Bug 349689 - digiKam cannot display images if directory name contains UTF8 characters (as e.g. 'ü')
Summary: digiKam cannot display images if directory name contains UTF8 characters (as ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Albums-MainView (show other bugs)
Version: 4.10.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2015-06-28 17:21 UTC by Christian Hartmann
Modified: 2015-07-04 09:16 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed In: 4.12.0
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Description Christian Hartmann 2015-06-28 17:21:49 UTC 
When you open a digikam album from a directory that contains an umlaut in its name the images are not shown, just some placeholders.

If you rename the folder (ü -> ue) the images are shown correctly.

It happens in album preview and if you open one single image.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a directory containing an umlaut in the name
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Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2015-06-28 18:53:01 UTC 
I tried under Linux and OSX, and this problem is not reproducible.

Perhaps there is a LOCALE settings adjustment to do in OS account ?

album name (or path) is recored in DB as UTF8 string. So typically, this must properly supported. In source code, we use QString which is fully UTF8 complaint.

Q : did you created a digiKam DB from scratch or used an older one through a digiKam update ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Christian Hartmann 2015-07-04 09:13:35 UTC 
It had to do with my old digikam.db file. I've renamed it and started digikam and now all the images are shown.