Bug 470693 - Online doc: Improve description of geo-location features.
Summary: Online doc: Improve description of geo-location features.
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2023-06-06 08:16 UTC by Peter
Modified: 2023-10-23 09:29 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Photo of digicam 8.1 at maximum magnification (3.12 MB, image/jpeg)
2023-06-06 08:16 UTC, Peter
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attachment-4127388-0.html (2.16 KB, text/html)
2023-06-06 11:12 UTC, Peter
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Menu location (157.94 KB, image/png)
2023-06-06 16:52 UTC, Maik Qualmann
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Show menu (175.53 KB, image/png)
2023-06-06 16:53 UTC, Maik Qualmann
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20230607_103318.jpg (1.98 MB, image/jpeg)
2023-06-07 09:57 UTC, Peter
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Description Peter 2023-06-06 08:16:32 UTC
Created attachment 159491 [details]
Photo of digicam 8.1 at maximum magnification

I reported yesterday that I was unable to display geotagged images on version 8.0 on Windows 10 pro 64 bit.  I have now loaded version 8.1.

This does now seem to recognise the the geotagged images as shown on the attached photo of the map of the UK showing a thumbnail.  However I still appear unable to expand the map to the point where the separate images are shown.  The image of the screen is the highest magnification available.

I would encourage you to develop this program since there are now very few programs available for displaying geotagged images on a Windows pc
Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2023-06-06 09:39:59 UTC
You didn't read my text in the other bug report. You have activated the "Atlas" map, it cannot be zoomed in any larger. Switch to the OpenStreetMap map.

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470669#c3

The changes for digiKam-8.1.0 would only affect "new" users. You now have to manually switch to the OpenStreetMap map.

Maik
Comment 2 Peter 2023-06-06 11:12:51 UTC
Created attachment 159493 [details]
attachment-4127388-0.html

Thanks Maik

Kindly remember that I am a _very_ new user to digiKam. Most of the 
words you use are meaningless to me.

The structure of the manual is only logical to those who know how to use 
it and as far as I can see there are no examples given for new users to 
follow.

You have a potentially very useful product but at the moment it is 
unintelligible for new users.  I have over 50 years experience of 
photography and computing (my degree subject) but am struggling badly.

Could you kindly provide me with some guidance as to how I manually 
switch to openstreetmap.map.

Many thanks

Peter

On 06/06/2023 10:39, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470693
>
> Maik Qualmann<metzpinguin@gmail.com>  changed:
>
>             What    |Removed                     |Added
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                   CC|                            |metzpinguin@gmail.com
>
> --- Comment #1 from Maik Qualmann<metzpinguin@gmail.com>  ---
> You didn't read my text in the other bug report. You have activated the "Atlas"
> map, it cannot be zoomed in any larger. Switch to the OpenStreetMap map.
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470669#c3
>
> The changes for digiKam-8.1.0 would only affect "new" users. You now have to
> manually switch to the OpenStreetMap map.
>
> Maik
>
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2023-06-06 16:52:41 UTC
Created attachment 159499 [details]
Menu location

Screenshot shows the location of the menu.

Maik
Comment 4 Maik Qualmann 2023-06-06 16:53:45 UTC
Created attachment 159500 [details]
Show menu

The screenshot shows the opened menu.

Maik
Comment 5 Peter 2023-06-07 09:57:32 UTC
Created attachment 159512 [details]
20230607_103318.jpg

Thank you

This is the first program I've found that has displayed geotagged images 
correctly located on a map that doesn't require quite excessive 
charges.  I will be making a donation shortly.  Well done to all involved.

My only criticism is that is is a bit "clunky".  I'm running this on a 
very fast computer with an excess of both volatile and non-volatile 
memory that I designed and had made for AI processing of photographic 
images.  On a more regular computer specification the time taken say 
between map magnifications would be quite long.  As a suggestion maybe 
you could restrict the total map size to twice the area over which the 
images were taken?

If it would be of use I would be happy to write up a simple guide as to 
how to display geotagged images.  This would be a simple illustrated 
document that anybody new to digiKam would be able to follow without bug 
reporting etc. - Let me know if you are interested.

Thanks

Peter Moran


On 06/06/2023 17:53, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470693
>
> --- Comment #4 from Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com> ---
> Created attachment 159500 [details]
>    --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=159500&action=edit
> Show menu
>
> The screenshot shows the opened menu.
>
> Maik
>
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2023-06-07 11:29:32 UTC
All documentations must be hosted in the online manual. Geolocation section can be displayed here :

https://docs.digikam.org/en/geolocation_editor.html

To contribute, take a look to the README here :

https://invent.kde.org/documentation/digikam-doc/-/blob/master/README.md

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier
Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2023-10-15 03:34:38 UTC
Peter,

Didi you seen my previous comment ?

Gilles Caulier