On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro(a)gnome.org> wrote:
On Tue, 2014-08-26 at 18:18 +0300, Elad Alfassa wrote:
> I think we got enough reasons here to have eog as the default viewer.
> We can still install shotwell (or gthumb or whatever) by default as a
> "manager" if people want it.
Yeah, let's cross out all of the Shotwell options, I think there's
sufficient consensus to move past that now.
Remaining options:
* eog as default and only image viewer
* gthumb as default and only image viewer
* eog as default image viewer, with gthumb installed as shotwell
replacement
Nobody besides me is advocating for gthumb here. That either suggests we
should not install it, or more likely that nobody else has tried the new
gthumb. Or both. :) It has much better integration with GNOME than eog.
There are some screenshots at [1] but they are showing off the advanced
features rather than the simple image previewer mode that users will see
when opening an image (which is the second to last screenshot, but
without the big sidebar).
I have just tested it. And you indeed have a point. In contrast to eog
it feels like a gnome 3 app and isn't "bloated" manager app.
Given that it integrates better into the desktop (consistent look and
feel) I'd opt for it.