Bug 127242

Summary: Flashing histogram calculation message is a bit annoying.
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Duncan Hill <kdebugs>
Component: Showfoto-UsabilityAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: caulier.gilles, marcel.wiesweg
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 7.6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Duncan Hill 2006-05-13 11:43:24 UTC 
Version:           0.90 SVN (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
OS:                Linux

While I appreciate the need to display feedback to the user that an action is happening, I'm not sure that a flashing bright green text block is the best way to provide the feedback in this case.  A bouncing progress bar or similar might work better - the type where the block goes back and forth, rather than 0 -> 100%.  Alternately, an animate image, such as a pair of interlocked cog wheels might work.

Just anything but blink?  Please? :)
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2008-03-19 12:36:00 UTC 
Marcel,

Are you seen this report ? What do you think about (:=)))...

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Arnd Baecker 2008-03-19 14:10:34 UTC 
Well, for me the main problem is that computing the histogramm takes
so long (in particular for large images and raw images ....).
Maybe one could compute a coarser histogram first (i.e. based
on a size reduced image, similar the embedded preview for raw) and
compute the "real" histogramm in the background, in a separate thread?
Comment 3 Marcel Wiesweg 2008-03-19 22:35:53 UTC 
It's not usually computing that takes long, but loading the image before computing the histogram.
And for the histogram, other than preview view, using a thumbnail or a preview is often not sufficient.
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 10:35:13 UTC 
SVN commit 842312 by cgilles:

digiKam from KDE3: do not flash histogram operation progress. use a turning wheel as Flash video player.
BUG: 127242


 M  +40 -19    histogramwidget.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842312
Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 11:11:47 UTC 
SVN commit 842322 by cgilles:

digiKam from KDE3: do not flash ICC widget operation progress. use a turning wheel as Flash video player.
CCBUGS: 127242


 M  +31 -14    cietonguewidget.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842322
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 11:31:54 UTC 
SVN commit 842331 by cgilles:

digiKam from KDE3: do not flash histogram curve operation progress. use a turning wheel as Flash video player.
CCBUGS: 127242


 M  +34 -18    curveswidget.cpp  
 M  +8 -8      curveswidget.h  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842331
Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 12:18:50 UTC 
SVN commit 842424 by cgilles:

backport commit #842312 from KDE3 branch
CCBUGS: 127242


 M  +101 -86   histogramwidget.cpp  
 M  +20 -20    histogramwidget.h  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842424
Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 12:33:14 UTC 
SVN commit 842452 by cgilles:

backport commit #842322 from KDE3 branch
CCBUGS: 127242


 M  +35 -19    cietonguewidget.cpp  
 M  +4 -4      cietonguewidget.h  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842452
Comment 9 caulier.gilles 2008-08-05 12:45:53 UTC 
SVN commit 842461 by cgilles:

backport commit #842331 from KDE3 branch
CCBUGS: 127242


 M  +174 -158  curveswidget.cpp  
 M  +13 -13    curveswidget.h  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=842461