Bug 402724

Summary:	Digikam Settings/Configuration: missing section "Plugins" in Windows/6.0.0B3
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Chris <christof.elmiger>
Component:	Setup-Plugins	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin, pip.kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.0.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.1.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Chris 2018-12-31 08:15:56 UTC

SUMMARY
In the settings/configuration dialogue of Digikam 6.0.0 beta3 for Windows it is not possible to select/deselect Import/Export modules such as the much needed "Remote Storage" (not appearing in the export-menu)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
open Settings/Configure Digikam...The configuration-window opens.

OBSERVED RESULT
On the left-hand side, I can see the sections Database, Collections, Views, Tool-Tip, Metadata, Templates, Image Editor, Colour Management, Light Table, Slide Show, Image Quality Sorter, Camera, Miscellaneous.

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a section "Modules" to allow activating/deactivating various modules such as "Remote Storage" (which seems to be missing in the export-menu)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 7

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2018-12-31 10:13:28 UTC

All import or export tools are no longer plugins, but an integral part of digiKam. Therefore there is no module section in the settings. We can change the bug report to a wish if you want to hide certain modules in the main menu, but the modules are still part of digiKam.

Maik

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2018-12-31 10:29:31 UTC

The KIO import/export tool do not exist in Windows version as it do not work. The origin is the use of KDE KIO API which is not portable due to huge run-time dependencies.

So, the tool is simply disable under Windows while compiling.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 3 Chris 2018-12-31 10:47:36 UTC

ok, many thanks for treating my false bug-report. 

I think for all the people not using any/many network services, it would be quite nice to be able clean up the interface and remove all unnecessary export-options from the menu, as it had been possible older versons of Digikam. Therefore it would make sense to transform this bug-report to wishlist. (but if it was a conscious design decision to remove the options for cusomising these menus, that's fine with me too).

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2018-12-31 11:18:53 UTC

For this request, of configurable export tool in menu, all tool must be converted to a new plugin architecture, not based on KIPI and KDE API.

This is partially done in a dedicated branch named "dplugins" in git, and it's not yet complete. It's planed to introduce this feature later while 6.x releases plan.

Gilles Caulier

Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2019-03-02 13:54:59 UTC

*** Bug 404987 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2019-03-02 14:28:36 UTC

Implemented in 6.1.0 :

https://imgur.com/MZwXNCk

Gilles Caulier