Re: Feature request: Batch processing and more

On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:33:58 +0000, Sveinn í Felli <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
> being working on the icelandic translation of Gwenview, I've
> been trying to use most of its features. Good program which
> could become THE tool for handling images on Linux distros.
> I used to work a lot with IrfanView in Windoze, main
> advantage being it's robust (multiple) batch processing
> dialogue. You can batch rename/scale/sharpen/copytofolder
> selected images - all in one operation. This is neat,
> keeping your originals in one place, and batch process your
> web images in one go. This multiple batch dialogue is
> something I'd like to see in Gwenview, maybe it's more of a
> KiPi thing though.

Yes, this should be implemented in the KIPI batch plugin.

> Another neat thing in IrfanView is the ability to choose
> which date/time to use when handling images (based on EXIF
> and file info); saving with original exposure date or file
> date or date of choice; all are possible.

Since version 1.4.0, Gwenview will show the EXIF date if 
available. This is not configurable for now.

> Im not asking Gwenview to imitate a Windows program, I'm
> just advancing what I find as good/useful features. Maybe
> some of these are already possible, me not finding them or
> working with old release (1.3.1).

No problem, I was in fact an IrfanView user too back in my 
Windows days!
 
> Oh, almost forgot; being able to compare (at least two)
> images (or portion of) in full screen; a must have for
> selecting wich image to keep or to use.

Yes, I often find myself in need of this feature. I am still
wondering how to integrate it UI wise: how should one select 
which image goes in which view...
>
> Othervise I think Gwenview is pretty good, distancing itself
> from DigiCam which is and should be more of a
[snip]

Strange, I usually see Gwenview as a much simpler tool than 
Digikam :-) and I am in fact contemplating the possibility of
making it only a Konqueror KPart for KDE4.

Regards,
  Aurélien


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