1.8.2: Browser startup directory

[karnak]

XnView: MP 1.8.2 64 bit
OS: Windows 10 64bit

XnView Browser does not start in the specified directory.

To reproduce:

• Open "Settings" dialog via menu or via default shortcut F12.
• Go to "General > Startup > Start without file"
• Check "Open browser"
• Specify some path for "Directory > Specified"
• Restart XnView

Additional note:

At startup the "Specified" radio button is grayed out until you select "None" or "Last" and then select again "Specified".

[user0]

☑ Remember selected filename
is also required to reproduce 1st issue and
it also messing with 'None' option

it also selects nothing if multiple files have been selected

[xnview]

In this case, 'remember selected filename' must be ignored?

[user0]

In this case, 'remember selected filename' must be ignored?

yes
if folder of selected file <> Last/Specified - ignore remembered selection

also, I would probably
- rework 'None' option
- add support for remembering selection of multiple files OR maybe just 1st file (or folder) in group

[karnak]

To recap, the current startup options are:

Start with file:

• Viewer in tab mode
• Viewer in fullscreen mode
• Browser in tab mode
• Browser in fullscreen mode

Start without file:

• Empty tab
• Browser at unspecified directory
• Browser at latest directory
• Browser at latest directory and remembering file selection
• Browser at specified directory
• Browser at specified directory and remembering file selection

[xnview]

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.8.3. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

[karnak]

I confirm that the issue with the startup options is fixed.

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However, I have noticed that there is a setting that overrides the Browser startup directory:

"Settings > General > Save session on program exit = Always"

This setting overrides the Browser startup directory because it considers the Browser as part of the "session". This is redundant because you can already restore the Browser via:

"Settings > General > Startup > Start without file > Open browser > Directory > Last"

A way to solve this it's to change the behavior of "Save session on program exit" so that it only restores files opened in tabs.

Anyway, given the current behavior I think that "Save session on program exit" could be moved to "Settings > General > Startup".

[karnak]

I have tried to rework the startup settings:

20241113_XnView_startup_options_mockup_003.png

Note that when the "Restore Browser directory" is checked the "Browser startup directory" should turn grey/disabled.

[karnak]

20241113_XnView_startup_options_mockup_002.png