Re: [gthumb-list] simplifying the raw_files extension

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

Il 21/12/2015 15:36, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak ha scritto:
> Paolo and everyone,
>
> The raw_files extension could be simplified a lot. Some suggestions:
>
> 1) Delete the HDR code. It supposedly converts files in a cache using
> pfstools. However, I don't think it has ever worked in the 3.x series,
> because image/x-hdr is not registered by
> gth_main_register_image_loader_func_v.
>
> 2) Rely on libraw, and remove the dcraw fallback. I think libraw is
> available for all major distros, so there is no point to the
> caching/dcraw approach.
>
> 3) The only mime type that should be handled by the raw_files is
> "image/x-dcraw". The other RAW types are all sub-types of this.
>
> Also:
>
> 4) Any objection if I add "JPEG" and "RAW" filters? These would be handy
> for the importer - for example:
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=732026, where the user wants
> to ignore the *.bmp files.
>
>
> Is it OK if I implement these changes, Paolo?

yes, thank you.

- Paolo