Created attachment 111921 [details] Screenshot, showing "shown" and "hidden" grouped images. This is a suggestion to improve the look of grouped images. Currently, grouped images, when "hidden" (right click "hide grouped images") appear as a stack of pictures. However, when "shown" (right click, "show grouped images"), they look identical as ungrouped pictures (see attachment), and there's no way to tell which of the next pictures are part of that group. Well, there's a number, but it's not very intuitive. If there was some kind of background color/shadow that clearly indicated which pictures are part of a group, it would be visually more intuitive.
Yes, but what do you propose in case of multiple group set in same album and all expanded. If we use a different color for each one, we will see a rainbow in icon-view. This will be not ergonomic. Gilles Caulier
Created attachment 111922 [details] Proposed improvement (shadow behind "shown" grouped images)
Something like this (see attachment 111922 [details]). There is no need to use different colors. Actually, I prefer a minimalist approach. Just drawing some kind of shadow behind the images belonging to a group would be enough to visually identify that they are part of the group, even when "shown".
shadow behind "shown" grouped images ??? Where on your screenshot ? there is no visible difference for me... Gilles Caulier
It's subtle. The background behind the two IMG_6321.JPG pictures in my screenshot is painted gray (second row, second and third pictures, I even added rounded corners!). This gray area could be shown only for "shown" grouped image groups.
Created attachment 111927 [details] More visible grouped image fro icon-view : link icon over thumbnails
See my proposal : this indicate well the image grouped together with a link icon over thumbnails.
Not bad, but I'd prefer something more subtle. I'd leave my grouped pictures "shown" by default (since otherwise they don't appear in some searches), and that black chain can be a bit intrusive. I think the darker background could be enough, or maybe using a lighter color for the chain symbol.
Note : your solution do not work if you apply Color label to images. This last one become hidden. Gilles Caulier
Oh, ok. I have never personally used color labels.
digiKam 7.0.0 stable release is now published: https://www.digikam.org/news/2020-07-19-7.0.0_release_announcement/ We need a fresh feedback on this file using this version. Best Regards Gilles Caulier
Still present, but it's mostly a cosmetic issue, and not a very important one.
*** Bug 426664 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***