Bug 413242

Summary: Image editor launches only once on Kubuntu 19.10
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Chris Vanden Berghe <Chris>
Component: ImageEditor-WorkflowAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 7.1.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Chris Vanden Berghe 2019-10-20 16:00:22 UTC 
SUMMARY

Image edit only launches once per Digikam session.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Tools -> Image Editor
2. Image editor launches as expected
3. Close image editor
4. Tools -> Image Editor
5. Image editor does NOT launch

OBSERVED RESULT

Image editor does not launch second time.

EXPECTED RESULT

Image editor launches.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 19.10
Comment 1 Chris Vanden Berghe 2019-10-20 16:01:28 UTC 
Correction:

5. Image editor window opens without image and is not usable.
Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2019-10-20 16:03:50 UTC 
The bug is now really old... and should be corrected by the distributions long ago...

Maik
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2019-10-20 16:05:02 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 395875 ***
Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2019-10-20 16:09:28 UTC 
DigiKam-5.9.0 is already quite old. The problem is in Qt. Other programs based on Qt will also be affected. If no more recent digiKam version is available for your distribution, you can also use the AppImage (6.3.0) from www.digikam.org.

Maik
Comment 5 Chris Vanden Berghe 2019-10-21 01:41:36 UTC 
One would hope that the latest (K)Ubuntu 19.10 released only a few days ago would have a more recent Digikam package...
Comment 6 Chris Vanden Berghe 2019-10-21 01:52:15 UTC 
Could anyone advise what the best option is for (k)ubuntu?

- apt: v5.9 -> known bugs, so not good option
- snap: v6.3 -> beta/edge warning, not official (?)
- appimage: v6.3 -> official, but not integrated in (k)ubuntu

$ snap search digikam
Name     Version  Publisher   Notes  Summary
digikam  6.3.0    sergiusens  -      Photo Management Program

$ snap install digikam
error: snap "digikam" is not available on stable but is available to install on the following
  channels:
    beta       snap install --beta digikam
    edge       snap install --edge digikam

  Please be mindful pre-release channels may include features not completely tested or
  implemented. Get more information with 'snap info digikam'.
Comment 7 Chris Vanden Berghe 2019-10-21 02:22:16 UTC 
$ snap info digikam
name:      digikam
summary:   Photo Management Program
publisher: Sergio Schvezov (sergiusens)
license:   unset
description: |
  digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application, which makes importing and organizing
  digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically,
  by folder layout or by custom collections.
  
  Features:
  
  - Organization of photos in albums and sub-albums (with tags and comments support)
  - Support for Exif, Iptc, Xmp, Makernotes
  - SQLite or Mysql powered storage for the album contents and its metadata with advanced search
  tools
  - Support for filtering and sorting albums
  - Import from more than 1100 digital camera devices
  - Support for more than 900 RAW format pictures
  - Light Table to compare photo side by side
  - Extended features using extra tools
  - Share your photos using HTML or publishing them to remote web services
  - Image editor included with advanced tools to fix photo quickly
snap-id: GsTIKbLEFcyyGFs0ohPA3L221rENvGo6
channels:
  stable:    –                          
  candidate: –                          
  beta:      6.3.0 2019-10-11 (4) 186MB -
  edge:      6.3.0 2019-10-10 (4) 186MB -
Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2020-07-25 14:17:37 UTC 
Fixed with #395875