[Qgis-user] Alternative to Evis plugin to view images with relative path

[Bernd Vogelgesang]

Hi Scott,

you really should answer to the list instead of me personal.
I'm not a developer, just a curious user reading the list to be up-to-date.

Like with all stuff in open source software: Things do not develop
themselves. There have to be developers with the skills , time and
devotion to build something.

Or there are sponsors who pay for the development. Unfortunately, there
is no real smooth path to start an initiative which brings together
users with a need, developers with a skill, and money to compensate the
efforts.

In case of the eVis plugin: There should maybe have been a real user
survey on its usage before dumping it without a proper replacement. But
thats just how it happened, so the only thing you can do is gather more
users and see if someone steps up with a proposal.



On 11.10.20 18:04, Madry, Scott wrote:
> Hi and thanks for your reply. Actually, I think a fair number of end users (not developers) who did field work (ecologists, geologists, biologists, archaeologists) used it and liked it a lot, as it was simple to set up and use, but they are not involved in the development side, so are not really represented in these decisions.
>
> Is there a path for upgrading it or creating a comparable capability?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
>
>> On Oct 11, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> as far as I remember, reading the developers mailing list, there was
>> more or less the need to decide what to do with eVis, cause none had
>> worked on the code for a lot of years and it became incompatible to the
>> new version.
>>
>> As it seemed that none really used the plugin anymore, they skipped it.
>> I have to admit, I didn't use it too, but the current situation is not
>> perfect either.
>>
>> On 11.10.20 17:35, Madry, Scott wrote:
>>> I don’t understand why eVis was removed… it worked, was simple to use, and was really useful for field work in many disciplines.
>>>
>>> Can’t it be reinstated, or was there an incompatibility?
>>>
>>> Bring back eVis!
>>>
>>> Scott Madry
>>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de<mailto:bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> You could try to work with the ImportPhotos plugin. Though it seems to be buggy and there seems to be no active development on it.
>>>
>>> On 11.10.20 10:17, Fabio Giacomazzi wrote:
>>>
>>> The Evis plugin is no longer available for the latest version of Qgis. Evis
>>> was a simple and effective tool for opening images with a relative path.
>>> What equally easy-to-use alternative exists? Wasn't it convenient to keep
>>> Evis?
>>>
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