[Kstars-devel] thumbnail in detail window

[Jason Harris]

Jasem Mutlaq wrote:
> Heya!
> 
> I really like Jason's recent work on the detail dialog, especially the 
> thumbnail download! 
> 
Thanks!  Yeah, I think it's pretty nifty myself. :)

> I have tested it today, and overall it's excellent! Few notes:
> 
> 1. When the google image search is in progress, I get a lot of "[some image 
> URL] does not exist" messages. Can those be suppressed or ignored?
> 
Yes, I need to fix this.  I've been out of town this week, so hopefully 
next week I'll hack something up.

> 2. I think we ought to have some default thumbnail package that can be 
> downloaded via the download data dialog. Then users don't have to choose and 
> select images for hundreds of objects manually. They can still change and 
> update the images. Though I think having some default package available for 
> download is a good idea! Since I suggested this, I'll try to work on it :P
> 
> I also applaud Jason's idea for the KStars Data Team. This is an excellent 
> opportunity for all users to participate in KStars. Users can also submit and 
> share their own image packages via the Get Hot New Stuff facility.
> 
Creating the "default" package was supposed to be a Data Team task.  So 
far, no one has stepped up to offer help, though.  Maybe we should give 
people more time to find out about it before we "real" devs fill in. 
After all, we won't *need* a default set until the next release.


> "I don't know how to code" is no longer an acceptable excuse ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Jasem
> 
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