Bug 445998

Summary: Digikam editor always saves picture with version, never overwrites
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Alain Knaff <kde>
Component: ImageEditor-VersioningAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 7.1.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian stable   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 7.4.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Alain Knaff 2021-11-23 20:50:10 UTC 
SUMMARY

When saving a modified image in digikam editor, there is no easy way to just overwrite the existing work copy, instead it creates a new version for me

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Edit picture (by Clicking on Image Editor)
2. Crop image (or do any other change)
3. Save changes

OBSERVED RESULT

No matter how you save changes (SaveChanges, SaveAsNewVersion->SaveInFormat) it always creates a versioned file, rather than overwriting existing file. Even explicitly chosing SaveAsNewVersion->SaveNewVersionAs first proposes a versioned file name.

EXPECTED RESULT

It should be possible to overwrite by default

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: plasma-framework 5.78.0-3
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5-1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0-2
Qt Version: 5.15.2-5


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2021-11-23 21:08:12 UTC 
Exactly the current behavior is intended if the versioning feature is activated in the Image Editor. The original should remain unchanged. If you don't want that, deactivate the versioning in the digiKam settings under Editor-> Versioning. Then you have normal "Save" and "Save As" available.

Maik
Comment 2 Alain Knaff 2021-11-23 21:14:26 UTC 
(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #1)
> Exactly the current behavior is intended if the versioning feature is
> activated in the Image Editor. The original should remain unchanged. If you
> don't want that, deactivate the versioning in the digiKam settings under
> Editor-> Versioning. Then you have normal "Save" and "Save As" available.
> 
> Maik

Thanks for info, this works. However, it was not obvious to find, as it became one day switched on on its own without my interaction.
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2021-11-23 21:17:37 UTC 
Versioning is the standard setting for a new digiKam configuration, it does not activate itself.

Maik