The new annotation feature of the viewer dialog starts in "no annotations" mode and has to be explicitly toggled to "Annotate" or "Add Tokens" mode. To quote Andreas in bug #474307: > Unfortunately, the change (crtl-T) is not permanent, which is what I would prefer. > [...] > "Let me chose the default setting somewhere in the viewer settings." > This would also have the benefit to move this hidden feature a bit more to the front.
@Andreas: I've added you to the CC list for this wishlist item.
Thanks, and kudos for keeping the docs AHEAD of the release. I've never seen this before :-)
Second here -- assigning tokens is extremely useful in the viewer (to me, at any rate), and I'm not interested in annotating through the viewer. Being able to set this once would make life easier.
Git commit d9c690298a97a59dc4db0411b3c0aa3f3e7366a6 by Johannes Zarl-Zierl. Committed on 25/01/2026 at 15:51. Pushed by johanneszarl into branch 'master'. Viewer: Make default tag mode configurable This commit adds the GUI elements to actually configure the default tag mode for the viewer, which was introduced by the previous commit b8164621b. M +9 -0 Settings/ViewerPage.cpp M +1 -0 Settings/ViewerPage.h https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kphotoalbum/-/commit/d9c690298a97a59dc4db0411b3c0aa3f3e7366a6
Works as expected. Very nice. Thanks!
I suggest that if the mode is locked, and the user tries to do something, that a box pop up (at least the first time it's done on any particular viewer) noting that it's doing nothing.
Robert: Having some feedback when *nothing* is done feels quite strange, and probably will mess with everyone who is using the viewer as "just" a quick image viewer. Especially since there is a visual confirmation when adding tags or tokens.
People used to earlier versions of kpa, where typing a letter applied a token and there was no visual feedback other than via the EXIF viewer will lose work without the feedback. The feedback itself is subtle. Perhaps similar feedback when it's locked (a banner that says "locked, nothing was done"). My cameras have a lock mode to protect against inadvertently changing controls (it's very easy to inadvertently turn one of the dials, changing the exposure when you don't want to). If I try to turn one of the dials when it's locked, it quickly pops up a message that the controls are locked.
Git commit d125005262f15055f126be662471a5c5760c34f9 by Johannes Zarl-Zierl. Committed on 26/01/2026 at 22:39. Pushed by johanneszarl into branch 'master'. Viewer: add feedback when locked This is a try to accomodate users expecting the pre v5.12 behaviour of key presses from a-z assigning tokens without feedback (besides the infobox). M +7 -4 Viewer/ViewerWidget.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kphotoalbum/-/commit/d125005262f15055f126be662471a5c5760c34f9
Let's try it and see if users complain the other way round ;-)