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Yes, it was clear, this is a normal method.

And otherwise, does your “Catalog Filter” work? (remember to set the right options in the “match” menu at the top of the “Catalog Filter” panel.)
In this filter you can use many categories with Ctrl key, and exclude categories with Alt key


Thank you ...

I'm using similar searches...
I use jpg in "Filename" field to avoid losing time on other files (optional)
I make sure that the right folder is selected in the second field
"Use catalog", "Recursive" options are ticked
... and it works :shock:


Thanks for reading and replying. However, I'm not ...

I'm sure this is user error :D but I don't understand how to filter by categories...

I'm new to XnView MP so I've picked a handful of photos which I've categorised, having added some of my own categories and subcategories.
I then opened the search dialogue while in Browser mode, with the browser ...

it seems good, 'Metadata>Face tag' is always greyed?


Ah - now that's not where I was looking. I followed these instructions:
https://www.xnview.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_add_Face_tags

Now I've looked at the Metadata menu, and stayed in the XnView Browser (rather than opening the picture ...

in Plugin dialog, no problem during install? What do you have in C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\XnViewMP\PlugIns?

There were no reports and no issues during the install.

These are the entire contents of the PlugIns and Addons folders
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screenshot_20240724_164416 ...

I've just installed XNView and wanted face tagging. I clicked on "Install" for the "Face tagging" AddOn but when I closed and relaunched XNView, there was no entry (not even a greyed out one) in any of the app's menus for face tagging.

Windows 11?

Yes Pierre - W11.
Thanks,
Chris

I've just installed XNView and wanted face tagging. I clicked on "Install" for the "Face tagging" AddOn but when I closed and relaunched XNView, there was no entry (not even a greyed out one) in any of the app's menus for face tagging.
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