XnView Software

... probably take a look at XnView MP, the current software under continuing development in response to user suggestions, with a clean modern interface, full Unicode filename support and also multi-platform Windows, Mac and Linux: the 'MP' stands for multi-platform... :D

See also michel038 's post above!

... of both max&linux is below than 20%. let THEY use a MP if they want it.
any statistics about how much mac users use it?
linux market share is 4%.
Unicode? add this. don't abandon the app for the sake of alleged "Unicode" and other unnecessary things.

"newer", "enhanced" - it is WORSE. see my other ...

... softwares, however, how do their features compare - similar, different, the same ?

Nominally the same uses, but XnView MP is newer, has full Unicode support which is important for some users, and is cross-platform enabling use on Mac and Linux operating systems; and benefits in particular for ...

... must be a bug with XnView Classic itself on newer versions of Windows like 11.

An XnView Classic update some time back was intended to increase Unicode support, possibly related to that?

I'll look into XnView MP though.

That is the best solution unless you have a particular reason other than ...

The answer is to use XnView MP which has full Unicode support; whether foreign characters display correctly or not in XnView Classic depends on the locale set on the computer used.

Please see this earlier post.


Hi cday,

I already know this setting and have done this setting already. I also had ...

The answer is to use XnView MP which has full Unicode support; whether foreign characters display correctly or not in XnView Classic depends on the locale set on the computer used.

Please see this earlier post.

... problem on Windows 11 (English) when opening files having Turkish chars. I applied the same setting (changed locale setting to Turkish for non-Unicode programs) that was mentioned in my previous post 12 years ago, I did it through Regional Settings of Windows 11 (English) and it worked, now I can ...

... 2.50 version download is available.


should i not update to 2.51.1 to not see this message (even only once)?
it's stupid.
no one needs 64 bit & unicode, this does not give performance improvements.
New features are debatable. Somewhere there is an increase and somewhere there is a decrease.
if you ...

should i not update to 2.51.1 to not see this message (even only once)?
it's stupid.
no one needs 64 bit & unicode, this does not give performance improvements.
New features are debatable. Somewhere there is an increase and somewhere there is a decrease.
if you force to upgrade to MP, probably i will ...

the splash window "News" says something like: XnView MP is the XnView Classic's successor, this version supports X64 CPU, unicode and has many improvements........ just like an ad window

will this be removed in the future?

... preview tab, the thumbnail remains from previous image or empty.

64-bit? in which case it may be necessary more than 4gb memory for this app?
unicode? never came across unicode file names on my system (non-latin). don't know if it's required to rebuild the whole app, and why it's not solvable ...

MP supports unicode & x64bits.

trance wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 10:35 pm Abandoning the Classic is not a good decision.

Why?

... in particular considerably enhanced, widely acclaimed, and currently undergoing further development in response to user suggestions. It is also available as 64-bit versions, and importantly is cross-platform with support for Mac and Linux. :D

Edit: XnView MP importantly also has full Unicode support.

What can I do in order to work with Greek named files?

One possibility: Use XnView MP which has full Unicode support, an attractive new interface, is under active development, and is also cross-platform.

Other possibility: Consider this possible way to activate better support in XnView Classic ...

The topic was started 13 years ago. Have you had a chance to change the things to bring unicode support since that time? I love this software so much I even sent a donation but it's so annoying to see these errors messages.

Pierre did I believe some time back add some limited form of unicode ...