XnView Software

Also, to be clear, *it does not always hang*. It does quite often, but sometimes without me touching the .ini file (because I just forget to do that sometimes), it works. And sometimes it does not work. I cannot predict it.

xnview wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:45 pm

pointy wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:57 pm I have `/Volumes/Macintosh HD` in the "PathBrowser" field, and a random list of directories in "History".

If you clean only PathBrowser when you have the problem, is it enough?

I will try and see if that works.

Note that in all other respects my Mac is working fine. I don't have random hanging problems with any other applications. I am on the computer literally all day.

xnview wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:29 pm as soon as you clean History & PathBrowser, no more problem? When you have the problem what do you have in these field?

I have `/Volumes/Macintosh HD` in the "PathBrowser" field, and a random list of directories in "History".

If I clear both "History" and "PathBrowser" (which were both set to only the main drive, /Volumes/Macintosh HD), it starts up correctly without hanging.

as soon as you use a SD card, you have the issue?


No, that was a suspicion but by being careful I realized that SD cards being mounted and ...

Oh never mind, if I un-check "Show companion files" it's fine. (I still think it shouldn't get stuck, but whatever.)

This seems to be a recent problem with one of the newest releases. In a directory with .jpg files and also .jpg.xmp files left there by Darktable (image editor), formerly with older versions of XnView they would be ignored, and I could use the left and right arrow keys to navigate through images in ...

If I clear both "History" and "PathBrowser" (which were both set to only the main drive, /Volumes/Macintosh HD), it starts up correctly without hanging.

you can try to change PathBrowser from xnview.ini


Can I tell it to not save anything at all in the "History" list? I've suspected that the problem might have to do with using it for images on SD cards that later are ejected. However, I have determined that hanging does not depend on that being ...

The problem is that the hang makes it impossible to use the application at all. I cannot select *any* directory; all I can do is force-quit the application. If I try to start it without deleting my .ini file, it will hang again.

do you had same problem with previous version? In '/Volumes/Macintosh HD/' do you have video files? When it works if you close XnView in a folder with only jpeg/png files, same problam next time?


Yes, same problem with two or three previous versions.

In the top-level "Macintosh HD" (main ...

Here's what I see in a terminal window when I launch it from the command line (the last bunch of messages):

### BrowserWindow :: onStart
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
QObject::connect: Cannot queue arguments of type 'QList<int>'
(Make sure 'QList<int>' is registered using ...

xnviewmp 1.5.5, MacOS M1 Pro 13.4.1

About half the time I try to launch xnviewmp, the program hangs immediately. I can "force quit", remove my .ini file, and then it starts up.

I'm not doing anything weird, just an ordinary MacBook with a couple of attached USB drives (and I only really use one of ...