Bug 289665

Summary:	Wish: scan collections in the background
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Terence Haddock <lazerdye>
Component:	Database-Scan	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles
Priority:	NOR
Version:	2.1.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	2.5.0

Description Terence Haddock 2011-12-23 13:58:05 UTC

Version:           2.1.1 (using KDE 4.7.3) 
OS:                Linux

When importing large image collections, instead of a modal dialog that blocks activity, it would be better to process the collection in the background. Albums are added under "My Albums" as they are scanned, and already scanned images can be worked with right away.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Start with an empty database and add a large collection, and wait...

Actual Results:  
No work can be done while scanning.

Expected Results:  
It should be possible to work with images as they are scanned.

Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2011-12-23 16:06:23 UTC

Already implemented by Marcel into 2.4 release.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 2 Marcel Wiesweg 2011-12-26 21:01:34 UTC

I didnt try but I cared only for the startup period, not for the case that a new collection is added from the setup, so I'm not sure it's actually fixed. Terence, did you try with 2.4?