Bug 451503

Summary:	Strange behaviour when opening two image files at once from Dolphin
Product:	[Applications] gwenview	Reporter:	Kvaks <vaksdal>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Gwenview Bugs <gwenview-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde.podagric, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	21.08.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Kvaks 2022-03-14 18:15:42 UTC

SUMMARY

When opening two files at once in Gwenview's browse tab, the two images are displayed side-by-side in Gwenview's  View tab. Awesome! It should also do this when selecting two files in Dolphin and opening them in Gwenview! Instead something strange happens, Gwenview seems to copy the files to a /tmp-directory and displays that folder. Very strange!

The side-by-side comparison view would be much more useful if it could be opened directly from Dolphin.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select two image files in Dolphin, both of which are assosiated with Gwenview
2. Press enter


OBSERVED RESULT

The files copied to a tmp-directory and opened in Gwenview's browse view

EXPECTED RESULT

The images displayed side-by-side in Gwenview's View mode

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 21.10
(available in About System)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-03-25 16:17:41 UTC

Can confirm. It should do that, yeah.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-03-27 16:58:10 UTC

*** Bug 450725 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 A Linux User 2025-09-04 12:18:30 UTC

Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Gwenview 25.08.0 (the latest released version)?