Bug 499287

Summary:	Add option to hide the save/undo buttons and bar after rotating/mirroring a photo
Product:	[Applications] gwenview	Reporter:	Fernando M. Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Gwenview Bugs <gwenview-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	john.kizer
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-01-29 19:11:36 UTC

Sometimes the user just wants to rotate/mirror an image to see how it looks, however in these cases that bar and save/undo buttons become a waste of space.

So I'm requesting a button to hide these buttons and the bar they appear in, so users can visualize edited photos in and modified way without having to save it or endure having the photo having less screen space.

Comment 1 John Kizer 2025-02-05 19:44:38 UTC

Could you please help explain the use case where a user:

* Wants to view a rotated/flipped, but unsaved, image
* Needs the maximum possible amount of space to view that image
* Isn't using Full Screen Mode, in which the bar presenting those options does not appear?

Comment 2 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-02-05 20:00:32 UTC

* Saving some types images will cause loss in quality, especially when the edit is for comparing with multiple images.
* The more this windowed app is unobstructed, the easier it is to see finer details when doing comparisons.
* When the user is comparing images from different folders or with other photos in between, fullscreen is not very useful.

Comment 3 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-02-16 07:42:58 UTC

Another use case is for vertical photos, which you rotate the photo and the notebook to see the multiple rotated vertical photos occupying the whole window. The user wouldn't want to save the rotation because they wont be using their notebook sideways all the time.