PhotoQt 1.2 released, Install on Linux Mint and Ubuntu via PPA

PhotoQt 1.2 released, Install on Linux Mint and Ubuntu via PPA

PhotoQt is a totally free, multiplatform and open source desktop application designed from the offset to act as a highly configurable, flexible and extremely fast/responsive image viewer software that boasts a modern and uncluttered graphical user interface implemented in Qt5.

What's New in This Release:

• 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

Key features include support of a wide variety of image file formats supported by the GraphicsMagick software, support for viewing EXIF information of images, slideshow functionality, the ability to set a photo as desktop background (wallpaper), image thumbnail cache, as well as support for flipping, rotating and zooming photos with no permanent changes.

In addition, users will be able to scale images permanently, to rename, copy, move or delete image files from their file system, or to navigate between images using the mouse and keyboard peripheral devices. It integrates with the system tray area of your desktop environment, supports various command-line options, it can be configured to look and act the way you want it to, and it’s translated in several languages.

 

PhotoQt 1.2 released, Install on Linux Mint and Ubuntu via PPA

To install PhotoQt 1.2 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install photoqt

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.