(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Uploaded v5.1.1.

N.B. Anyone that downloaded the previous version, v5.0.3, and found that the Html manual didn't open, I forgot that the developer's code is looking for xdg-open, which puppy doesn't have, so have altered the source code, in this version, to just call defaultbrowser.

Updated to v5.2.

2008.09.01 v.5.2
+ Add image print capability using sister application printoxx.

I don't have a printer connected at the moment, so haven't tried myself...feedback welcome I'm sure. I've uploaded printoxx here

Updated to v5.2.1.

2008.09.03 v.5.2.1
+ fix bug in Laplacian sharpen causing slight image darkening.
+ fix bug in select area: refused to exit if an edit function was active.

Updated to v5.2.4.

Uploaded v5.3.

2008.09.xx v.5.3
+ make pre-align easier for panorama images having relative rotation
+ when zooming in/out, retain current image position at center

This Foxtoxx is a very nice program for it's purpose and I think has potential for much more. I just came back from a wedding with about 250 pics and I thought I would try Fotoxx for them. I had a ton of redeye (groan) which I was dreading because it's usually such a chore, and many needed touchup and cropping. The redeye was much simpler than I had feared. It's actually quite simple (except that when I zoomed in and then panned over, the redeye tool kept bouncing me back to the center. It sounds like yesterday's update may take care of that.) The "tune" tools for brightness/contrast and color and whiteness I found to be nice and simple yet quite versatile. When you are doing 250 pics, a quick tool and an intuitive UI is pretty important! It's also pretty small.

Anyway, I see that new versions are coming out nearly daily. Thanks muggins for keeping the pet's current. The latest one was a day after I installed mine and has a fix for a suggestion I was going to make today (the zoom thing.)

Muggins: Basic question on the .pets: Do I need to uninstall each previous version, or will the updates overwrite everything okay? I'm using Puppy 4.00.

I still have a suggestion or two. I guess I'll contact the author from the web site, unless this is an appropriate venue for that.

Thanks,

Ron

Hi Ron,

I would definitely uninstall the old version, using the package manager, as the developer often changes included files etc.

I'm sure the developer would be interested in any feedback/suggestions.

Definitely email him (unless he has reinstated the forum thing on his website).
He is very keen on suggestions and bug reports.

Updated to v5.3.1.

2008.09.28 v.5.3.1
+ minor changes in menus

Updated to v5.4.1.

2008.10.12 v.5.4.1
+ bugfix: select area may lose the last polygon point
+ bugfix: brightness distribution graph wrong if area selection used
+ bugfix: brightness/color edit dialog becomes non-responsive

2008.10.08 v.5.4
+ crop dialog: show cropped image dimensions and ratio as mouse moves
+ new red-eye removal function: 1-click and red-eye is gone
+ flatten brightness distribution: added bar-chart of distribution

From disciple:

Definitely email him (unless he has reinstated the forum thing on his website).
He is very keen on suggestions and bug reports.

Apparently so, the latest version has already implemented one of mine.
This is a nice program.

Ron

Uploaded v5.6.

2008.11.10 v.5.6
+ Greek translation is available
+ new function to intensify color without changing brightness
+ search images by date range (in addition to tags/keywords)
+ save and restore window and thumbnail size across sessions
+ ask for confirmation if a read-only image is moved to trash
+ color edit functions now work with select area and blend width
+ fixed tag edit bug when using old version of exiv2 (Ubuntu 6.06)
+ a few minor bug fixes and interface improvements

Uploaded v5.7.

2008.12.01 v.5.7
+ invert selected area: subsequent edits modify all but the selected area
+ tags edit: assign "star" rating to images, search by star rating
+ translation system converted to use Gnu gettext (the Linux norm)
+ user guide reorganized to be more friendly to the RTFM inhibited
+ added auto-crop button to rotate
+ corrected minor bug in color-intensify function

Uploaded v5.7.2. Not sure what, if any, major changes...could anyone provide feedback if any probs?

Fotoxx 5.8 beta release and invitation to test.

Normal release is planned for early January if no major issues emerge.

Significant Changes:

* Visual feedback for brightness/contrast/color edits was made faster by updating the window image instead of the (usually much larger) main image. The main image is updated when the changes are committed.
* Erratic mouse drag in warp function was fixed.
* Color balance was separated from brightness/whiteness adjustments.
* Bug fix: last translation in a .po file was sometimes getting comments appended.
* Sharpen, blur and noise reduction, when applied within an image area, can now use "blend width" to soften the boundaries.
* Added a modified "top hat" noise reduction method, which is more effective for some types of noise.

If anyone wants to try this beta release,

Edit Uploaded final v5.8. See next post.

Uploaded v5.8.

fotoxx 5.8 (released version has a few small tweaks added since the beta version)

* Visual feedback for brightness/contrast/color edits was made faster by using the window image instead of the (usually much larger) main image. The main image is updated when the changes are committed.
* Erratic mouse drag in warp function was fixed.
* Color balance was separated from brightness/whiteness adjustments.
* Bug fix: last translation in a .po file sometimes got comment appended.
* Sharpen, blur and noise reduction, when applied within an image area, can now use "blend width" to soften the boundaries.
* Added a modified "top hat" noise reduction method, which is more effective for some types of noise.
* Zoom- returns to normal display at once instead of many steps

Uploaded v5.10.1.

fotoxx change log
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2009.01.28 v.5.9 5.10
+ minor bug fixes: m_open(), m_prev(), mod_keep(), m_warp()
+ remove unnecessary window clear operation
+ minor speedups in image blur and noise-reduction functions
+ make unselect_area() available as menu function
+ updated Spanish and Galician translations

Uploaded v5.10.4.

A Chinese translation has been added to fotoxx.

The panorama function was sometimes trying to end a dialog twice,
causing a crash. Version 5.10.4 is fixed.

Could someone make a .pet of the latest fotoxx? Thanks!

James,

just uploaded v10.0 here.