Settings - view - add Zoom tab, reshuffle controls

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Settings - view - add Zoom tab, reshuffle controls

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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
  • 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'
  • 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 - 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)



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





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