Next/previous file buttons

[Hans L]

What can I do to get the Next/previous file buttons to show files in the order they occur in Windows Explorer (alphabetical, for instance)?

Thanks,

Hans Leander

[xnview]

you need to choose sort method in browser

[Hans L]

If you mean XnView > Tools > Options > Browser, I cannot find anything there about sorting. My Windows Explorer (actually, a replacement, DOpus; extremely good) is sorted alphabetically (all jpg files). Kindly advise.

Hans L

[Hans L]

Hello again:

I now realize that XnView sort differently than DOpus. Here is show XnView sorts:

0001-b.jpg
0001.jpg
0002-b.jpg
0002.jpg
0003-b.jpg
0003.jpg

which, I must say, is somewhat strange.

Regards,

Hans L

[cday]

Have you looked at the browser View > Sort By options Name and Name (numeric) ?

[Hans L]

cday, had missed that , because it shows up only if you open XnView directly. And, in the list that shows up there, it makes no difference if I have Name or Name (numeric): the order in that display is the way I want it, namely

0001.jpg
0001-b.jpg
0002.jpg
0002-b.jpg

However, when I open XnView by clicking on a jpg file, first, under View, there is no Sort, and, second, whether I have set Sort to Name or Name (numeric), it sorts

0001-b.jpg
0001.jpg
0002-b.jpg
0002.jpg


However, I get correct sorting if I have

0001.jpg
0001_b.jpg
0002.jpg
0002_b.jpg

(underscore instead of hyphen).

Regards,

Hans L

[Karl02]

^ I can confirm this wrong sort order when starting XnView directly in view mode.

Tested with XnView v2.33 (2015-06-18) on Windows 7 64 bit SP1.

[Hans L]

Thanks for testing and posting, Karl. I'm sure Pierre (developer?) reads this.

Regards,

Hans L

[xnview]

ok, i'll check

[Hans L]

Thanks, Pierre.

Hans L

[XnTriq]

There's Name and Name (numeric) in View » Sort By.
In addition to that, you can change the behavior by editing xnview.ini:

OldSortMethod

• When disabled, XnView will use the same sort order as Explorer on Windows XP and later: File names are sorted based on numerical value (3 < 22 < 111).
  When enabled, XnView will use the same sort order as Explorer on Windows 2000 and earlier: File names are sorted literally (111 < 22 < 3).
  Value: Boolean (1/0), disabled by default
  Added in v2.25

Related topic: XN 2.23 - "View Thumbnails Panel" changed order of files

[Hans L]

Thanks./Hans L