Comments on: Tagging and filtering images with Gwenview http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/ Random bits and things of interest Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mehe http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-1000 Mehe Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:06:25 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-1000 Filters are really the best feature to have besides the very basic features of an image viewer (display images in list and full screen)! But I agree with Dread Knight, picasa-style time selection sliders would be more useful for most non-powerusers. Also nice would be some more easy-to-use search function. The current one isn't quite visual / flexible enough. Something like firefox-style highlighting of search terms in files / tags, and a search term & criteria selection popup bar (like in "/" - searches in firefox), coupled with actually only displaying the matching files / folders in the main screen would be great. However, the current form of presenting the filters is bound to be extremely useful as well, if you could manage to include OR-logic besides the current AND one, and perhaps grouping... Well, these suggestions are all I have... Looking forward to where this is going, either way! Filters are really the best feature to have besides the very basic features of an image viewer (display images in list and full screen)!

But I agree with Dread Knight, picasa-style time selection sliders would be more useful for most non-powerusers.

Also nice would be some more easy-to-use search function. The current one isn’t quite visual / flexible enough. Something like firefox-style highlighting of search terms in files / tags, and a search term & criteria selection popup bar (like in “/” – searches in firefox), coupled with actually only displaying the matching files / folders in the main screen would be great.

However, the current form of presenting the filters is bound to be extremely useful as well, if you could manage to include OR-logic besides the current AND one, and perhaps grouping…

Well, these suggestions are all I have… Looking forward to where this is going, either way!

]]> By: Nosk http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-963 Nosk Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:48:44 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-963 >joao pinto >Isn’t Digikam going to use nepomuk too? Thank It's planned for Digikam 0.11 http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/381#comment-17927 >joao pinto
>Isn’t Digikam going to use nepomuk too? Thank

It’s planned for Digikam 0.11
http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/381#comment-17927

]]> By: Aurélien http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-955 Aurélien Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:04:34 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-955 @Sergio Pistone, peter: generating thumbnails for all images is quite intensive and would not scale well when browsing huge photo lists. Nevertheless, I can probably make Gwenview generate thumbnails for images which are not "far away" from the visible ones, so that you do not have to wait as often. (adding to my todo list) @Dread Knight: Indeed, the date filter can use some work, it's quite recent. mock-ups are always welcome! @Sergio Pistone, peter: generating thumbnails for all images is quite intensive and would not scale well when browsing huge photo lists.
Nevertheless, I can probably make Gwenview generate thumbnails for images which are not “far away” from the visible ones, so that you do not have to wait as often. (adding to my todo list)

@Dread Knight: Indeed, the date filter can use some work, it’s quite recent. mock-ups are always welcome!

]]> By: Dread Knight http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-954 Dread Knight Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:43:49 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-954 Very nice! But the filter atm is rather 'geekish'. Use Picasa for a while and see how they do things. It would be nice a time-slider, the idea would be to make things more visually and interactive. If you need vector graphics or mock-ups for it i might be able to help out : ) Cheers! Very nice!

But the filter atm is rather ‘geekish’. Use Picasa for a while and see how they do things.

It would be nice a time-slider, the idea would be to make things more visually and interactive. If you need vector graphics or mock-ups for it i might be able to help out : )

Cheers!

]]> By: peter http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-952 peter Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:24:58 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-952 "I think it would be best if thumbnails were loaded in the background, regardless of whether they are shown or not, so they are already available when you need them." I totally agree and hope that gwenview will add this option in. “I think it would be best if thumbnails were loaded in the background, regardless of whether they are shown or not, so they are already available when you need them.”

I totally agree and hope that gwenview will add this option in.

]]> By: Linus Berglund http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-951 Linus Berglund Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:01:52 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-951 Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. This is a killer feature. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. This is a killer feature.

]]> By: Sergio Pistone http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-950 Sergio Pistone Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:16:50 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-950 Nice to see Nepomuk being integrated into more apps. Also nice to see is how much Gwenview has improved in KDE4. Thanks for the work you've put into it. I'd like to point out the one thing I found kind of annoying about it, hopefully you'll think of it as constructive criticism. My issue is with the loading of thumbnails: the current algorithm seems to be too conservative as it only loads the thumbnails when they are shown. This optimization, which would generally seem like a good idea, in practice makes quite hard to browse through the images in a directory. For example, when viewing the images in full screen mode, it's not possible to use the scrollbar in the thumbnails bar to quickly search for an image because the thumbnails will not be loaded unless you stop for some time to see them, and then only those currently being shown would be loaded, so if you move the scrollbar to see other (not yet loaded) images you have to wait again. I think it would be best if thumbnails were loaded in the background, regardless of whether they are shown or not, so they are already available when you need them. Anyway, I hope you don't take this negatively. Regardless of this little issue, this is one of the little gems in KDE4. Nice to see Nepomuk being integrated into more apps. Also nice to see is how much Gwenview has improved in KDE4. Thanks for the work you’ve put into it.
I’d like to point out the one thing I found kind of annoying about it, hopefully you’ll think of it as constructive criticism. My issue is with the loading of thumbnails: the current algorithm seems to be too conservative as it only loads the thumbnails when they are shown. This optimization, which would generally seem like a good idea, in practice makes quite hard to browse through the images in a directory. For example, when viewing the images in full screen mode, it’s not possible to use the scrollbar in the thumbnails bar to quickly search for an image because the thumbnails will not be loaded unless you stop for some time to see them, and then only those currently being shown would be loaded, so if you move the scrollbar to see other (not yet loaded) images you have to wait again. I think it would be best if thumbnails were loaded in the background, regardless of whether they are shown or not, so they are already available when you need them.
Anyway, I hope you don’t take this negatively. Regardless of this little issue, this is one of the little gems in KDE4.

]]> By: Parker http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-949 Parker Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:10:02 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-949 Excellent screencast. It was a very clear and well paced. I will admit that your voice did make me rather sleepy. Also, great work with the tag integration in Gwenview. Excellent screencast. It was a very clear and well paced. I will admit that your voice did make me rather sleepy.

Also, great work with the tag integration in Gwenview.

]]> By: Rafael Fernández López http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-948 Rafael Fernández López Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:56:06 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-948 Great stuff !!! I am really happy to see that Nepomuk is getting into everyday apps !! =) The filtering, and the tagging in general (specially with the bucket icon) is really amazingly powerful, really great job Aurélien. Great stuff !!! I am really happy to see that Nepomuk is getting into everyday apps !! =)

The filtering, and the tagging in general (specially with the bucket icon) is really amazingly powerful, really great job Aurélien.

]]> By: joao pinto http://agateau.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/tagging-and-filtering-with-gwenview/#comment-947 joao pinto Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:34:46 +0000 http://agateau.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-947 Isn't Digikam going to use nepomuk too? Thank you for these features and for the screencast! Isn’t Digikam going to use nepomuk too? Thank you for these features and for the screencast!

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