Unable to open image

[thire]

I open Win2000 browser, click right on an image and select "open with" and then I selected (of course ) XnView. The program was not started, but the task manager told me the xnview.exe was running. I was not able to start xnview by doubleclicking the shortcut on my desktop and going directly to the file and clicking it did not work either.
When I finish in the taskmanager the process and doubleclick the shortcut on my desktop, everything is fine.
Not very sure where I made a mistake, please let me know...
Thomas

[xnview]

I open Win2000 browser, click right on an image and select "open with" and then I selected (of course ) XnView. The program was not started, but the task manager told me the xnview.exe was running. I was not able to start xnview by doubleclicking the shortcut on my desktop and going directly to the file and clicking it did not work either.
When I finish in the taskmanager the process and doubleclick the shortcut on my desktop, everything is fine.
Not very sure where I made a mistake, please let me know...

There is a little bug in the setup (with association), perhaps it's the problem.

[thire]

I have no "problem" with this "bug", I just wanted to help! Just do some errorreporting in order to improve this fantastic piece of software!
th

[helmut]

I have no "problem" with this "bug", I just wanted to help! Just do some errorreporting in order to improve this fantastic piece of software!
th

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

Various people have encountered this problem, perhaps it's time to write up a short FAQ.

@Pierre:
Perhaps the way XnView interprets the options could be improved?

[Andrej]

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

"Open With" or double-clicking on a file with a proper extension doesn't start XnView(1.80.3) in Win2000 - but it does in WinXP. It doesn't matter how you associate the files.

This bug appears only in Win2000.

[xnview]

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

"Open With" or double-clicking on a file with a proper extension doesn't start XnView(1.80.3) in Win2000 - but it does in WinXP. It doesn't matter how you associate the files.

This bug appears only in Win2000.

Strange i have not it on my win2000

[ss02ss02]

If you add the association in Windows Explorer as follows it does work, but most of the time XnView will not open "Full Screen".

In "Tools->Folder Options->File Types" for JPG/JPEG or whatever you want for the "Registered file types" click the advanged button en edit the "open" under "actions", "Application used to perform action:" should look like:
"C:\Program Files\XnView\xnview.exe" -full "%1"
This would be using the default install path, don't forget the quotes!

Now double clicking works in Explorer, but again most likely XnView will not open in a full screen! And yes the -full is needed, anything else like -fi/-fa/-all will get you in XnView slideshow mode And not giving any option will make XnView hang

JDH