0.83: Not caching (remembering/autocompleting) tag info

[Dominius]

That's "MP 0.83 not caching (remembering/autocompleting) tag info since cache was purged."

I've checked all the settings. It looks like this install ought to be caching the tag information to auto-complete it when I type a few letters the app finds "familiar". But after several quits and restarts it still plays dumb.

How do I get the auto-completion back? is my question. Reinstall?

Dominius

[Erixx haxx]

Hello:

You might check to see if any settings are set to "Clear history on exit"

I know 1 is under "settings>>interface"

Might be another 1 hidden somewhere i'm missing. You might also have to try a new .ini file.

[michel038]

Hi,
Where do you want to use auto-completion ?
If it's when using edit iptc/xmp window, history is in iptc.ini file.

You can edit "history" for each field of this window (click the right arrows), and paste new entries for auto completion...

[Dominius]

Hi,
Where do you want to use auto-completion ?
If it's when using edit iptc/xmp window, history is in iptc.ini file.

You can edit "history" for each field of this window (click the right arrows), and paste new entries for auto completion...

I just read my xnview.ini file. The line for History reads

Code: Select all

History=

And this is with a single instance of XnView running Was that bad? I'll quit the app and re-open the ini file to see if anything changes.

Dominius

Edit: Quit the single instance of the app. The ini file updated; no change on the aforementioned "History" line, however. There were Recent Files noted in the File menu when it was running. (Those are still listed in the ini file.)

[michel038]

xnview.ini and iptc.ini are updated by xnviewmp, sometimes the whole directory is write protected by windows ? (or other o.s.)
There are many "history" entries in xnview.ini ... the most known remebers directories that were displayed by xnview. , but the problem you are talking about is auto completion...
IPTC/XMP windows learns words you entered, and stores them in iptc.ini ...