The digiKam team is proud to release 0.9.3-beta2. The tarball can also be downloaded from SourceForge.
This is not only a bug fix but, due to the development in the KDE4 branch, a few nice new features have been backported to this KDE3 release.
New Features
Two quick filters have been added to the status bar of the main window:
For a long time now we have been planning to extend the amount of information we store in the database for the next version, 0.10, which will run on KDE4. As the database is the central storage and digikam is built around it, such a move involves deep structural changes. We have done preparations, discussed on the mailing list what we want and what we need, made up documentation, and then sat down to code.
So during the last weeks I have been working on implementing the new database schema, and tonight I have merged my commits.
Dear all digiKam fans and users!
The digiKam development team is happy to release 0.9.3-beta1. The digiKam tarball can be downloaded from SourceForge as well.
(0.9.3 will probably be the last release before we will switch over to KDE4 which will see a totally revamped digiKam.)
New features of the camera interface:
Improvements:
Read more →This week end, the team have voted to choose the splashscreens used with next release. You can seen the pictures below:
digiKam 0.9.3 (KDE3) : Laurenz Gamper
Showfoto 0.7.0 (KDE3) : Joel Koop
digiKam 0.10.0 (KDE4) : Fernando Batista
Showfoto 0.8.0 (KDE4) : Udo Lembke
Thanks to all photographers for all contributions (more than 200 pictures…)
Read more →With the next releases of the digiKam, the time has come to find the ideal splash-screens to go with it. Now is your chance to join the ranks of the precious few who have had their artwork associated with a release of digiKam!
SplashScreen is a simple way for users to contribute to digiKam project. The pictures must be correctly exposed and composed, and the subject must be chosen using a real photographer inspiration.
The next stable release 0.9.3 of digiKam is planned to september. This version will includes few bug fix for KDE3 envirronement. For this release, we need 2 new splash-screens dedicaced to digiKam and Showfoto startup.
Note, than it will also the same about digiKam and Showfoto for KDE4 envirronement planned around december.
To resume, we need 4 color or black and white pictures, taken horizontally. We need only photos, no need to put few marks about program name and version. We have a template to do it later. See below the official 0.9.2 splash-screen as example:
Dear digiKam users,
the digiKam team is happy to announce a new release of the
advanced digital photo management application for linux.
In addition to various bug-fixes and improvements,
several new features have been added.
Some important improvements/changes are:
For more information and resolved issues
please consult NEWS.0.9.2 and the Changelog.
Dear all digiKam fans!
Some minor regression bugs led us to another release, the 0.9.2-beta3 release including an improved light table (full size images). The 0.9.2 final release is on track for mid June publishing. This beta3 version is rock-solid, don't hesitate to use it for production.
In order to make digiKam 0.9.2-beta3 compile you need to compile and install libkexiv2 and libkdcraw first (unless you complied them for beta[1,2] already).
Read more →Dear all digiKam fans!
The success story continues with the 0.9.2-beta2 release including a new light table (compare feature). The 0.9.2 final release is on track for mid June publishing. This beta2 version is rock-solid, don’t hesitate to use it for production. Beta1 and beta2 are rather used to improve usability than debugging.
In order to make digiKam 0.9.2-beta2 compile you need to compile and install libkexiv2 and libkdcraw first (unless you complied them for beta1 already).
Read more →The new digiKam Light Table is currently under finalization on KDE repository. digiKam 0.9.2-beta2 will be released in a near future and will include this new tool as well.
I would than thanks all photographs witch have help us to design the Light Table, and especially, Arnd, Julien, Oliver and Mik...
Read more →Today, after 1 week of development, I have finished the first implementation of the new Light Table tool for digiKam.
This is a first implementation, certainly incomplete but suitable as well. I have follow the user tips from this bugzilla entry.
This version of Light Table support drag & drop from album gui and zooming/panning on left and right preview panel. You can compare easily two images like this.
I hope this new tool will enjoy digiKam users. It will be released with digiKam 0.9.2 final planned for june.
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