White ink on a white background

[ArtOfCode]

I have the same problem since v8.4 and v8.5 on my Windows machines The main
screen is blank but the sub-windows are fine, if you bring them up with a
hotkey or manage to click a menu.
If QT6 fixes it, how exactly does one install it?  I didn’t see an option
in the downloadable packages.

Regards,
Greg


On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 9:40 AM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Nadine,
>
> This white screen problem has been already reported. This is due to an
> OpenGL incompatibility on your video card driver with the Qt frameworks.
>
> Did you use the Qt5 or Qt6 version of digiKam ? It's suffixed in the
> installer file name. The Qt6 version (which is the recommended) must fix
> the problem.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le lun. 18 nov. 2024 à 14:53, Nadine Helkenn <cnhelkenn at comcast.net> a
> écrit :
>
>> Ok, I've done it again. I have broken digiKam!!
>>
>> I got excited about the new release & downloaded/installed it. To my
>> surprise, it came up with basically a blank white screen. It the process of
>> moving the mouse around, I discovered that the invisible images are there,
>> but can't be seen against the white background. I know they are there
>> because when I hover with the mouse, the tool-tips are visible.
>>
>> I have tried a few things to remedy the situation:
>>      I uninstalled & reinstalled
>>      I rebooted the computer
>>      I uninstalled, rebooted the computer, & reinstalled
>>      I uninstalled & reinstalled a previous version
>>      I downloaded the updated exiftool & restarted digiKam (yes, by
>> hovering I can find & open 'Configure - digiKam')
>>      I uninstalled & reinstalled  the new release
>>
>> None of the above has improved my situation. I can access the image
>> editor & see the selected image. Briefly I was able to see the menu items
>> at the top & the status bar at the bottom. But my thumbnail view stays all
>> white. I do not see the image when I select preview. I can open the 'Edit
>> Metadata' window. I can find 'Properties', 'Metadata', 'Colors', etc along
>> the right-hand edge & left-hand edge of the screen. I see no frames around
>> the images & no format info, nor blue around the selected image. The pop-up
>> at the bottom of screen tells me that 'Find new items' has finished. It's
>> like I'm looking at a series of igloos in a snowstorm.
>>
>> I do have the lens icon w/'digiKam' in the upper left corner & the
>> minimize, maximize, & exit buttons on the upper right.
>>
>> I don't have any idea how I made this happen.
>>
>> My hope is that someone can help me fix it!
>>
>> I'm running Windows 10 & it is appropriately updated. I also have a debug
>> log.
>>
>> (Naughty) Nadine (because I keep breaking things)
>>
>
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