[Kde-imaging] Fwd: Re: [Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#405020: upload dialog should not be modal (kipi-plugins - gallery)

Angelo Naselli anaselli at linux.it
Fri Jan 5 15:42:51 CET 2007


Alle 15:20, venerdì 5 gennaio 2007, Angelo Naselli ha scritto:
> Alle 15:09, venerdì 5 gennaio 2007, hai scritto:
> > Angelo,
> > 
> > I forward this message to kipi-plugins ML... I think it's better...
> agree.
> Just a note, are you sure it's still valid?
> IIRC Vardam, Col and Aurélien I believe, do some dialog reworking
Vardhman of course (i should learn writing your name first sorry)
> to have them not Modal, not sure for slideshow though (Valerio?). 
> BTW which is the kipi-plugins version
> if he can't use digikam 0.9.0 for a lack of exiv he cannot use
> kipi 0.1.3 rc1 either ;)
> 
> Angelo
> 
> > 
> > 
> > ----------  Message transmis  ----------
> > 
> > Subject: Re: [Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#405020: upload dialog should not be modal 
> > (kipi-plugins - gallery)
> > Date: Vendredi 5 Janvier 2007 13:32
> > From: Mark Purcell <msp at debian.org>
> > To: Wouter Verhelst <wouter at debian.org>, 405020 at bugs.debian.org
> > Cc: digikam-devel at mail.kde.org, Caulier Gilles <caulier.gilles at kdemail.net>
> > 
> > reassign 405020 kipi-plugins
> > reassign 405017 kipi-plugins
> > reassign 405016 kipi-plugins
> > tags 405020 upstream
> > tags 405017 upstream
> > tags 405016 upstream
> > thanks
> > 
> > On Saturday 30 December 2006 23:27, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > > Package: digikam
> > > Version: 2:0.8.2-3
> > > Severity: normal
> > >
> > > I'm not entirely sure whether this is considered a bug or a feature;
> > > feel free to make this "wishlist" in the latter case.
> > 
> > Wouter,
> > 
> > Thanks for  this and your other recent bug reports.
> > 
> > http://bugs.debian.org/digikam
> > http://bugs.debian.org/kipi-plugins
> > 
> > I also think you recent blog entry comparing what you liked/ disliked about
> > digikam/f-spot was a good read
> > and should help digikam development.
> > 
> > http://www.grep.be/blog/2006/12/30#f-spot_vs_digikam
> > 
> > Might I suggest since you have some ideas from a user perspective that you
> > would be better to report these issues directly upstream. (Report bug... in
> > the digikam Help menu). As if the issue reported is not due to the debian
> > packaging or interaction with other components on a debian system, the Debian
> > digikam team just forwards your reports upstream anyway.
> > 
> > The other point worth noting is that upstream have released version 0.9.0
> > (final) which has a lot of usability improvements over the current version
> > you are running (0.8.2).  Unfortunately due to a lack of the exiv library
> > transition we were unable to get digikam-0.9.0 into etch, but 0.9.0 is
> > available via the experimental distribution.  Don't let the distribution name
> > scare you, this is the 0.9.0 final version as released by upstream after a
> > extensive RC/ beta test programme.
> > 
> > http://packages.debian.org/digikam
> > 
> > > When uploading pictures to a webgallery, the dialog which is used to do
> > > these uploads is modal; i.e., it's impossible to do anything else (like
> > > showing a slideshow of existing pictures) until the upload is finished.
> > > This is rather annoying, as uploading a bunch of pictures over an
> > > asynchronous line (like, say, an ADSL line which many people have at
> > > home) is rather time-consuming.
> > 
> > I agree that this isn't great behaviour.   Please also note that the gallery
> > export functionality isn't provided by digikam as a core function, but rather
> > by the kipi-plugins which are used by Digikam, KPhotoAlbum (formerly known as
> >  KimDaBa), Showimg and Gwenview so improvements improve the interface for all
> > applications.
> > 
> > Thanks and keep the reports coming...
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> 
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