[digiKam-users] Versioning question

[dmpop at tokyoma.de]

Hi Gilles,

Thank you very much for your reply! Actually, I did take a look at the context menu before posting my question. However, the description doesn't make it any clear what actions are considered to be non-reproducible. Your answer helps to clarify things. :-)

Kind regards,
Dmitri

October 10, 2022 8:04 AM, "Gilles Caulier" <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Dmitri, 
> 
> The help button on the right side of settings view show context documentation :
> 
> https://i.imgur.com/GnCKEBt.png
> 
> The rules relevant of this settings is here :
> 
> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/core/libs/versionmanager/versionmanager.cpp#L3
> 8
> 
> Typically, the whole filter actions are registered in history and are
> parsed. We check the kind of type for each action.
> 
> If the filter action can be reproduced in digiKam image editor all is
> fine else the version will store an intermediate version of the image
> in storage.
> 
> When a filter action cannot be reproducible : for example, if a filter
> in the image editor has become obsolete (removed) and has been used to
> edit an image.
> 
> best
> 
> Gilles
> 
> Le dim. 9 oct. 2022 à 16:14, <dmpop at tokyoma.de> a écrit :
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> In the Versioning section of the Image Editor Settings dialog, there is an option called "Keep a
>> snapshot of an edited image -> After each step that is not completely reproducible". What are those
>> steps? Could you give me a couple of examples?
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Dmitri