2010-02-15 15:40:38 +01:00
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KIPI (KDE Image Plugin Interface) is an effort to develop a common
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plugin structure for Digikam, KPhotoAlbum, Showimg and GwenView.
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Its aim is to share image plugins among graphic applications. Kipi
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is based on the old digiKam plugins implementation.
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One of the nicest things about KDE Photo Management Programs like
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"digiKam", "KPhotoAlbum", "GwenView" and "ShowImg" is how easily
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its functionality can be extended, by using plugins. Plugins can
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manipulate image files in almost any way that users can. Their
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advantage is that it is much easier to add a capability to the host
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application by writing a small plugin than by modifying the host
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application core. Many valuable plugins have C++ source code that
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only comes to 100-200 lines or so.
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Kipi plugins are additional functions for the KDE Images Managment
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Host Programs. They can add extra menus and shortcuts, and extend
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the host programs features. You can install as many or as few as
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you like, from within host programs.
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