Re: [gthumb-list] gthumb feedback

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

Jef Driesen ha scritto:
> Hi,

Hello,

> I really like the new gthumb. And I have a couple of suggestions to 
> improve it even further.
>
> 1. Extension manager and preferences
>
> Is there a good reason why the extension manager is a separate window? 
> How about moving it to a new tab in the preference dialog (like gedit 
> does)?
>
> Extension preferences are not always handled consistently. Some 
> extensions have their own preferences dialog, while others seem to 
> integrate into the main preferences dialog. The importer has a 
> preference dialog that is only accessible from the import window itself.

in order to make the preferences dialog really useful to the user it 
shouldn't be overfilled with a lot of options, in the extensions dialog 
there are very technical preferences such as the ability to keep in sync 
the comments with the embedded metadata.  The importer preferences are 
really useful only when the user is going to import files.

> 2. Tools toolbar button
>
> When clicking the Tools toolbar button, a dropdown menu is shown. I 
> think it would be a good idea to add a dropdown arrow to this button 
> to indicate that.

I agree

> 3. Resizing images
>
> The resize plugin does support only an integer percentage. This is 
> annoying when you try to resize to for instance 1/3th (33.33%) of the 
> original size. Using 33% can introduce rounding errors in the final size.

ok

> 4. File properties
>
> The file properties pane shows only the filename, not the path. That's 
> fine when browsing a directory, but with catalogs the images can be 
> located in different places and there is no easy way to find out where 
> it is stored.

correct

> I would rename the metadata edit dialog to the more general 
> properties. I think people are more familiar with that name, and I can 
> image there are other uses for that dialog (plugins) that are not 
> directly related to the metadata.
>
> As a photographer, I like to have immediate access to the photographic 
> settings (aperture, shutter, iso, etc). Maybe we could provide a 
> summary view of the most important settings, along with a detailed 
> view that shows everything. Both in the metadata/properties dialog and 
> the properties side pane. Eog does that with a "Metadata" tab and 
> "Details" tab in its Properties dialog, and it works really well for 
> me. (Note that being able to customize the caption in browser mode is 
> already a very nice feature!)

The metadata dialog is used the edit the metadata while the properties 
pane for viewing it.  The aperture, shutter and other are the first in 
the "Exif Conditions" category, maybe we can move the "Exif Conditions" 
category before "Exif General" to make it more visible.

> 5. Camera import
>
> How about making the importer a little smarter by pre-selecting 
> images? I don't know what is technically possible, but my suggestion 
> is to remember the timestamp of the last import (maybe we need to 
> store one timestamp for each import source here). During the next 
> import, we can then pre-select all images that are newer than this 
> timestamp. This would save some time when users are keeping their 
> photos on the camera for a while. Downloading all images again, or 
> having to locate the new photos manually can be very inconvenient.

I think this is doable

> Jef

Thanks for your suggestions,

Paolo.