Bug#981538: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin: supported mimetypes are not extended with additional gdk-pixbuf loader
Am Mo., 1. Feb. 2021 um 11:27 Uhr schrieb Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>:
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> On Mon, 01 Feb 2021 at 10:48:07 +0100, Norbert Lange wrote:
> > Am Mo., 1. Feb. 2021 um 10:37 Uhr schrieb Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>:
> > > libheif maintainers: if heif-thumbnailer is considered safe for use,
> > > then I think heif-gdk-pixbuf should probably have a Recommends (or
> > > even Depends?) on heif-thumbnailer, to meet user expectations around
> > > thumbnailing. If it's a Depends, then heif-thumbnailer should probably
> > > become Multi-Arch: foreign, so that it does not prevent heif-gdk-pixbuf
> > > from being Multi-Arch: same.
> >
> > Should I open an issue for that package, or on some gnome package?
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> No need, I've reassigned your bug report to heif-gdk-pixbuf already.
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> > heif/heic is getting common, would be nice to have support "out of the box"
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> Today is the first time I've heard of this image format, so I don't think
> it's necessarily key functionality for a desktop environment right now.
> However, if you disagree, the place to request this would be a separate
> wishlist bug report against one of the desktop metapackages (such as
> "gnome").
Getting pics in this format from my sons kindergarden.
Several Apple and Samsung phones (and I think cameras) use it by default
since a couple years. I am more concerned about the state of support in the
Linux world ;)
Yeah, I am considering doing that.
Thanks for helping,
Norbert.
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