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Bug 540685 - EXIF data in fullscreen mode
EXIF data in fullscreen mode
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: eog
Classification: Core
Component: image viewer
git master
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: EOG Maintainers
EOG Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-06-28 21:26 UTC by kyrandesa
Modified: 2012-07-31 19:33 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description kyrandesa 2008-06-28 21:26:58 UTC 
would be nice, to have a special 'exif data fullscreen mode' which allows you to show specific exif data overlayed in a corner of the fullscreen.
Reason behind that: for getting to know your camera/choosing pictures it would help.
Comment 1 Marcus Dapp 2008-07-15 20:45:43 UTC 
+1

There is no possibility to see EXIF information in F11 mode right now. That is a drawback for photographers using eog. I suggest to implement something similar to gthumbs. 

Proposal for a use case:

When the user presses "i" in F11 mode, a small semi-transparent box with two lines of text appears (and stays with subsequent photos) showing image information. In preferences, the user can select how much/which information should be shown: 1 or 2 lines. Pressing "i" again switches off the info box.

Example:
(1st line)     P416724.jpg - (13/437) - 2736x3648 pixels - 3.2MB
(2nd,optional) f/5.6 - 1/250s - 85mm - ISO 100 - 05.07.2008 17:13

That would be the default information shown. The first line for people only interested in the photos, when they were made, etc. The second line for interested photographers to see/learn under which conditions a photo was taken.

Of course, this could also be made customizable and users select their own set of EXIF tags, but IMHO it is not needed in this first step.

Thanks for considering this! Marcus
Comment 2 Benoît 2009-11-29 15:50:52 UTC 
+1
I agree. It would be very nice for non pro advanced photographers.
Comment 3 Jean-François Fortin Tam 2010-10-21 02:24:53 UTC 
Well, currently, you can see the exif and other stuff by going into the image properties dialog (alt+enter, or right-click>properties, or file menu); and you can have this dialog while you're in fullscreen, it shows on top of the image. 

The only problem is that it resets the state of the listview at each image (bug #632758).

Unless you folks really want a custom interface for fullscreen?
Comment 4 nodiscc 2012-07-31 19:33:51 UTC 
In eog 3.4.2-1, go to fullscreen mode (F11) and then hit the "show side pane" keybinding (Ctrl+F9), image metadata is displayed in the side pane, on fullscreen.