Created attachment 110896 [details] digikam window kde apps 17.12.2 kde plasma 5.12.2 kde framework 5.43 right vertical tool bar is not displayed see attachment
It's not the tools bar, but the side bar... I suspect that a icons package is not installed on your system. Check about "Oxygen" or "Breeze". Gilles Caulier
Test also with 5.9.0 pre release appimage, just to check if problem is reproducible... https://files.kde.org/digikam/ Gilles Caulier
not sure if i uncheck "display tool bar" then the side bar is displayed then if i check "display tool bar"then the side bar stays displayed
uif i relaunch digikam then again side bar is not displayed
breeze5-icons 5.43 is installed
oxygen5-icon-theme oxygen5-icon-thrm-latge are installed
no problem with digikam 5.8.0 appimage
well, it's a packaging problem or a KDE icons cache problem under your system. Gilles Caulier
i deleted in .cache - digikam - thumbnails - icon-cache.kcache issue still there
Go to setup/miscs and try to change icon theme to use with application... Gilles Caulier
each time you modify something relative to how display anything in the window - icon theme - graphical component style - display or not "tool bar" then side bar is displayed but it seems something is not recorded when quitting digikam then if relaunching digikam then side bar is not displayed
And this dysfunction is not reproducible with AppImage bundle ? If yes, it's really a packaging problem from your system... This kind of settings is stored in your home directory to a RC text file : ~/.config/digikamrc Another test to do is with showfoto which have the same kind of settings. Gilles Caulier
Created attachment 111003 [details] showphoto window showphoto displays well the side bar. but with a little problem property tool icon gets a text beside but not the other icons
It's not a problem. look in Setup/Misc, you have an option to show all sidebar tabs text at the same time. The default mode is for small screens. Gilles Caulier
Created attachment 111004 [details] showphoto misc settings there is no such setting
Comment on attachment 111004 [details] showphoto misc settings Option : Titre de l'onglet de la barre latérale !
i deleted digikamrc then no more issue with the side bar. thanks