XnView Software

you have the xnview.ini used in about dialog

Yes, I see where it is. My previous suggestions still stand:

1) The ini file (and all other files) should have been removed during a control panel uninstall.
2) It would be better / more intuitive to have the settings/ini file accessible on the menu ...

SOLVED : change single-click setting

STRATEGY : Since my xNView settings were not being removed upon un-install, I did another clean install on a new computer. I then checked every setting one-by-one. (You may have too many!) The "single-click to expand folder tree" was the culprit. Of course, a ...

I did another uninstall / re-install and there is definitely some XnView data left on my system after the uninstall as i suspected.

I did an uninstall via the Control Panel.
I re-booted the computer.
I re-installed XnView.
The fist time I launched the app, it had my three-pane configuration ...

After I read your analysis / bad news, I did some more testing. The problem does not occur when reviewing a local drive -- only networked computer & folders.

Since I have already uninstalled and re-installed, is there any other registry entries or .ini files I can delete after the uninstall???

Yes, a double-click on a file in the thumbnail pane will open it / switch to 'full screen' preview mode.

Yes, all folders that occur in the center THUMBNAIL pane. I've tried it with many directories, local and remote, and I get the same crazy result.

I thought that uninstalling, deleting the .ini file, and and then re-installing would fix it. No luck!

Any ideas?
dave (ät) schultzeworks (döt) com ...

The following bug only occurs on one computer. I have tried un-installing / re-installing and it comes back immediately.

In the Directory pane, if I double-click a file or folder, it opens on the Thumbnail pane. This is as expected.
In the Thumbnail pane, if I double click a folder (to open it ...