On 2023-07-18 13:44, Daniel Bauer wrote:
On my Desktop I still run 15.3, I'd like to update to 15.5
What hinders me is that there is no Kuickshow for OS 15.5. It is an essential program for me...
Had the same problem when installing 15.3, but after mailing to this list, there magically appeared a package for 15.3. Will I have the same luck this time?
Do you know who I can ask, or is the miracle-maker on this list?
I don't know about that...
----- [just my story why I need it:]
I know that there are other programs to show photos. But there is none as practical and fast for my use like Kuickshow, actually the others are quite unusable for my purpose:
To select the photos to edit from a session, where I always have many similar ones, I open 10, 20, 30 jpegs with Kuickshow. I can do that from within digikam or dolphin. They automatically show in the largest possible size of the screen, each in a separate window. They have only a title line, no menu line, nothing fancy. With simple keyboard commands I can change the image size or turn them and the window adapts to the new size automatically. If the image is larger than the window I can simply move it moving the clicked mouse in the window without using scroll bars. I can move the windows around and put them side by side to compare.
All other programs use a lot of screen space for themselves and are much slower. None changes window size when showing the image smaller or larger. None opens the images in the largest possible size of the screen. Most want me to click in a thumbnails list (that takes a lot of space and must be moved using a scrollbar) to change the foreground image.
on ristretto, the thumbnail bar an other items can be disabled. But resizing the window doesn't resize the photo. Normally I use the photo viewer from shotwell (there doesn't seem to be a separate program) is at least fast, doesn't resize, and keeps an edit bar at the bottom. shotwell /home/cer/Photos/F_DSC_a2589.JPG What I do in this situation is, in thunar (the file browser I use), I right click on the photo, open with, and test all the tools I have installed, see which one is best. I'll test all I have for you. Okular: fails Gimp: you do not want this. Gwenview: nay, slow, and shows to many things. Oyranos image display: Absolutely plain photo, but does not resize properly. Has context menu. I can not find the actual program name, can't find it in "ps". Showfoto: you do not want this. gthumb: Too many things, but resizes properly. "F" key goes to full screen. Very good, except it is not what you want. ICC Examin: displays metadata only. Darktable: wants to update database, not testing now. I assume you know this tool better than me, anyway ;-) Wine Internet Explorer: not testing :-D Gnome Image Viewer: Resizes properly, but has thumb panel. KolourPaint: No. Hugin PTO generator: No. XV: Yes! You want this one. Oops: resizing can change form factor :-/ May have an option to disable this, has a context menu.
It is an important part of my workflow, I use it every day. Using the known alternatives would cost me hours and hours of work just for the pleasure of the program but with no use for me :-( Actually I don't understand why such an simple and practical application is abandoned since years...
-- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.4 x86_64 at Telcontar)