XnView Software

Hi Helmut,

thanks a lot for this hint, yes that's what I was searching for.

It's not that comfortable as if I would be able to directly zoom and toggle, but I can use it quite well.

Just in a Dual-Screen environment there is a small "bug".
The compare window opens always on my first screen, where ...

Hi Pierre,

Nikon has developed a RAW Codec that may be used to read NEF-Files.
Maybe it helps, but it's only made for Vista.

http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/

I'm also interested in a Metadata Dock.
Would it be possible to add IPTC-Data to the existing Window like:
Folders / Favorites / Categories / IPTC

When I'm comparing 2 pictures, which one is sharper,
I'd like to zoom into both pictures and toggle the view.

When I normaly toggle between pictures, the zoom factor is reset.
When I lock the zoom factor (Ctrl+/), only the upper left corner is zoomed.

Is there any way to zoom into a picture, lock ...

Yes, now it's working perfect.

The german translation of "Fit Over" to "Einpassen" is a little bit confusing.
"Einpassen" means "Fit In" and thats the opposite of "Fit Over".

I don't know a good german translation for "Fit Over", I would say:
"Scale to longer side" / "Auf längere Seite skalieren ...

I have found a solution that works:

setting width to the needed value: e.g. 1000
setting hight to a very large value: e.g. 9999

checkbox: 'Follow orientation' is set.

This is exactly what I was searching for,
now I can deinstall all other picture viewer.

Many thanks for your help.

Yes, also this checkbox is active.
It works fine, if the pictures are not cropped.
But I don't know, what settings shall I use, when I have different formats like:

3000x2000; 2000x2500

and want to scale these pictures to the shorter side:

1500x1000; 1000x1250

If I set width = 1000 and 'Follow ...

It's not always the same settings that are reset to default.

Here are the settings that where reset at todays start:
(I'm writing the settings in german and try to translate in english, hope this is ok)

Allgemein | Lesen/Schreiben | Schreiben | JPEG | Bisherige Qualität schätzen und verwenden ...

Yes, my Nikon D200 Camera is setting the orientation flag,
and XnView is showing my NEFs and JPEGs with the correct orientation.
(This is also a very big advantage of XnView!)

What settings shall I use to scale my pictures to the smaler side?

After testing this software now for some days, I found, it's the best viewer for my needs (many thanks to the team).

What I like:
+: fast loading of pictures
+: Thumbnails are used consequently
+: very good slide-show
+: IPTC support

What I don't like: nothing (except, that I didn't find this ...

When I change my settings (F12),
close the program and start it again,
some settings are sometimes reset to default.

There are not always the same settings reset,
but sometimes also the preview window is gone.

I'm using Windows Vista.

Is there any bug known, which could cause this?