PhotoQt
latest version: 2.3
© 2011-2021 Lukas Spies

• add: viewer mode for documents/archives, activated through button near top left corner of screen
• add: quick navigation buttons, added with touchscreens in mind in particular
• add: show filename in window title
• add: show rotation angle in quick info labels
• add: new button to enter/exit fullscreen mode near top right corner of screen
• add: show 'unsupported' feedback when trying to tag faces in unsupported file type
• add: show 'nothing found' message when filter returns nothing
• add: new PQButton element
• add/improve: various touch ups and improvements in file dialog, new 'go up a level' button
• add/improve: Windows build shows 'unsupported' message instead of doing nothing
• improve: reworked file/folder model, faster and more consistent than before
• improve: window decoration always visible by default
• improve: PQCheckBox uses tickmark instead of 'x' for showing checked state
• improve: limit number of subfolder in slideshows (if enabled) to 100 to avoid getting stuck
• improve: Windows build no longer depends on QtWinExtras
• fix: handling of command line options
• fix: some caching locations pointed to wrong directory
• fix: handling of single quotation marks in filenames
• fix: Windows build properly handles drive letters
• fix: Windows build properly cleans path
• various smaller bug fixes and improvements all over the place

• fix: revert default from ImageMagick back to GraphicsMagick (as it was before 2.1)
• fix: sort images in folder when path passed on to PhotoQt via command line
• fix: under certain circumstances the directory itself would be added as final 'image'
• fix: first entry in history of file dialog was always set to home directory
• fix: crypt key (used e.g. for handling Imgur authentication) now based off hostname
• fix: back button for history in file dialog barely clickable

• improve: image format handling (sqlite based)
• improve: loading of image files
• improve: startup speed when PhotoQt has not been either updated or freshly installed
• improve: handling of popout states
• improve: shortcut handling when popout window activated
• improve: make it easier to hit 'close' button top right of main interface without triggering menu
• improve: files in a folder are filtered more efficiently
• improve: detection of previously chosen languages
• improve: reorganizing of handling methods
• add: welcome screen
• add: ImageMagick support (choice between GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick possible)
• add: small buttons to quickly toggle popout status of elements
• add: proper window titles for popout windows
• add: slideshow can include images in subfolders
• add: element to convert images into different format
• fix: memory leak when loading images with Qt
• fix: caching images
• fix: sometimes thumbnail would be loaded instead of full image
• fix: image are loaded asynchronously, without blocking main interface

• Complete re-write, minimum Qt version now 5.9
• add: more image transitions
• add: pop out elements
• add: hide cursor when not moved
• add: video support
• add: support for AVIF file format
• add: sort images by timestamp stored in exif meta data
• add: better threading of thumbnail creation
• improve: rewritten image engine
• improve: raw thumbnails are loaded from metadata (where available)
• improve: new element to open files
• improve: new settings manager with cleaner interface
• improve: new 'loading' indicator
• improve: fewer/no workarounds necessary due to re-write

• Fix: Animated images would not load
• Fix: The more images in a directory the slower PhotoQt would load first image
• Fix: Deleting an image would lead to infinite 'loading' indicator
• Fix: List of releases in appdata file was in reverse order
• Add: Show 'busy' cursor while loading a Loader item

• Add: proper support for formats supported by KDE image plugins
• Add: FreeImage image library
• Add: DevIL image library
• Add: Poppler (for: PDF (inline or document viewer mode))
• Add: libarchive (for: comic book archives, ZIP, RAR, 7ZIP, TAR)
• Add: unrar (Unix-only) (for: better RAR support)
• Add: Detect images also by MIME type and not only by file ending
• Add: Detect, display and manage people tags (stored in XMP metadata)
• Add: Current Zoom level to quick info label
• Add: Setting to adjust step size of zoom
• Add: Basic Window Management (using quick info labels)
• Improve: GraphicsMagick speed
• Improve: Usability of PhotoQt on small screens
• Improve: More efficient and compact fileformats handling
• Improve: overall speed and responsiveness
• Fix: Trash for files on removable drive
• Fix: Masking image display shown when needed
• Fix: many small bugs

• Re-structuring of code, taking better advantage of QML property bindings
• Hiding most elements behind Loader items for faster start-up
• Add: proper touchscreen support
• Add: Uploading of images to imgur.com
• Add: Copy images to clipboard
• Add: Standalone mode
• Add: Ability to freely move main image
• Add: Split 'ThumbnailKeepVisible' setting into 1) always visible, 2) visible when image not zoomed
• Add: Export/Import configuration and shortcuts
• Add: Handle case of directory passed on command line (instead of image)
• Add: Transparency marker option
• Add: one shortcut for multiple functions
• Add: Option to pause animated images (via shortcut)
• Change: Default shortcuts set (e.g., default shortcut for settings managernow 'p')
• Redo: 'Open File' element, more versatile and reliable
• Add/Change: Open File now has two hover preview modes: quick (uses thumbnail) or full
• Add/Change: Left pane of Open File element can be hidden (hides if nothing is there or window is resized rather small)
• Redo: New 'loading image' indicator
• Fix: rotating very wide images properly fits them into the window
• Fix: so many bugs along with re-structuring they cannot be counted
• Fix: more bugs
• Fix: and more bugs
• Fix: and more bugs

• Replace: Custom histogram drawing implementation (removal of QtCharts dependency)
• Remove: QtQuick.Window and QtQuick.Dialogs dependencies

• Add: new shortcuts handling, including mouse/touch gestures
• Add: histogram (colour and greyscale)
• Add: Watch images/directory for changes and update if one is detected
• Add: option to keep zoom/rotation/mirror when switching images
• Add: filename and image position to metadata element
• Add: exit button to mainmenu element
• Add: Re-open last used image on startup
• Fix: starting new version of photoqt with image passed on remembers and opens image after welcome message
• Fix: prevent possible exiv2 crash
• Fix: quickinfo labels move to the right when metadata is set to non-floating
• Fix: image scaling bug when window size is small
• Fix/improve: display properly scaled down version when not zoomed -> better display quality
• Fix/improve: image engine
• Removed/Replaced: option to remember zoom/rotation/mirror on a per image basis
• Remake: new thumbnailbar, letting qml handle more of it, better performance but fewer options
• Fix: many bugs, small and large...

• Important updates to appdata.xml file for inclusion in software center

• Fix: External Shortcuts aren't working
• Fix: Detecting a key combination for a shortcut didn't work when a language other than English was set
• Fix: Disabling of thumbnails wasn't preserved across sessions
• Fix: Not possible to change setting for Extras filetypes (xcf and psd/psb)
• Fix: Deleting images that had non-Latin characters in their filepath/filename didn't work
• Fix: Pressing the 'Enter' key in a CustomLineEdit went to a second line
• Fix: Renaming a file didn't reload the directory or hide the 'Rename' element
• Fix: Add 'missing' photoqt.appdata.xml file to source tree
• Fix: Impossible to use '+' (normal and keypad) for shortcuts
• Fix: Resizing PhotoQt in window mode didn't adjust the width/height of the image container properly
• Fix: Triggering 'floatable' mode of MetaData element didn't adjust width/height of image container
• Fix: RAW: PhotoQt would always load at most a half-sized image instead of the full one
• Fix: Handling of non-Latin characters faulty in certain cases
• Fix: PhotoQt sometimes would load the thumbnails with a higher priority than the main image
• Fix: Database info in settings manager didn't update automatically after cleaning/emptying database
• Fix: When loading a folder, thumbnails sometimes wouldn't start loading automatically
• Fix: RAW fileformats are not enabled by default (when compiled with LibRaw support)
• Add: Shortcut to hard-delete a file directly, by-passing the confirmation element
• Updated some languages

• Re-designed main interface
• Re-design settings manager, streamlining interface
• Re-written shortcuts management (I know, it's part of the settings manager mentioned above, but it's a huge improvement)
• Re-written image engine
• Improvement: Custom* elements have been extended for higher customisability
• Improvement: Enable optimisations when compiling
• Improvement: Better startup-checks (seperate namespace and files)
• Add: Improved key navigation for elements
• Add: Support for most RAW image formats (using Libraw)
• Add: Custom element for opening files
• Add: Additional metadata information
• Add: Width of mainmenu and metadata element can be adjusted by click-and-drag
• Add: Autotransform is used (for Qt >= 5.5) if enabled for better performance/quality
• Add: Animate rotation/zooming
• Add: Tooltips all over the place
• Add: Shortcut notifier informing user of what shortcut navigation is possible
• Add: Blur of background image (NOT desktop background) when element is open
• Add: 'Loading' gif when image takes more than 500ms to load
• Add: Experimental support for touchscreens
• Add: Custom cache of displayed images, fully adjustable
• Change: Turn metadata element into full-height bar on left edge
• Change: Faulty/Unexpected metadata cannot cause a crash anymore (try/catch)
• Change: Metadata non-floatable, i.e., permanently shown, resizes main image element
• Change: Combine mainmenu and context-menu into full-height on right edge (removing Quicksettings)
• Change: Use Qt's QCommandLineParse class for simple handling of command line (and common look with other Qt apps)
• Change: Use proper XDG folders for configuration/data (auto migration at first startup)
• Change of behaviour: Closing PhotoQt using window manager now immediately quits PhotoQt (and not first 'only' closes any possibly opened element)
• Fix: Spaces in filenames are handled properly now when passing to external app
• Fix (for Mac): current screen follows mouse pointer
• Fix: many, many bugs
• Windows: Several small fixes specifically for Windows systems

• COMPLETE RE-WRITE IN QML
• Fixed numerous bugs along the way
• Added several new features
• Ensured existing features are working as expected

• Fix: Transitioning half-transparent images caused issues
• Fix: Wheel Sensitivity (detect wheel direction change)
• Fix: Store window geometry in proper folder
• Fix: Set default values to global variables (fixes persistent 'No file loaded' label in metadata widget)
• Fix: Properly quit PhotoQt (issue in some WMs, stale process would remain)
• Fix: Check for which imagereader to use
• Fix: Treat symlinks to images as own image (fixes weird behaviour)
• Add: Option to completely disable tray icon

• GraphicsMagick: More thorough testing and fixing
• Intelligent detection of supported fileformats on first start
• Colour filetype tiles of unsupported formats orange (qt formats only)
• Added better SVG support
• Added XCF support (depending on XCFtools)
• Added PSB/PSD support (depending on libqpsd)
• Smart preloading of folder, better support for large directories (15,000+ files)
• Add sorting criteria for files (name, natural name, filesize, date)
• Fix&Improve: Restore support for Trash on Linux
• Re-worked thumbnail handling: faster, more reliable, new "smart thumbnails" mode
• Option to stay centered on active thumbnail
• Dynamically detect supported context menu entries
• Option to switch between close/not close when selecting context menu entry
• Remember zoom levels/rotation per session
• Option to fit smaller images in window
• Improved handling of windowed/fullscreen mode
• Window always stays on top
• Normal/Fancy look for closing 'x' top right
• Automatic language detection on first start-up (system locale)
• Change: Main animation is now 'fade-in' (+Possibility to disable altogether)
• Wheel sensitivity settings
• Opt-in to High-DPI pixmaps (Qt >= 5.4.0)
• Fix: Proper handling of window flags
• Re-ordering of settings (basic and advanced category)
• Re-ordering and extending of quicksettings
• Fix: Composite detection (not possible in Qt5 on Linux)
• Loop and Shuffle option in Slideshow
• Fix: Scaling preserves Exiv metadata
• Many fixes, improvements, and removal of quite a bit of redundant code