Re: thumbnail for XCF files

Well this means that it's not a problem with the KimageFormats
framework, because the same version of KDE frameworks are used in the
Windows, macOS, and AppImage bundles.

Best regards


Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 10 nov. 2025 à 12:46, <[email protected]> a écrit :
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> Hi,
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> This has been on my list of wanted, but not requested, digiKam feature list quite some time.
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> Tested with a recent 8.9.0 appimage on Fredora 43 . The thumbnail and the preview of the XCF file are visible on digiKam correctly.
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> Thanks!
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> Kai
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> ma, 2025-11-10 kello 10:20 +0100, Gilles Caulier kirjoitti:
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> Hi,
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> The XCF thumbnailer comes from the KDE kimageformat codecs collection.
> The KDE framework used in 8.8.0 is not the last stable version
> published. Thttps://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kimageformats/-/issueshis
> can explain the dysfunction if this one is now fixed in the last
> version of code.
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> I plan to update the KDE framework for the digiKam 8.9.0.
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> XCF code history :
> https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kimageformats/-/commits/master/src/imageformats/xcf.cpp?ref_type=heads
> KDE framework used in 8.8.0 : 6.17.0 (2025-08-08)
> Current KDE framework version : 6.19.0 (2025-10-16)
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> To report this problem (if it's not yet fixed), please create an
> UPSTREAM bug in this repository:
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> https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kimageformats/-/issues
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> Best regards
>
> Le lun. 10 nov. 2025 à 09:45, frederic chaume
> <[email protected]> a écrit :
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> Hi all
>
> I'm using Gimp 3.0 to create pictures, and until DK8.7, I was able to
> see the thumbnail of the xcf file, but in DK8.8, if I modify the file, I
> don't see the thmbnail any more , just the file type (XCF).
> Any idea?
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> I'm on Win11
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> regards
> Frederic
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