From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080208 Fedora/2.0.0.12-1.fc8 Firefox/2.0.0.12 Description of problem: When I switch between images in fullscreen mode or when editing images, the new image is initially very unsharp and only gets better after a slight delay. This is a bit uncomfortable to look at because my eyes try to adjust focus on the unsharp image which is obviously futile. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): f-spot-0.4.0-3.fc8 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start f-spot with a collection of images 2. Switch to fullscreen mode 3. Look at the images one after another, e.g. by pressing the space bar or arrow keys Actual Results: Each new image is unsharp for a short time. Expected Results: A new image is sharp from the beginning. Even if its displaying takes longer it would be more comfortable to look at. Additional info:
I've built 0.4.3.1 as a potential update for Fedora 8, while it's not in the updates-testing repository yet, you can grab the RPM from http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/f-spot/0.4.3.1/1.fc8/ would you please be able to check if you can still reproduce the bug?
We're on Fedora 9 now and have checked f-spot-0.4.3.1-1.fc9.x86_64 which shows the same behaviour as f-spot-0.4.2-5.fc9.x86_64 which we had before.
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I still see this on Fedora 11 with f-spot-0.5.0.3-8.fc11.x86_64.
(In reply to comment #4) > I still see this on Fedora 11 with f-spot-0.5.0.3-8.fc11.x86_64. I've discussed the issue with upstream: The progressive load is a feature to make sure that the user immediately sees at least a blurry picture when displaying a large image or working on a slow machine (which is better than a black screen or an unresponsive UI). Please see the discussion in the associated bug in upstream's bug tracker.
(In reply to comment #5) > (In reply to comment #4) > > I still see this on Fedora 11 with f-spot-0.5.0.3-8.fc11.x86_64. > > I've discussed the issue with upstream: > > The progressive load is a feature to make sure that the user immediately sees > at least a blurry picture when displaying a large image or working on a slow > machine (which is better than a black screen or an unresponsive UI). > > Please see the discussion in the associated bug in upstream's bug tracker. The point of this bug is rather: "The user doesn't want to see a _blurry_ picture because it makes her feel dizzy". Waiting for the image to display isn't that much of a problem, we already know that experience from presentations in Open Office ;-). Of course, pre-caching the next image and immediate display as described in the upstream bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343856 would also solve this problem.
> The point of this bug is rather: "The user doesn't want to see a _blurry_ > picture because it makes her feel dizzy". Waiting for the image to display > isn't that much of a problem, we already know that experience from > presentations in Open Office ;-). Of course, pre-caching the next image and > immediate display as described in the upstream bug > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343856 would also solve this problem. Basically there are 2 options to solve the problem of the slow loading of images (for now): - display the blurry picture (chosen by upstream) - display a black window/just wait until the new image is ready (requested by you and the bug author) Both options have their pros and cons and I don't want to overrule upstream's decision unless it would be really necessary... Right now I'm actively communicating the problem with upstream.
(In reply to comment #7) > > The point of this bug is rather: "The user doesn't want to see a _blurry_ > > picture because it makes her feel dizzy". Waiting for the image to display > > isn't that much of a problem, we already know that experience from > > presentations in Open Office ;-). Of course, pre-caching the next image and > > immediate display as described in the upstream bug > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343856 would also solve this problem. > > Basically there are 2 options to solve the problem of the slow loading of > images (for now): > - display the blurry picture (chosen by upstream) > - display a black window/just wait until the new image is ready (requested by > you and the bug author) 2 more: - display e.g. a progress bar or throbber of some sort like eog - make loading quicker (e.g. by preloading the image) ;-) Eog has both, it not only has a progressbar except when in fullscreen, but also loads 10mpx images in fractions of a second. > Both options have their pros and cons and I don't want to overrule upstream's > decision unless it would be really necessary... > > Right now I'm actively communicating the problem with upstream. Thanks, I appreciate that. Mind, we're not against some kind of feedback that an image is being loaded (even with pre-loading you might flip too quickly through your images), our problem is that the blurred preview really makes your head spin when flipping through a number of pictures (e.g. after returning from a vacation when sorting out which ones you're gonna keep). It would be nice if you could just switch off the blurred preview if you have that problem with it.
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This problem is still present in F-13.
(In reply to comment #11) > This problem is still present in F-13. Yes, but there is really not much what can be done here by the packagers: - that kind of image loading is a deliberate decision of upstream - it is not a major show-stopper nor a security problem - there is an upstream bug report http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343856 - I have ping'ed upstream again about the current status (by email) So since I can't do very much here, I'll close this bug report as UPSTREAM. I'm subscribed to the upstream report and if there is any patch available, I'll build a new Fedora package.
(In reply to comment #12) > (In reply to comment #11) > > This problem is still present in F-13. > > Yes, but there is really not much what can be done here by the packagers: > > - that kind of image loading is a deliberate decision of upstream A rather bad decision by the way. One that's pretty high up on the list of solving (but doing that properly is a bit of work). Ruben (F-Spot Maintainer)