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.