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Can't preview .xcf files without GIMP  
Written by timnwells the 5 Nov 09 at 09:16. New
In nautilus I can see a thumbnail preview of .xcf files but I cannot seem to preview them in Image Viewer. Sometimes it would be good to be able to preview a .xcf file that is still being worked on without having to open it it gimp or export it to another format.
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Solution #1: Add .xcf support to Image Viewer
Written by timnwells the 5 Nov 09 at 09:16.
Add support for previewing GIMPs .xcf files in Image Viewer.
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Solution #2: use gloobus
Written by BadChoice the 6 Nov 09 at 10:22.
Gloobus can preview xcf files in less than a second. Its really fast and without having to open gimp
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Solution #3: Make a nautilus thumb viewer like dolphin
Written by faelbluhm the 8 Nov 09 at 12:55.
If nautilus make huge thumbs and have a lateral panel, you shold viwer the .xcf file on side bar, like dolphin.
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Solution #4: If not gloobus, ristretto is capable viewing xcf files.
Written by yaknowwat the 16 Nov 09 at 20:26.
Ristretto which I prefer over eye of gnome in their default designs can preview xcf files.

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The GNOME image viewer - add 'Edit' button  
Written by jpka the 24 Nov 08 at 15:43. New
The default image viewer in Ubuntu can be much more useful, if only one 'Edit' button add to it. I mean 'Edit with GIMP', but it can configurable. This also prevents users from un-associate image file types from this viewer. Thanks.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #15936
Written by jpka the 24 Nov 08 at 15:43.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15936 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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More file handling functions in Eye of GNOME  
Written by mikaelstaldal the 15 Jul 09 at 13:30. New
In the image viewer Eye of GNOME, the file handling options are very limited. You can only Move to trash and copy (by using "Save as..." which is a bit non-obvious).

I want to be able to have other file handling functions like rename and delete (bypassing trash) within Eye of GNOME.
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Solution #1: Make all file handling functions in Nautilus available in EOG
Written by mikaelstaldal the 15 Jul 09 at 13:30.
Make all file handling functions in Nautilus (those you find on the context menu for a file) in Eye Of GNOME. And possibly in other programs as well.

This includes Cut (to move the file), Copy (to copy the file), Create link, Rename, Delete (if activated in Nautilus preferences) and change file attributes.
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Solution #2: Use gThumb.
Written by craftomaniac the 10 Aug 09 at 06:33.
... Title is self-explanatory.

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Cover Flow like interface for Image Viewer  
Written by saquib the 12 Sep 08 at 16:57. New
We could have the Cover Flow like interface when viewing pictures in Eye of Gnome. This is already implemented as "Shift Switcher" effect for switching among windows in compiz-fusion.

It's a popular concept used in OS-X (iTunes) and stuffs like iPod Touch.

Of course this could work for music player too, but at least we could start with EoG, and extend to Nautilus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_Flow
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13100
Written by saquib the 12 Sep 08 at 16:57.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13100 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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easier way to crop a picture (for example by using Eye of Gnome)  
Written by ktulu77 the 17 Sep 08 at 16:18. New
For now, the easier way to crop an image is to open it with Gimp. It is explicitly written on the official ubuntu documentation. For me, it is a basic need to crop a picture and I think it must be possible to do this easily. Gimp is not user friendly at all for newbie users with simple needs like that one. The philosophy of Gnome is to keep all simple as possible. This action should be simple to do too.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13350
Written by ktulu77 the 17 Sep 08 at 16:18.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13350 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Have a good open source IrfanView clone for ubuntu/linux  
Written by lorenzosu the 9 Apr 09 at 20:30. New
IrfanView - http://www.irfanview.com/ - is the best graphics "swiss army knife" for pictures/photos allowing for e.g. to quickly open an image(s) and crop and resize save to another format, rotate and navigate through a dir, clipboard support ecc. in very straightforward manner.
But - it's Windows-only and closed source.
The only similar app for Ubuntu is XnView - http://www.xnview.com - which is closed source and has a "oldish" X interface, thus not integrated well in Ubuntu.
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Solution #1: Add IrfanView functionalities in "Eye of GNOME" or create a fork
Written by lorenzosu the 9 Apr 09 at 20:30.
It already exists it is fast and handy and well integrated with Ubuntu. It already has some of the functionality (like browsing, rotate etc.).

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eye of gnome doesn't render svg properly  
Written by kreep the 20 Feb 09 at 21:17. New
when you open an svg image in eye of gnome, and you zoom in, it gets all blurry, while this shouldnt be the case with vector graphics.
because of this, if you create a vector image with small nominal size, you won't be able to see the details using eye of gnome.
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Solution #1: make eye of gnome render vector graphics properly
Written by kreep the 20 Feb 09 at 21:17.
it seems that eye of gnome converts the vector graphics into raster images and keeps it that way, and thats why scaling doesnt work as it should.
the solution is to make eye of gnome render vector graphics, instead of just rasterizing them.

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Make image viewer show pics in same order as shown in nautilus  
Written by qb89dragon the 12 Apr 09 at 19:52. New
I like to view my photos with nothing fancier than image viewer (eog), and sort through them with nautilus. Unfortunately when I sort by date, then want to flick through them in image viewer, the order is different than displayed in the folder window (sorted by name).

Developer comments
This idea is not as simple as you might think. When you tell nautilus to open a file with an application, it uses the application's .desktop file (look in /usr/share/applications) to know how to run the application. When the program is launched, it is able to be passed certain arguments. This is how it knows which file(s) to open. However, if you look at http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s06.html, you will see that there is currently no way to pass the application the sorting style used in the file manager. This is because .desktop files are used on many different types of systems and in many places. For example, .desktop files are also used in the Applications menu, where there is no real sorting.

Unless we were to hard code some settings into nautilus to have it pass certain arguments to eog (which most likely will not happen), I do not think that this idea will be implemented.
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Solution #1: Pass sorting method in commandline when launching eog from nautilus
Written by qb89dragon the 12 Apr 09 at 19:52.
An easy way to solve this would be for nautilus to pass the sorting method to eog through the command line.
For example instead of passing eog '/home/user/pictures/image.png' it might go eog --sort=date '/home/user/pictures/image.png'.

This would require relatively simple modifications to both nautilus and eog. The only complexity is the version compatibility and the support for multiple image viewers through nautilus meaning that a custom exception like this one is a little ugly in code.
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Solution #2: If #1 Doesn't work, read this
Written by qb89dragon the 13 Apr 09 at 03:35.
Why not get EOG to look up the saved sorting style for that folder. Remember that nautilus remembers how it was sorted when you reopen the folder. Make eog detect the sort method from that, it's probably some xml file in the user's home directory somewhere.

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Video support for the Image Viewer  
Written by grigio the 23 Nov 08 at 18:28. New
Come on..
all photocameras makes photos and videos, so the "Image Viewer" should also permit to see videos.
Embed Totem in Eog plz
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #15902
Written by grigio the 23 Nov 08 at 18:28.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15902 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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