Settings - view - add Zoom tab, reshuffle controls

[user0]

XnViewMP 1.8.2 64bit
Windows11 (23H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

Settings - view
lack of settings grouping, which is not convenient

Suggestion

settings_view_regroup_items.png

General

• Zoom
  - split Zoom settings into separate tab
  - remove 'step' from Zoom step options in combobox
  - move 'Reset X/Y (No fit)' under 'Auto zoom'

• Background
  - group Background settings
  - add 'Canvas background color' setting (from Viewer menu Edit>Background color...)

• Selection
  - group Selection settings
  - rework 'Selection' combobox into 'Show grid lines', 'Normal' option replaced with checkbox
  - rename 'Phi grid' → Golden ratio (Phi)
  - add 'Dim background' setting

• Quick Slideshow
  - split into new tab (2nd level)

A

• View
  - move 3 items General tab

• Background
  - group settings into Viewer and Canvas Background

B

• tabs
  try to reorganize settings between ui appearance and something more technical
  - rename 'View' → 'Viewer'
  - rename 'Misc.' → 'Render'

• Render
  - move 3 items from General tab
  - move 'Scale on HiDPI screen...' setting

• Background
  - minor renaming

• Selection
  - add 'Dim background' slider

C - preferable
same as B, plus

• general
  - move
  • Loop on the file list → View > Filter
    - rename 'Filter' tab to 'File list'
    - use two groups 'File list' and 'Filter'
  - rework
  • ☑ Use checkboard pattern as background →
    Transparency grid (checkerboard pattern)
  - rename
  • Reset 'Auto zoom' setting with next/previous file →
    Reset custom zoom on file change OR
    Navigation resets zoom
  • Reset X/Y (No fit) →
    Reset X/Y position on file change (No fit) OR
    Navigation resets X/Y position ('No fit' only)

• video
  - move 'Auto play' and 'Loop video playback' → player context menu

• render
  - rename Pixel ratio → Pixel aspect ratio (PAR)

Example

• acdsee
  other_apps_acdsee_settings_view_display_edit.png

• nomacs
  other_apps_nomacs_settings_display_zoom.png

• photoshop - selection options
  other_apps_ps_crop_panel_selection.png

• transparency grid
  other_apps_transparency_grid.png

Related

• suggestions
  Settings - view - rework Use checkboard pattern
  Settings - general - move items
  Settings - interface - split into Controls group
  Settings - interface - statusbar - improve customization
  Settings - interface - move settings from Interface general group
  Settings - view - add Zoom tab, reshuffle controls (current post)
  - done -
  Settings - interface - shortcuts - swap columns (1.8.7)
  Settings - view - pixel aspect ratio - improve data readability (1.7.2)
  Settings - browser - group items (1.7.2)
  Settings - interface - make Mouse controls explicit (1.7.0)
  Settings - interface - unify Filter behaviour (1.7.0)
  Settings - browser - thumbnail - remove Custom size checkbox (1.6.2)
  Settings - general - group File operations (1.6.0)
  Settings - browser - split Companion files into separate tab (1.6.0)
  Settings - interface - keyboard/mouse - fix naming (1.6.0)
  Settings - view - rearrange Info controls (1.6.0)
  Settings - interface - shortcuts - add header (1.5.4)
  Settings - general - add Startup tab (1.5.4)