I have tried digikam, but ended up returning to Picasa because digikams interface seems unpolished and complicated. It may have lots of bells and whistles, but I'm not a pro. Digikam would be a lot better if a graphics/design expert/artist worked over its look and feel. Picasa and Shotwell have simplicity, clean fresh look (that aids productivity) and I get what I want done much faster. In fact the Picasa "I'm Feeling Lucky" button is one I often use. I found the equivalent button on Shotwell in a few seconds. I still haven't found it on digiKam. When I pull up a photo to edit in digikam, the program fonts are dorky, it draws an edit window much wider than my photo. I can't find the edit functions quickly and easily, I even had to hunt for the edit button. Picasa and Shotwell have the magic look and feel, usability. That may be because I am a light user.
Shotwell also works with picasaweb online albums, the one I use, as well as flickr and facebook. DigiKam appears to default to overwriting the original photo file if you make an edit! Picasa and shotwell preserve the original in original form by default. Being amateur makes for regretful edits. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
