First off, great program, I've given up ACDsee. I do have a couple of suggestions however:
- Easier to read small icons would be great. You can't really see the "jpg" or whatever text on them when they're small.
- Zooming is done by + and -, which makes perfect sense, however you have to hold shift to hit +, so in ACDsee and other apps they let you use = as well.
- Fit image in the right click menu would be nice
- More than one image read ahead, and backwards read ahead when cycling backwards would be cool
- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
- A "Safe all" associations where it won't steal any
Sometimes my hard drive goes nuts when paging through large amounts of images, not sure what the thrashing is about.
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thank you for your accolade and suggestions. Below please find some notes.
thank you for your accolade and suggestions. Below please find some notes.
Right. The icon set needs some rework.The Sheik wrote:...
- Easier to read small icons would be great. You can't really see the "jpg" or whatever text on them when they're small.
I guess you have an arabic keyboard. Looks as if your keyboard layout is different from the English & German. So '=' might make sense.The Sheik wrote:- Zooming is done by + and -, which makes perfect sense, however you have to hold shift to hit +, so in ACDsee and other apps they let you use = as well.
Correct. We have many tools in the context menu, but not 'View >uto Image Size'. The context menu really needs some tidy up.The Sheik wrote:- Fit image in the right click menu would be nice
Might be useful, but a question of memory.The Sheik wrote:- More than one image read ahead, and backwards read ahead when cycling backwards would be cool
I don't understand what you mean.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
Not clear on this one: Do you mean a "Save all" button in Tools > Options > Associations?The Sheik wrote:- A "Safe all" associations where it won't steal any
What does "large amounts of images" mean? 1,000? 10,000? How large are the images? Could it be a problem of memory available?The Sheik wrote:Sometimes my hard drive goes nuts when paging through large amounts of images, not sure what the thrashing is about.
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Thanks for your blazing fast response! I'll try and clarify a few things:
I have a standard microsoft english keyboard. What i mean is that without hitting shift, the two keys are "- and =" and if you hit shift "_ and +", so to zoom in you must hit shift and press the += key. If it worked for + or = then there would be no need to hit shift.helmut wrote:I guess you have an arabic keyboard. Looks as if your keyboard layout is different from the English & German. So '=' might make sense.The Sheik wrote:- Zooming is done by + and -, which makes perfect sense, however you have to hold shift to hit +, so in ACDsee and other apps they let you use = as well.
It could be an option. Enabling the single read ahead by default might make sense too, since most users probobly turn it on anyway.helmut wrote:Might be useful, but a question of memory.The Sheik wrote:- More than one image read ahead, and backwards read ahead when cycling backwards would be cool
In the Options/Associations menu, if you click the "View as Extension" radio button, then click "Add all", nothing happens.helmut wrote:I don't understand what you mean.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
I mean an option to set the file associations for all files to XnView, unless another application is already registered with that extension.helmut wrote:Not clear on this one: Do you mean a "Save all" button in Tools > Options > Associations?The Sheik wrote:- A "Safe all" associations where it won't steal any
It's a directory of 1,000 images, it totals about 215 megs and the files are of fairly consistent size, all jpegs.helmut wrote:What does "large amounts of images" mean? 1,000? 10,000? How large are the images? Could it be a problem of memory available?The Sheik wrote:Sometimes my hard drive goes nuts when paging through large amounts of images, not sure what the thrashing is about.
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Ok, i'll add itThe Sheik wrote:I have a standard microsoft english keyboard. What i mean is that without hitting shift, the two keys are "- and =" and if you hit shift "_ and +", so to zoom in you must hit shift and press the += key. If it worked for + or = then there would be no need to hit shift.
Yes, some users ask for this option.It could be an option. Enabling the single read ahead by default might make sense too, since most users probobly turn it on anyway.helmut wrote:Might be useful, but a question of memory.The Sheik wrote:- More than one image read ahead, and backwards read ahead when cycling backwards would be cool
Associations are not changed??I don't understand what you mean.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
In the Options/Associations menu, if you click the "View as Extension" radio button, then click "Add all", nothing happens.
And what's happened?It's a directory of 1,000 images, it totals about 215 megs and the files are of fairly consistent size, all jpegs.helmut wrote:What does "large amounts of images" mean? 1,000? 10,000? How large are the images? Could it be a problem of memory available?The Sheik wrote:Sometimes my hard drive goes nuts when paging through large amounts of images, not sure what the thrashing is about.
Pierre.
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Thanks for your quick reply, your efficiency is amazing.
No, it doesn't even change the check boxes in the GUI.xnview wrote:Associations are not changed??I don't understand what you mean.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
In the Options/Associations menu, if you click the "View as Extension" radio button, then click "Add all", nothing happens.
Occassionally, every hundred images or so, I get serious disk activity and a delay of maybe 20-30 seconds to change to the next image.xnview wrote:And what's happened?It's a directory of 1,000 images, it totals about 215 megs and the files are of fairly consistent size, all jpegs.helmut wrote: What does "large amounts of images" mean? 1,000? 10,000? How large are the images? Could it be a problem of memory available?
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Re: Several suggestions from a former ACDsee user
What about this? - Read ahead [A] (A=custom number of images)xnview wrote:Yes, some users ask for this option.It could be an option. Enabling the single read ahead by default might make sense too, since most users probobly turn it on anyway.helmut wrote: Might be useful, but a question of memory.
Or this? - Read ahead MB (B=custom number of megabytes)
Of course also for "Cache behind" - Today, 512 MB RAM is a standard, so it would be nice...
The Sheik wrote:Enabling the single read ahead by default might make sense too, since most users probobly turn it on anyway
Yes, some users turn it on, but other users might think it's slow and they uninstall it before they try it...

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Which OS do you have? And if you use "Add most used"?No, it doesn't even change the check boxes in the GUI.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
Do you have "read Ahead" & "cache behind"? Pictures are all in jpeg format?Occassionally, every hundred images or so, I get serious disk activity and a delay of maybe 20-30 seconds to change to the next image.It's a directory of 1,000 images, it totals about 215 megs and the files are of fairly consistent size, all jpegs.The Sheik wrote:Sometimes my hard drive goes nuts when paging through large amounts of images, not sure what the thrashing is about.
Pierre.
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I can confirm this (XnView 1.74, Win XP): In "Tools > Options > Associations", when selecting "View as Extension", then pressing button "Add all" and confirming the message box, only some few extensions are marked and added. Looks like a bugThe Sheik wrote:In the Options/Associations menu, if you click the "View as Extension" radio button, then click "Add all", nothing happens.xnview wrote:I don't understand what you mean.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode

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Me too (Win XP SP1), I think it has a same function like "Add most used" button.helmut wrote:I can confirm this (XnView 1.74, Win XP): In "Tools > Options > Associations", when selecting "View as Extension", then pressing button "Add all" and confirming the message box, only some few extensions are marked and added. Looks like a bugThe Sheik wrote:In the Options/Associations menu, if you click the "View as Extension" radio button, then click "Add all", nothing happens.
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Windows XP Pro. It looks like it does add 10 or so if I hit add used or add all, just not as many as it adds in the view extension mode.xnview wrote:Which OS do you have? And if you use "Add most used"?No, it doesn't even change the check boxes in the GUI.The Sheik wrote:- Add all doesn't work in associations in view as extension mode
I have read ahead and cache behind set, and all pictures are indeed in jpeg format.xnview wrote:Do you have "read Ahead" & "cache behind"? Pictures are all in jpeg format?Occassionally, every hundred images or so, I get serious disk activity and a delay of maybe 20-30 seconds to change to the next image.It's a directory of 1,000 images, it totals about 215 megs and the files are of fairly consistent size, all jpegs.
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Can also confirm occasional freezing/hanging in folders with large (more than a few thousand) JPEGs. Seems to occur primarily when changing between images in View mode, although I think it's also occurred just while rendering thumbnails.
I've seen this both with locally stored files and with files stored on a Samba server; when XnView stops responding in this fashion, the smbd process on the server starts consuming 100% CPU, and the count of open handles for XnView changes up and down by a few - as though it's repeatedly fetching a directory listing. Next time it does this, I'll grab a snapshot of open handles.
I've seen this both with locally stored files and with files stored on a Samba server; when XnView stops responding in this fashion, the smbd process on the server starts consuming 100% CPU, and the count of open handles for XnView changes up and down by a few - as though it's repeatedly fetching a directory listing. Next time it does this, I'll grab a snapshot of open handles.
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Re: Several suggestions from a former ACDsee user
Could you disable these options, and tell me if you have always the problem? Perhaps you can try to disable the cache too??The Sheik wrote:I have read ahead and cache behind set, and all pictures are indeed in jpeg format.xnview wrote:Do you have "read Ahead" & "cache behind"? Pictures are all in jpeg format?Occassionally, every hundred images or so, I get serious disk activity and a delay of maybe 20-30 seconds to change to the next image.
Pierre.