Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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Hello XnView forum,

Welcome to my topic of ideas/requests for:
Custom 'INI' file Tweaks for actions



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These ini changes would be entirely up to the user to make and would not be part of the Settings found in Settings dialog but still there 'under the hood' to use in XnView MP. :mrgreen:


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This ini code tweak would be to Always open the About, Batch Convert, Batch Rename - as tabs (no need to use Shift key).

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toolintab=true
(this would not affect the original 'Shift' key method)
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This is for the ability for thumbnails/icons displayed on a tab to 'shake' a little (an animation) upon single clicking on a tab just like what can be seen on Mac OSX launcher dock.

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tabdisplaydance=1
(they would be multiple variations of Tab's thumbnail/icon 'shake' with 1,2,3,4,5 for the ini all executing different 'dancing')
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This is for the ability to allow thumbnails on tab to turn 'Psychedelic color' (quick 2 second random Hue changes) on tab single click or tab re-arranging (would work for 'thumbnails' only but maybe tab 'icons' too).

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tabdisplayhue=1
(they would be multiple variations of Tab's thumbnail/icon 'fast Color changing' with 1,2,3,4,5 for the ini all executing different 'color changing')
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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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More ini tweak request ideas,




This could disable showing first-time Configuration wizard dialog, if the program has not been launched for first-time yet and a user creates a blank xnview.ini file :)

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configwiz=false
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This could hide the Browser for the entire XnView MP. Browser will work like normal sync'ing etc but would be 'hidden' and cannot be accessed (e.g. pressing 'browser' command or double-clicking on picture to display browser would all do nothing!) :)

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BrowserHide=true

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Ability to "Loop" during next/prev Page(s) navigation (of an Animated or Icon files)

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loopmultipage=true

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Ability to use full alpha Transparent background for Icon snapshots

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transnapshot=true
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This would display Filename header with File-path as text on the top of an Icon snapshot.

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infosnapshot=true
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Ability for the Capture tool to use a WAV, MP3 or OGG audio file to play the sound when a capture has been done. Audio file must first be placed in the XnView MP program folder and audio file must not be any larger than 1 MB. Sound would play for a maximum of 5 seconds (with a fade out) as a notification sound for "Capture"

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soundscreencapture=blahblah.ogg
In the future "Capture"dialog of XnView MP might even get an option to do this more simpler on the GUI. The ini option for "Capture" sound is quick, less intrusive and also good for Portable XnView MP users (the audio file will be in same program folder). :D


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Disable Shade selection - This tweak would make drawing a selection on an image in view mode just like XnView 1.9x (with no dark shade on non-selection)

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disableshadeselect=true
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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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Recently implemented Ini tweaks announced for XnView MP 0.40 development:
[View]/highlightSelection setting for highlight selection in view mode

[General]/allInTab to always open About or convert dialog as a tab
So for example add the below under "[General]" in xnview.ini
allInTab=true

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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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xnview wrote:
soulky wrote:
xnview wrote:So you don't need preview and information? You use only thumbnails & folder view?
Correct. Auto start of files does not make sense when the preview pane is not in use.
In 0.51, you 'll able to disable preview by adding in the .ini "[Browser]previewDisabled=1"
ref: http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.p ... 01#p104275 :)

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[Browser]/UseCompleter

this Ini Tweak would work in future to enable the Autocomplete function in Browser's path field.
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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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General/hideMenuBar
In the xnview.ini this setting tweak can hide the menu bar. Only with XnViewMP 0.53 or later versions.
http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.p ... 9&p=104567
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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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Starting from XnViewMP 0.60 ....

* Cache_size for database can be changed in ini [Start]/dbCacheSize (in KB)
* Adjustment dialog now use full resolution pictures, you can disable it by adding fullRes=false in the .ini
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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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budz45 wrote:Starting from XnViewMP 0.60 ....

* Cache_size for database can be changed in ini [Start]/dbCacheSize (in KB)
* Adjustment dialog now use full resolution pictures, you can disable it by adding fullRes=false in the .ini
For the Database Cache Size one can go also to Tools | Settings | Database ... ;-)

But I agree, it is very indicated to have a point where someone will gather all the INI tweaks.
m. Th.

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Re: Request: Ini tweak settings for advanced tweaker users

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+1 for an sticky thread about the xnview.ini tweaks.
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