Check whether pil or convert exist

svn: r1548

src/MediaView.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import const
 import ImageSelect
 import RelImage
 
-from QuestionDialog import QuestionDialog, ErrorDialog
+from QuestionDialog import QuestionDialog, ErrorDialog, WarningDialog
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ class MediaView:
         self.update = update
         self.list.connect('button-press-event',self.on_button_press_event)
         self.selection.connect('changed',self.on_select_row)
+        if not (RelImage.is_pil() or RelImage.is_cnv() ):
+	    WarningDialog(_("Thumbnails not available")
+                ,_("There is no suitable tool to generate thumbnails for the images. "
+                "If you would like to enable this feature, "
+                "install Python Imaging Library (PIL), available at http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ "
+                "or ImageMagick, available http://www.imagemagick.org/"))
 
     def goto(self,id):
         self.selection.unselect_all()

src/RelImage.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2003  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -178,3 +178,23 @@ def check_thumb(source,dest,size):
     return 1
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Test if there's PIL available
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def is_pil():
+    try:
+        from PIL import __name__ as pilname
+        return 1
+    except:
+        return 0
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Test if there's convert available
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def is_cnv():
+    return not os.system('which convert>/dev/null')
+