> Am Dienstag, 4. Oktober 2022, 21:19:36 CEST schrieb Tyler Smith:
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> > > > >> > Hi,
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > When I'm working with my images, scrolling through the thumbnails,
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> > > > >> > I
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> > > > >> > can
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> > > > >> > open the preview pane in the lower part of the central window by
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> > > > >> > double-clicking an image. Selecting a different thumbnail from the
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> > >
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> > > top
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> > >
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> > > > >> > pane
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> > > > >> > causes the preview image to change, and I can edit the properties
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> > >
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> > > with
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> > >
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> > > > >> > the
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> > > > >> > tabs on the right side.
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > However, the preview pane closes on its own. I can close it
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> > > > >> > deliberately by
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> > > > >> > clicking the 'preview' button on the toolbar, but even if I don't,
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> > >
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> > > the
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> > >
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> > > > >> > preview pane periodically closes without any action on my part.
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> > > > >> > Sometimes
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> > > > >> > this happens when I'm not even touching the keyboard or mouse. The
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> > > > >> > preview
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> > > > >> > window never, or very rarely, stays open for more than 30 seconds
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> > >
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> > > or a
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> > >
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> > > > >> > minute before it closes again.
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > Is this normal? Any ideas how to stop this?
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > I'm on Ubuntu 20.04, i3 Window Manager, Digikam 7.8.0.
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > Thanks,
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> > > > >> >
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> > > > >> > Tyler
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