[opensuse-doc] lfl: New chapter on digikam magic

Jana Jaeger

11 May 2007 11 May '07

08:57

Hey fellow LfLers, I am planning on writing a sort of digikam tutorial to complement the digikam chapter we have in the openSUSE docs which is much more of an overview than a tutorial. Question is - what to include to make this worthwile. So far I have: Importing Images download from camera, import folders, scanner Fixing and Tweaking hot pixels, red eyes, some distortion correction Managing Colors some theory on Histograms, Color curves, white balance etc. plus how to use those to make your images work Applying Effects Composition and Cropping Some general blurb on composition, a few links for the gory details (I'd be grateful if any of you sent me some I might not know) plus digikams cool crop assistant Batch Processing Images RAW Image Conversion Exporting Your Image Collection flickr etc. What else should I add to make this a comprehensive walkthrough to image processing with digikam? Any ideas? Cheers, Jana -- Jana Jaeger jjaeger@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Documentation Maxfeldstr. 5 +49 (0) 911 74053-0 D-90409 Nuernberg http://www.novell.com/linux SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)

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Patrick Shanahan

11 May 11 May

13:34

* Jana Jaeger [05-11-07 05:00]:

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I am planning on writing a sort of digikam tutorial to complement the digikam chapter we have in the openSUSE docs which is much more of an overview than a tutorial.

Question is - what to include to make this worthwile. So far I have: [...]

A listing of linux applications available for each function, including commercial such as BibblePro, and for free stalwarts ufraw, gwenview, f-stop, .... in addition to digikam Using a card-reader vs direct camer connection. Thanks for your efforts. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Jana Jaeger

13:50

On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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A listing of linux applications available for each function, including commercial such as BibblePro, and for free stalwarts ufraw, gwenview, f-stop, .... in addition to digikam

very good point :) I am a fan of BibblePro ... Are you thinking of some matrix: function vs. available app featuring this function or what was your original idea?

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Using a card-reader vs direct camer connection.

hmmm, you mean performance-wise, right? -- Jana Jaeger jjaeger@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Documentation Maxfeldstr. 5 +49 (0) 911 74053-0 D-90409 Nuernberg http://www.novell.com/linux SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)

Patrick Shanahan

14:06

* Jana Jaeger [05-11-07 09:51]:

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On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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A listing of linux applications available for each function, including commercial such as BibblePro, and for free stalwarts ufraw, gwenview, f-stop, .... in addition to digikam

very good point :) I am a fan of BibblePro ...

:^) It's functionality and ease of use far exceeds anything I have found available for free... Not that it does not have a few short-comings.

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Are you thinking of some matrix: function vs. available app featuring this function or what was your original idea?

Yes, app available to perform function. Not always clear in the linux world as many very good apps are not well known.

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Using a card-reader vs direct camer connection.

hmmm, you mean performance-wise, right?

Yes and camera economics. Card reader does not require camera battery usage, expensive repair if cable connection/connector damaged, cheap card-reader usage vs expensive object (camera) usage.... I would be happy to help you, but I am much better critiquing than generating readable text. I have/use a Nikon D200, up from D70 and Oly 5050z, and concentrate on my g-kids sports and scenery/flowers. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Jana Jaeger

12 May 12 May

14:29

On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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I would be happy to help you, but I am much better critiquing than generating readable text.

:) Then go on critiquing - and providing great feedback. Very much appreciated!

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I have/use a Nikon D200, up from D70 and Oly 5050z, and concentrate on my g-kids sports and scenery/flowers.

Quite a coincidence, my husband owns a D70 and I got myself a lovely D200 last year - so all example pics will probably be either taken with a D70 or D200 :) -- Jana Jaeger jjaeger@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Documentation Maxfeldstr. 5 +49 (0) 911 74053-0 D-90409 Nuernberg http://www.novell.com/linux SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)

Patrick Shanahan

21:14

* Jana Jaeger [05-12-07 10:30]:

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On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote: :) Then go on critiquing - and providing great feedback. Very much appreciated!

And a source or location would be?? -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Thomas Schraitle

22:10

Hi Patrick, On Samstag, 12. Mai 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Jana Jaeger [05-12-07 10:30]:

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On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote: :) Then go on critiquing - and providing great feedback. Very much

appreciated!

And a source or location would be??

The URL of Jana's file is: https://forgesvn1.novell.com/svn/lfl/trunk/books/en/xml/digicamlfl.xml Bye, Tom -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH >o) Maxfeldstrasse 5 /\\ Documentation Specialist 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v http://en.opensuse.org/Documentation_Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Patrick Shanahan

22:19

* Thomas Schraitle [05-12-07 18:12]:

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Hi Patrick,

The URL of Jana's file is: https://forgesvn1.novell.com/svn/lfl/trunk/books/en/xml/digicamlfl.xml

Thanks, but not being fluent in xml, please suggest a method for me to read what would be the text output? tks, -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Jana Jaeger

14 May 14 May

07:31

On Sat, 12 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Thomas Schraitle [05-12-07 18:12]:

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Hi Patrick,

The URL of Jana's file is: https://forgesvn1.novell.com/svn/lfl/trunk/books/en/xml/digicamlfl.xml

Thanks, but not being fluent in xml, please suggest a method for me to read what would be the text output?

In the long run, we should look at having more frequent releases of the LFL doc on http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/. But in as a short term workaround, I could send you PDFs or HTML files whenever I consider a certain milestone to be reached (like the completion of a section ...). -- Jana Jaeger jjaeger@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Documentation Maxfeldstr. 5 +49 (0) 911 74053-0 D-90409 Nuernberg http://www.novell.com/linux SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)

Patrick Shanahan

20:31

* Jana Jaeger [05-14-07 03:32]:

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On Sat, 12 May 2007, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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Thanks, but not being fluent in xml, please suggest a method for me to read what would be the text output?

In the long run, we should look at having more frequent releases of the LFL doc on http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/. But in as a short term workaround, I could send you PDFs or HTML files whenever I consider a certain milestone to be reached (like the completion of a section ...).

Either would suffice and be appreciated. Thankyou for your time and efforts. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Christian Boltz

17 May 17 May

17:25

Hello, on Montag, 14. Mai 2007, Jana Jaeger wrote: [...]

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In the long run, we should look at having more frequent releases of the LFL doc on http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/. But in as a short term workaround, I could send you PDFs or HTML files whenever I consider a certain milestone to be reached (like the completion of a section ...).

Does forgeftp.novell.com allow to run cronjobs? If yes, there should be a nightly [1] cronjob that checks for updates daily (svn up) and rebuilds at least the HTML version ;-) I can help writing some scripts if needed (I have a similar cronjob running on the german FAQ, the only difference is that it's CVS instead of SVN). Regards, Christian Boltz [1] choose any timezone you want to define "nightly" ;-) --

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Du kennst das doch sicher, wenn Briefkoepfe mittels Leerzeichen (nein, nichtmal justierbare Tabs werden verwendet) per Hand ausgerichtet und zusammengeschustert werden -- wie auf der Schreibmaschine eben... "Sekretärinnentabulator" (TM) [> David Haller und Ratti in suse-linux]

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Thomas Schraitle

18:32

Hi Christian, On Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007, Christian Boltz wrote:

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on Montag, 14. Mai 2007, Jana Jaeger wrote: [...]

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In the long run, we should look at having more frequent releases of the LFL doc on http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/. But in as a short term workaround, I could send you PDFs or HTML files whenever I consider a certain milestone to be reached (like the completion of a section ...).

Does forgeftp.novell.com allow to run cronjobs?

As far as I know, Novellforge does not support cronjobs. :-( If someone knows more about this issue please let me know.

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I can help writing some scripts if needed (I have a similar cronjob running on the german FAQ, the only difference is that it's CVS instead of SVN).

Thanks, Frank did that somehow already, however on his local machine. :) Bye, Tom -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH >o) Maxfeldstrasse 5 /\\ Documentation Specialist 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v http://en.opensuse.org/Documentation_Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Christian Boltz

23:01

Hello, on Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007, Thomas Schraitle wrote:

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On Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007, Christian Boltz wrote:

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on Montag, 14. Mai 2007, Jana Jaeger wrote: [...] I can help writing some scripts if needed (I have a similar cronjob running on the german FAQ, the only difference is that it's CVS instead of SVN).

Thanks, Frank did that somehow already, however on his local machine. :)

Then you just need a cronjob that does an upload daily... Regards, Christian Boltz --

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Du testest hflacs ;-) Mit existieren Dateien testen (erwartetes Ergebnis: "geht") ist langweilig. Ich teste goldrichtig. Dazu hat der liebe Gott nämlich die User erschaffen. :-) [> Christian Boltz und Ratti in fontlinge-devel]

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Frank Sundermeyer

21 May 21 May

10:45

On Friday 18 May 2007 01:01, Christian Boltz wrote: Hi,

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on Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007, Thomas Schraitle wrote:

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On Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007, Christian Boltz wrote:

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I can help writing some scripts if needed (I have a similar cronjob running on the german FAQ, the only difference is that it's CVS instead of SVN).

Thanks, Frank did that somehow already, however on his local machine.

Then you just need a cronjob that does an upload daily...

two problems: 1. http://devzilla.novell.com/forge/show_bug.cgi?id=76 => I am currently the only one who can update the HTML stuff ;-((((((((((((( (and I forget it too often) This is also the reason why the script is not available for all users. 2. forgeftp requires authentication and I do not want to put my (or anyone else's) passwords in a script -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane (Dogbert) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

Frank Sundermeyer

10:47

On Monday 14 May 2007 09:31, Jana Jaeger wrote: Hi,

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In the long run, we should look at having more frequent releases of the LFL doc on http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/. But in as a short term workaround, I could send you PDFs or HTML files whenever I consider a certain milestone to be reached (like the completion of a section ...).

I have updated both HTML and PDF. Please everybody let me know (by PM) whenever you need an update, I will try to refresh PDF and HTML ASAP. -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane (Dogbert) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-doc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-doc+help@opensuse.org

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