XnView Software

... that way.
However they certainly need to be cleaned up afterward.
In addition, I think there should be a custom temp path people can enter under Settings - Paths
For myself I generally redirect temp files of programs I use to ramdisk.

The whole temp files in windows generally is very badly designed ...

Go to Settings > File list

Configure these two settings to your liking:
- New files are added at the end of the list
- Auto-select new files

... in XNview with a category
Close XNView and delete that file in windows explorer (Also delete any relevant sidecar files)
Re-open XNView
Go to settings > Catalog
Run all "Maintenance", "Synchronize" and "Update metadata" features on relevant folder
Go to Catalog Filter Pane, and click the filter ...

FYI For another application named MuseScore I noticed they changed recently from Qt 6.2 to Qt 6.9 and this changed in the workflow for printing.
Previously, a Ctrl-P triggered a large window named "Impression à partir de l'application Win32" and there was a statement that the application do not ...

so, you are able to make a script but can't check app settings?

... xnview to generically assess when save quality is likely to be substandard and issue a warning (either a popup on save which could be disabled in settings, or just some written warning in red when saving).

* I do think XNView would benefit from a preferred set of options per format (jpegli separate ...

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

disable sessions saving in Settings>General

app checks folders in order and loads settings file wherever it is found first
eg in windows:
1. application folder
2. local machine folder
3. current user folder (registry)

I use a Mac. I have some portable installations of XnViewMP on external drives to allow portability between computers, with the settings and database stored on the drive. When upgrading, since I have to replace the app in-place, I have trouble determining whether the portable installation will start ...

... a virtual row of files.

In Qt6, it looks like the QNativeGestureEvent class has support for a swipe event (whose trigger is adjustable in MacOS settings), as well as zoom (2-finger pinch/unpinch), smart zoom (2-finger double tap, usually used to switch between "fit to screen" and "100%"), and ...

... items?

1. close app
2. open xnview.ini
3. check if [Policy] section exists
if exists - add new string below:
setCategory=false

if does not exist - add 2 new strings in the beginning of the file
[Policy]
setCategory=false

4. save xnview.ini file


ps. other «Hidden» settings

There you go, I think I found it:
I deleted my xnview.ini (to reset to default), then I could not reproduce it anymore.
I had to change 2 settings to make it reproducible:

Settings > Interface > Switching modes > Enter: Browser <-> Fullscreen | Viewer <-> Fullscreen
View > View as > Details

... back to until DNG preview updated


Strange, even if you restart XnView?


If i restart xnviewmp shows updated preview when instantly when loaded.

I have following settings now.
1.jpg

Actually checked again, with above settings only need to switch one image ahead and back to get updated preview.