Bug 406443 - Dropdown menu in Advanced Search and Scanning faces difficult to navigate
Summary: Dropdown menu in Advanced Search and Scanning faces difficult to navigate
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Usability-Menus (show other bugs)
Version: 7.4.0
Platform: Appimage Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2019-04-11 18:42 UTC by MarcP
Modified: 2021-07-22 20:53 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Advanced search menu, default size. (106.07 KB, image/png)
2019-04-11 18:42 UTC, MarcP
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Advanced search menu, maximized. (244.47 KB, image/png)
2019-04-11 18:43 UTC, MarcP
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Scanning faces menu, default size. (150.22 KB, image/png)
2019-04-11 18:43 UTC, MarcP
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Advanced search menu, possible improvement. (194.42 KB, image/jpeg)
2019-04-11 18:43 UTC, MarcP
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Description MarcP 2019-04-11 18:42:33 UTC
Created attachment 119357 [details]
Advanced search menu, default size.

SUMMARY

When doing an advanced search, for instance finding pictures that contain two Tags, you must use a dropdown menu which is quite small and has no scrollbars. That implies a heavy use of the mouse wheel until you find what you are looking for. Maximizing the window helps a little, but it's still a hassle.

I have attached a few screenshots so it's easier to see what I mean.

I think that those menus should include a scrollbar, and, ideally, a search field.
Comment 1 MarcP 2019-04-11 18:43:11 UTC
Created attachment 119358 [details]
Advanced search menu, maximized.
Comment 2 MarcP 2019-04-11 18:43:36 UTC
Created attachment 119359 [details]
Scanning faces menu, default size.
Comment 3 MarcP 2019-04-11 18:43:55 UTC
Created attachment 119360 [details]
Advanced search menu, possible improvement.
Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2019-04-11 19:23:59 UTC
The fact that there is no vertical scroll bar is due to the Fusion Style. Here under KF5 Desktop with Breeze Style is one available. The Fusion Style is a compromise with the AppImage.

Maik
Comment 5 MarcP 2019-04-11 19:34:33 UTC
Aha.

Well, I just wanted to point that out. If there's the possibility of improving it sometime in the future, I think it could be considered.
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2021-07-19 06:53:50 UTC
With next digiKam 7.4.0 release, AppImage bundle is compiled using a more recent Linux Mageia 7.1 host. Last stable Qt 5.15.2 and KF5 5.84 are used. ImageMagick codec 7 and libav 58 (ffmpeg) are used to supports extra image and video formats.

https://i.imgur.com/XV1tZkL.png

Please check if problem still reproducible with this version available as pre-release here:

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Gilles Caulier
Comment 7 MarcP 2021-07-22 17:52:17 UTC
From the current 7.4 release, that menu still looks exactly the same.