SUMMARY Image edit only launches once per Digikam session. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Tools -> Image Editor 2. Image editor launches as expected 3. Close image editor 4. Tools -> Image Editor 5. Image editor does NOT launch OBSERVED RESULT Image editor does not launch second time. EXPECTED RESULT Image editor launches. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 19.10
Correction: 5. Image editor window opens without image and is not usable.
The bug is now really old... and should be corrected by the distributions long ago... Maik
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 395875 ***
DigiKam-5.9.0 is already quite old. The problem is in Qt. Other programs based on Qt will also be affected. If no more recent digiKam version is available for your distribution, you can also use the AppImage (6.3.0) from www.digikam.org. Maik
One would hope that the latest (K)Ubuntu 19.10 released only a few days ago would have a more recent Digikam package...
Could anyone advise what the best option is for (k)ubuntu? - apt: v5.9 -> known bugs, so not good option - snap: v6.3 -> beta/edge warning, not official (?) - appimage: v6.3 -> official, but not integrated in (k)ubuntu $ snap search digikam Name Version Publisher Notes Summary digikam 6.3.0 sergiusens - Photo Management Program $ snap install digikam error: snap "digikam" is not available on stable but is available to install on the following channels: beta snap install --beta digikam edge snap install --edge digikam Please be mindful pre-release channels may include features not completely tested or implemented. Get more information with 'snap info digikam'.
$ snap info digikam name: digikam summary: Photo Management Program publisher: Sergio Schvezov (sergiusens) license: unset description: | digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application, which makes importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections. Features: - Organization of photos in albums and sub-albums (with tags and comments support) - Support for Exif, Iptc, Xmp, Makernotes - SQLite or Mysql powered storage for the album contents and its metadata with advanced search tools - Support for filtering and sorting albums - Import from more than 1100 digital camera devices - Support for more than 900 RAW format pictures - Light Table to compare photo side by side - Extended features using extra tools - Share your photos using HTML or publishing them to remote web services - Image editor included with advanced tools to fix photo quickly snap-id: GsTIKbLEFcyyGFs0ohPA3L221rENvGo6 channels: stable: – candidate: – beta: 6.3.0 2019-10-11 (4) 186MB - edge: 6.3.0 2019-10-10 (4) 186MB -
Fixed with #395875