Bug 284885

Summary:	caption field is too short [patch]
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Nicolas.HOUDELOT <nicolas.houdelot>
Component:	Tags-Captions	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles
Priority:	NOR
Version:	2.2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	2.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	patch to separate "My Tags" tree-view from "Description" tab new Captions/Tags sidebar tabs layout

Description Nicolas.HOUDELOT 2011-10-24 16:48:33 UTC

Version:           2.2.0 (using KDE 4.7.1) 
OS:                Linux

since the Bug 184763 is resolved, the remaining caption field is too short.

i'm used to add a lot of details about the history of old pictures i scan, and on my computer the caption is only 4 lines, and not resizable.

there should be a way to resize the field. 

for the moment i have to write my caption on gedit, and copy/paste it in digikam caption tab.


Reproducible: Didn't try



Expected Results:  
resizable caption field

Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2011-10-28 12:08:49 UTC

It's clear that Caption and Tags side bar is overloaded of widgets.

It's time to discut a way to separate some field in sub-tabs, as it's done with "" tab.

I propose to migrate "My Tags" tree-view to a dedicated sub-tab, and let's Titles, Author, Comments, Date, and Labels on first tab. What do you think about ?

Gilles Caulier

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2011-10-28 12:12:30 UTC

It's time to discut a way to separate some field in sub-tabs, as it's done with
"" tab.

==> It's time to discut a way to separate some field in sub-tabs, as it's done with "Information" tab.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2011-10-28 12:35:17 UTC

Created attachment 64975 [details]
patch to separate "My Tags" tree-view from "Description" tab

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2011-10-28 12:42:20 UTC

Created attachment 64977 [details]
new Captions/Tags sidebar tabs layout

Comment 5 Andi Clemens 2011-10-28 20:21:44 UTC

Maybe we could move the label and rating widget to the Tab "Tags", too, because it is a kind of tag? But in general I like the new look.

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2011-10-28 20:37:46 UTC

Andi, I thinking the same, but, to have the max height to host tag tree-view is important, especially tags list is huge. Also free space is no available in Description page. So, i think this layout is the best.

Anyway, if users want to move labels in tags, it will be easy to do later.

Gilles

Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2011-10-29 07:42:15 UTC

Marcel, 

What you think about this layout. It's acceptable for you if we apply it for next release 2.3.0, planed in one week.

Code change is really simple. There is no side effect. It's just layout. The lead question is more GUI relevant about usability and ergonomics.

Gilles

Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2011-10-30 09:44:16 UTC

Git commit 88395d75e37d73132d1062dcdc1347f28e180d02 by Gilles Caulier.
Committed on 30/10/2011 at 10:42.
Pushed by cgilles into branch 'master'.

Move My Tags tree-view to a dedicated sub tag from Captions/Tags sidebar to prevent gui bloating du to huge list of widget to display on Description tab, especially with small screen.
BUGS: 284885

M  +0    -1    libs/imageproperties/captionedit.cpp
M  +62   -97   libs/imageproperties/imagedescedittab.cpp
M  +0    -1    libs/imageproperties/imagedescedittab.h

http://commits.kde.org/digikam/88395d75e37d73132d1062dcdc1347f28e180d02