Ratings and color markers are not saved

[xnview]

Yes.

could you try to rename the .ini?

[Konzertheld]

Yes. After I did, XnView created a new one on startup and also recreated the database files. My problem also disappeared. I then changed the ini back to the one I had before and now my settings are restored but the problem did not re-appear. Now I am curious, do you have any idea what happened?

[xnview]

Yes. After I did, XnView created a new one on startup and also recreated the database files. My problem also disappeared. I then changed the ini back to the one I had before and now my settings are restored but the problem did not re-appear. Now I am curious, do you have any idea what happened?

you have restored the old .ini, and now all is good???

[Konzertheld]

Nah, it's not. I mixed up the several copies of the ini. I am now using my original ini again and the problem re-appeared. See here for the ini diff: viewtopic.php?f=62&t=40190&p=162143#p162171

[xnview]

Nah, it's not. I mixed up the several copies of the ini. I am now using my original ini again and the problem re-appeared. See here for the ini diff: viewtopic.php?f=62&t=40190&p=162143#p162171

I've checked the .ini, and you don't use 'Catalog'

[Konzertheld]

Then I don't know what catalog is (in my second post in this thread I asked for it). What I do is:

• double-click a file

• file opens in XnView MP in fullscreen mode

• I put ratings on file(s)

• I press Enter

• XnView changes to what I called the "catalog" or "browser" mode

• ratings are gone

• I put ratings on files here

• I close XnView and re-open

• ratings are gone

[xnview]

Then I don't know what catalog is (in my second post in this thread I asked for it). What I do is:

Catalog is used to save some information about files like rating

[Konzertheld]

Oh it's not a view at all. Is that the part of XnView that generates the XnView.db and Thumbs.db? Because I now see I can enable "catalog" in the settings. The ini I use is quite old, I have no idea if I ever consciously activated or deactivated the catalog but now, it is disabled, yes. So if I disable the catalog and saving ratings to xmp, it is normal that ratings and color markers are not saved?

[xnview]

Oh it's not a view at all. Is that the part of XnView that generates the XnView.db and Thumbs.db? Because I now see I can enable "catalog" in the settings. The ini I use is quite old, I have no idea if I ever consciously activated or deactivated the catalog but now, it is disabled, yes. So if I disable the catalog and saving ratings to xmp, it is normal that ratings and color markers are not saved?

In your settings, XMP export is not enabled

[Konzertheld]

I know. As I said in my initial post, when I enable xmp export, the problem disappears. I showed you a configuration where the problem occurs.

My question was, is it expected that I cannot save ratings and color markers when both catalog and xmp export are deactivated?

[xnview]

My question was, is it expected that I cannot save ratings and color markers when both catalog and xmp export are deactivated?

yes, in this case there is no way to store rating. Perhaps a warning should be shown

[Konzertheld]

I agree. This was a long thread and a lot of misunderstanding that could have been avoided. I would suggest that if ratings cannot be stored, ratings can also not be set at all. It is confusing that when I rate an image in fullscreen, the rating is just gone when I leave fullscreen (but not XnView). So, not an actual bug, but confusing and unexpected behaviour. Thank you for the explanation though!

[xnview]

I agree. This was a long thread and a lot of misunderstanding that could have been avoided. I would suggest that if ratings cannot be stored, ratings can also not be set at all. It is confusing that when I rate an image in fullscreen, the rating is just gone when I leave fullscreen (but not XnView). So, not an actual bug, but confusing and unexpected behaviour. Thank you for the explanation though!

Ok, i'll add a message

[Konzertheld]

Got it with the update to 0.96.1 today. Thanks! But did I get it right? The message says "...cannot be saved if metadata export or catalog is deactivated". That implies you need both. But I only need one of those, right? So I'd suggest using a phrase like "if both metadata export and catalog are deactivated".