Picture opens in window above main window

[lufbra]

I've tried to have a look around the forums, but to be honest I'm not sure what I'd even be searching for, to try helping my "problem. Anyway, after installing the program I find that if I "double click" on a picture/image, Xnview opens, but the picture/image opens in a seperate window "above" the "main" window. Is there any way of having the picture/images opening right into the "main" window?

I tried looking through the Options, and I'm guessing I missed the settingthat will allow this.

Any help will be muchly appreciated.

[helmut]

... Anyway, after installing the program I find that if I "double click" on a picture/image, Xnview opens, but the picture/image opens in a seperate window "above" the "main" window. Is there any way of having the picture/images opening right into the "main" window? ...

Do you mean double-clicking in MS Explorer or in XnView?

In the settings make sure you have
- Browser > Use shell context to open picture OFF

[Irving]

Under Options>Misc see if "open a window per picture" is checked.

[Guest]

In the settings make sure you have
- Browser > Use shell context to open picture OFF

This is off.

Under Options>Misc see if "open a window per picture" is checked.

I tried doing this, but it's still opening in a seperate window.

Thanks for helping here, guys.

[helmut]

XnView is an MDI application (Multi document Interface), that means that several windows can reside in the parent window. Perhaps your child window (MDI) is not maximized and therefore it looks a bit odd to you.
To "fix" this:
In the top right corner of the child window (the window that opens "above the browser") you will find three small buttons of the system menu [_][=][x], please select the middle one , this will maximize your child window.

If this does not solve your problem, please provide some more info (see above). Where do you double-click? What means: Above the main window?

[lufbra]

If I open Xnview with no picture/image, I see what shows in the first picture below. If I open a picture, you'll see it opens in a "seperate" window, whereas I'd like if possible for it to open "not" in a seperate window.

[helmut]

Your second screenshot clearly shows that the child window is not maximized. Try out the steps I've described in my previous post and your problem should be solved, then.

[lufbra]

So let me get this clear. In order to haave an image/picture showing in it's full size, everything in the program has to be "maximized", so that the "main" (non child) window has to be set at full screen in order to get to see the full size of the image/picture, then you still have to "maximize" the child window once opened?

I'm sorry, but I don't see the point in having it set this way, other programs out there aren't like this.

[Dreamer]

Try this - Options > View > Maximize View when Open.

[lufbra]

Oh cool, thank you very much, I also set it to "Fit image to desktop, all. This has resolved my little problem and I appreciate the help very much.