Paul Barrett Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Well, what a breath of fresh air! The old UI looked so tired. Love it or hate it, this tells you that Daminion is committed to the desktop client and that it has a future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Did they pay you for this posting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hello Tschens, who do you mean - Paul? As I understand the forum is supposed to help report bugs, share suggestions for improvement and criticism, and share experiences. I can't find any of them in your message. Greetings, Uwe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Yes, I mean the posting from Paul above. We already have a thread dealing with the new GUI, where the new GUI comes off badly. No need for a new thread. This new thread looks like image polishing. BTW: Still waiting for a screenshot of the new GUI 🙂 Concrete proposal (honestly, without any expectations): 1) It seems like most of us users do not like the new GUI. It is old fashioned, unclear, all in one color. Please give us back the previous look. 2) Following the above-cited thread, it seems as if no serious users were involved in the beta tests. Why? 3) Please try to fix existing bugs before adding new features. At least change your priorities to A)fix bugs, B) add new features 4) No, I am not willing to re-discuss the bugs I sent to the dev team 4 times (!) in the past 2 (!) years in order to get the next (4th or 5th?) promise that it will be fixed in the next version.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 here are examples how it looks in my system regards, Uwe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 OK I obviously touched a nerve so let me elaborate: 1. No I was not paid 2. This is a member forum is it not? if we come here to criticise and raise bugs are we not also entitled to come here to praise? 3. If you read my simple post again you'll see that I made one point, that, love it or hate it, the arrival of a new UI indicates that the product has a future. I for one was very concerned that development of the desktop client had lagged behind the web client and I was concerned that it might even be withdrawn 4. UI redesign is always contentious. Like I said, it's a love or hate it situation. I didn't say it was perfect, merely that it was a good way forward. 5. I would agree that a light and dark option would be good. Many apps that I use have that ability. 6. Omelettes, eggs Have a good day everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Thanks a lot Uwe, much appreciated! Paul, thanks for your comments! Lets hope for a nice "dark(er) mode". Also the alternating dark/light background of the keywords was very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 6:48 AM, Tschens said: Did they pay you for this posting? Jens, I do understand and agree strongly with your critics related to Daminion's progress, but (most likely unintentionally) you hit the wrong person. According to my impressions in the past, Paul always states his true opinion in a constructive way! 21 hours ago, Paul Barrett said: 6. Omelettes, eggs Where is the bacon, Paul? 😂 And there is one more good news: During the last months (years?), I did miss your posts here, Paul .... welcome back! Hope, you are doing well. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Thanks Wilfried I think you'll be seeing me back here a bit more because Synology have DSM 7 in beta at the moment. It has a completely new photo management app so I'll have to write a new Daminion help section to describe the new integration. So, for a while at least, Daminion version 7 will integrate with Synology DSM version 7 in a happy coincidence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Just to clarify: There was undoubtedly a great deal of sarcasm hidden in my remark. Of course i did NOT assume that. 🙂 Back to the topic: In version 6, there was a very subtle but helpful alternating light/dark colouring in the window with the keywords on the right hand side. I am not sure if this is now the case with version 7. All-in-white makes somehow my eyes glaze over. The rest looks fine so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Tschens said: Just to clarify: There was undoubtedly a great deal of sarcasm hidden in my remark. Of course i did NOT assume that. 🙂 No offence was taken either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.miklos Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Tschens: "In version 6, there was a very subtle but helpful alternating light/dark colouring in the window with the keywords on the right hand side." I do agree! Miklos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 After all, what makes me angry is the marketing statement "Brand New User Interface". For what? Some different icons and Tray is now Favorites - who cares? Color changes which - according to Murat - some internal testers did like, but in this forum, I did not see any positive comment on that. Good, they are doing something, but I have the impression, the development team missed a turn at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, WilfriedB said: After all, what makes me angry is the marketing statement "Brand New User Interface". For what? Some different icons and Tray is now Favorites - who cares? Color changes which - according to Murat - some internal testers did like, but in this forum, I did not see any positive comment on that. Good, they are doing something, but I have the impression, the development team missed a turn at some point. Maybe. Light versus Dark desktop is a Marmite thing**. Personally I prefer light to dark, but some people prefer life on the Dark Side 🤣 **Does "Marmite thing" translate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, Paul Barrett said: Does "Marmite thing" translate? Not for me just was wondering what it means. I need to search ... 😂 aaah Marmite versus Veggiemate does tell me something, but only due do an Australian friend who insisted to bring it to the US for daily breakfast. Don't remember now, what brand name was English and what was Australian .... 🤔 With my favor for unknown food, I did like it ... And yes, it also took me quite a while to appreciate the dark mode for many apps. Nevertheless, a darker background for colored images is always better than white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 minute ago, WilfriedB said: Not for me just was wondering what it means. I need to search ... 😂 aaah Marmite versus Veggiemate does tell me something I added a link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, WilfriedB said: After all, what makes me angry is the marketing statement "Brand New User Interface". For what? Some different icons and Tray is now Favorites - who cares? Color changes which - according to Murat - some internal testers did like, but in this forum, I did not see any positive comment on that. Good, they are doing something, but I have the impression, the development team missed a turn at some point. 100% agreement. Dev team, please print this out and stick it on your monitor. 🙂 Yoda says: "Dark mode all we want is". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hello, for me the coloring is not relevant first, but the large distances between the individual metadata tags e.g. in the Propereties Panel. For me this is wasted space and thus unnecessary scrolling. regards, Uwe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Uwe said: For me this is wasted space and thus unnecessary scrolling. Agree. This is typical example of not enough usability studies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmac1547 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 As someone who spent 30 years as a software user interface designer, I agree completely with the above comments. Color choices (at least in Windows) should be linked to the API by default and the user should be able to change them at will inside the application. It's not the developers' concern if the user wants to create what others might consider a garish color scheme. There's also the issue of high contrast for vision issues, but that's another topic... As for the additional space between the metatags, yes, that's a colossal waste of screen real estate! I, for one, will not be updating!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lintujuh Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Maybe this a Deep State conspiracy to make us all buy 4K monitors. 😉🤣 Could the spacing be a configuration option/parameter. Maybe someone likes the space and easy readability. Personally I prefer in tools like this efficient use of the real estate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, lintujuh said: Deep State conspiracy to make us all buy 4K monitors. 😂 Seriously: For me it is the proof, there is somebody who couldn't care less, how users with many media items really work. 😞 Testing with a handful items certainly looks great that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, lintujuh said: Maybe this a Deep State conspiracy to make us all buy 4K monitors. 😉🤣 stay lively, don't lose your sense of humour +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tschens Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Although I prolonged my "subscription" when version 7 was introduced, I never used it because of the weird GUI of V7. I reverted to V6 immediately. Any news on the optimization of the GUI? Is it worth updating? I am tired of making backups of my database and reverting back to V6. Face recognition sounds interesting.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilfriedB Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Tschens said: Face recognition sounds interesting.... Same here! I agree and also wait for more positive feedback. In particular, what exactly means face recognition support in Daminion? Until now, I still use Picasa to recognize and name faces (preferably) before importing new images into Daminion or perform a Read Tags from file later. But I frequently discover mismatches between Picasa and the People tags in Daminion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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