Bug 388982 - Main image view does not automatically refresh when the viewed file is changed in another program
Summary: Main image view does not automatically refresh when the viewed file is change...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 131068
Alias: None
Product: gwenview
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 17.04.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gwenview Bugs
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Reported: 2018-01-15 00:59 UTC by ned
Modified: 2018-01-19 02:24 UTC (History)
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Description ned 2018-01-15 00:59:18 UTC
Gwenview's main image view does not update when a file is modified. The thumbnail bar thumbnails do update.

Perhaps there is a reason for this behaviour, but it would be good to at least have an option in the settings to allow auto refresh (and I think that that should be the default behaviour).
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-01-15 22:05:45 UTC
What kind of modification? A rename, or an image edit (e.g. crop/resize)?
Comment 2 ned 2018-01-18 01:52:37 UTC
Content modification, with the same name. For example, I'm generating plots using python scripts, and they get regenerated every time I tweak the scripts, but I have to manually reload the images in Gwenview.

I actually have to manually reload EVERY image that Gwenview has viewed - so if I have 5 images in a folder, and I scroll through them all, then regenerate them all, then when I scroll back through, I have to press F5 5 times. This can be annoying when there are a lot of images.

I guess Gwenview should check the modified time each time it views an image, and check if its' cached version is older?
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-01-18 02:06:44 UTC
Ah, I see now, thanks for the info. That's an interesting use case.
Comment 4 null 2018-01-19 00:27:01 UTC
Thanks for the report, turns out we already have that problem on file (and Nate even commented on it :)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 131068 ***
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2018-01-19 02:24:09 UTC
Hah, wouldja lookit that.