Add a "View selected images together" function

[KLE-France]

Often, users will want to see a group of images all at the same time.

XnView MP already has a "Compare" function that offers tools for comparing images, but it is limited to a maximum of four images at any one time.

The program also has a "Contact Sheet" function, which can be used to group as many images as one wants, but with a good amount of sizing and calculating needed by the user.

What I would like to see added is a simple "View selected images together" function, where the user has only to select any number of images then hit the "View selected images together" button and XnView MP will open all of them in a single view window, sizing each as necessary so that they all fit.

I currently improvise this with the Contact sheet function's "Preview" window. I have the contact sheet's size set to match the window exactly, but it still requires a mental calculation as to how many rows and columns are needed.

So, the idea here is instead of the somewhat laborious Create > Contact Sheet > [let's see, I've got 17 images selected so I can do 4 rows and 4 columns--no that's not enough... 6 rows and 3 columns-- yes that will work] > input "6" for rows then "3" for columns > press "Preview"; the user can simply select the 17 images and then one button (or one keyboard shortcut) and Boom! XnView MP does all the work.

The function could go even further. For example, in the resulting view of the grouped images, clicking any one of them would make that image open in a new view by itself. Or, Ctrl-clicking 2, 3, 4 of them would make those 2, 3, 4 images open grouped in another view, etc.

As always, thanks for your consideration et surtout Belles Fêtes de Fin d'Année !