Re: EOG feature suggestion - edit current path/filename

[Felix Riemann <friemann gnome org>]

Hello Fred,

Am Samstag, den 03.09.2011, 09:14 -0500 schrieb Fred H Olson:
> I think it would be handy to be able to edit the path/filename of the
> currently displayed image to get to another image that has a similar
> path/filename.
> 
> For example if I'm viewing
> /home/fholson/1pix/S7300200.JPG
> and want to view
> /home/fholson/1pix/S7300570.JPG
> 
> This feature would allow that to be done with a few key strokes
> where as about 350 "next" clicks.
> Or going back to nautilus file browser (how I most often start eog)
> and manuvering to the file and double clicking. (not bad but I think
> editing would often be easier.)

This sounds quite a bit like the scenario from bug 567581[1] although by
using the filename for navigation instead of the image number. Yet, the
Lucas' answer on that bug applies here as well in my opinion: Good
candidate for a plugin. :)

So, please open a new enhancement request for this in our bugzilla,
which will keep it slightly more visible than on the mailing list.

Be aware it might take some time though until it's done, as we (eog
maintainers) are chronically lacking time.

> BTW is a new instance of eog always opened when files are viewed with it
> from nautilus?  (It's easy to get many instances of eog (or at least many
> eog program tabs open.)  Sometimes it is nice to have several image tabs
> but sometimes it is a nuisance.

Technically it's not really a new instance but rather just a new window
although it's practically no big difference. And yes, that's how it
works at the moment. You also mention the problem with determining the
right behaviour, which is one of the reasons we are putting this back
all the time.  There is a (unreviewed) patch[2] though which adds the
possibility to reuse a window from the commandline.

Regards,

Felix

[1]: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567581
[2]: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=617735