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

[Mark Purcell]

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