[Bug 371504] [NEW] package assumes writeable directory and should offer "easy" resize options

[James]

Public bug reported:

The nautilus-image-converter-0.3.0-0ubuntu2 package in Jaunty is a very
useful package that arguably should be installed by default since it is
perfect for newbies, or those who prefer the GUI.

However, it suffers from a few minor problems which if fixed would make
it an awesome addition to the nautilus experience...

1) it assumes the directory the original file lives in is writeable.
This can not always be assumed. A minor tweak would make it much more
usable: when writing the resized file returns EPERM, pop up a file
chooser and allow the user to save the resized file somewhere else
(default: their desktop).

2) the menu it pops up is frankly alarming for naive users; they often
don't know what 1024x768 pixels means. "scale" and "custom size" are
also "too advanced" I would argue. These options should be retained, but
the default should be to provide the naive user with a sane set of
choice templates (a la gimps "File->New->Template") such as:

 a) resize image to a thumbnail (include description such as "very low detail - could be used for example as an email 'signature'")
 b) resize image to a low-resolution (description: " low detail - smallest size suitable for giving impression of the image")
 c) resize image to a medium-resolution (description: "medium details - good balance between file size and detail")
 d) resize image to a quarter/half/third resolution
 e) resize image by size: 100k, 250k, 500k, 1Mb, etc.
 f) resize image to: your current screen resolution
 g) et cetera...

Would be nice if it had an option to auto-correct the orientation using
EXIF data (a la "exiftran -a") too.

Thanks for reading!

James.

** Affects: nautilus-image-converter (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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package assumes writeable directory and should offer "easy" resize options
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371504
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