XnView Software

Subject: MP 1.6.3: Description/ Annotation special unicode character bug

XnView: MP 1.6.3 - 64 bit
OS: Windows - 64bit

When filename contains special (non-ASCII) characters, the corresponding Descript.ion entry can't be accessed/ doesn't show

Effect: doesn't show description/ Annotation for files ...

Subject: MP 1.6.3: Catalog Filter Match selection combination broken

XnView: MP 1.6.3 - 64 bit
OS: Windows - 64bit

Combining "Rating" and "Categories" with AND matching doesn't AND but OR instead

Effect: Selects too many items


To reproduce:
1. set match to AND (and Global)
2. select a specific ...

Sorry for being a bit slow in replying but I'm currently in the process of migrating to a new computer, including getting used to a new operating system (win 7 -> win 10).

First of all: thanks for the effort.

Preliminary (and so far very quick and superficial) checking seems to indicate the ...

my apologies for not sufficiently describing what I referred to on the first go.

I really look forward to the chance of this getting fixed because to me using the descript.ion files is a very important feature.

It's a means of attaching all kinds of information to pictures or videos without ...

first of all, thanks for your attention

I'm not actually sure how to reply to that as the effect described above happens to me if not all then certainly most of the time.

For a long time I mostly used an old version of ACDsee to maintain these (descript.ion) comments without any such problems, but ...

XnView MP 0.96.4 64bits
Windows 7 Pro 64bits

I use Descript.ion files a lot for tagging because old as it is, it's still a viable means to use that tagging info across different programs (I even have an old ACDsee 3.1 in use for exactly that reason)

When using the search function to select a batch ...

I like the feature of being able to add custom file extensions under Options -> Browser-> File List - a nice improvement would be a way of configuring what custom extension belongs to what file category - if for example I add .ram or .mp4 files, it would be really great if there would be a way of ...