Viewing files in Windows of Explorer
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Viewing files in Windows of Explorer
Hi,
I've been using the ACDSee program since I've my computer, but now I want a real good freeware viewer, but the problem is that I don't want to right click on every file that I want to open on XnView, so why not implement this feature like ACDSee, IrfanView, and lot of others programs?
I will use the IrfanView while this feature isn't implemented...
I love this program, but...
Thanks and keep the great work
I've been using the ACDSee program since I've my computer, but now I want a real good freeware viewer, but the problem is that I don't want to right click on every file that I want to open on XnView, so why not implement this feature like ACDSee, IrfanView, and lot of others programs?
I will use the IrfanView while this feature isn't implemented...
I love this program, but...
Thanks and keep the great work
Last edited by VaMPiRiC_CRoW on Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:48 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Viewing files in context menu of Explorer
Hi,
Pierre.
A context menu for Explorer will be soon available!VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote: I've been using the ACDSee program since I've my computer, but now I want a real good freeware viewer, but the problem is that I don't want to right click on every file that I want to open on XnView, so why not implement this feature like ACDSee, IrfanView, and lot of others programs?
Pierre.
Re: Viewing files in context menu of Explorer
Will this have a thumbnail of image (as PicaView)? I think this will be a bit difficult to implement, but would be VERY COOL! PicaView is very useful, very handy. If XnView could do the same thing, wow, that would be very good.xnview wrote:A context menu for Explorer will be soon available!
Pierre.
Re: Viewing files in context menu of Explorer
Yes, with a thumbnail =;-)crazytb wrote:Will this have a thumbnail of image (as PicaView)? I think this will be a bit difficult to implement, but will be VERY COOL! PicaView is very useful, very handy. If XnView can do the same thing, wow, that will be very good.
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VaMPiRiC_CRoW et al,
I think you have to install XnView using the setup package (not ZIP archive) to make this work.
good that you're asking, again. I don't know exactly in which version it had been introduced, but the thumbnail in context menu is available and working for a couple of versions, now.VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote:Unfortunately, this problem continues
When this will be fixed?
I think you have to install XnView using the setup package (not ZIP archive) to make this work.
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i wasn't aware of that feature...cute! i tried also installing from the installer but i don't have suche feature, also watching the changelog i connot find when it was introduced..can you tell me if you have a xnview registry key under the tree "hkey_classes_root\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers" and what is its value?helmut wrote:VaMPiRiC_CRoW et al,
good that you're asking, again. I don't know exactly in which version it had been introduced, but the thumbnail in context menu is available and working for a couple of versions, now.VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote:Unfortunately, this problem continues
When this will be fixed?
I think you have to install XnView using the setup package (not ZIP archive) to make this work.
you should find a value similar to (this is an example value):
"{68f32140-2ca3-11d0-acc1-444553540000}"
based on the example you should have also another key under the tree "hkey_classes_root\clsid\{68f32140-2ca3-11d0-acc1-444553540000}\InProcServer32"
if you can tell me this value also i can fix by myself.
thank you!
Before solving your problem, we actually have to understand it. To be honest I still didn't get what you want, this is why you keep getting wrong answers. Please explain a bit more (Left click, Right click, Double click, Windows version, ...).VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote:Hi helmut,
I'm talking about the associates files to the XnView and when I click on that files in the Windows Explorer, they open in XnView!
This doesn't happen, unfortunatly...
With ACDsee works very well...
Last edited by helmut on Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
Sorry, I was completely wrong: When looking at the registry keys I found that the Shell Extension (Thumbnail in context menu) is available in XnView DeLuxe (commercial version), only.ijustdiscoveredthiswonder wrote:i wasn't aware of that feature...cute! i tried also installing from the installer but i don't have suche feature, also watching the changelog i connot find when it was introduced..can you tell me if you have a xnview registry key under the tree "hkey_classes_root\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers" and what is its value?
For all I know in XnView (freeware) it is not available, yet. Perhaps Pierre can give a definite answer.
But there is SageThumbs of Nikolay Raspopov, see SageThumbs - Thumbnail image shell extension.
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thanks for the hint i will try it immediatelyhelmut wrote:But there is SageThumbs of Nikolay Raspopov, see SageThumbs - Thumbnail image shell extension.
xnview already have it! open the options dialog and the last section "associations" is what you are looking for.VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote:I will try to explain the best I can:
In the options of ACDSee, IrfanView, and in the other programs to see images, I can associate files to open them in Windows Explorer when you double left click in that files.
I want to have this feature in XnView!
Did you understand now what I mean?
helmut wrote:Before solving your problem, we actually have to understand it. To be honest I still didn't get what you want, this is why you keep getting wrong answers. Please explain a bit more (Left click, Right click, Double click, Windows version, ...).VaMPiRiC_CRoW wrote:Hi helmut,
I'm talking about the associates files to the XnView and when I click on that files in the Windows Explorer, they open in XnView!
This doesn't happen, unfortunatly...
With ACDsee works very well...
whenever you change selections, xnview set associations into windows explorer...but be aware! if you have another application that use them it is most likely that such application check at startup the associations and don't let other applications get them!
if you are using acdsee, you must disable that "associations check" (or better unselect any association) into acdsee, otherwise associations will always be overwritten by acdsee.
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I know that and I already did that but didn't work
I think that this could be a bug.
I think that this could be a bug.
ijustdiscoveredthiswonder wrote: xnview already have it! open the options dialog and the last section "associations" is what you are looking for.
whenever you change selections, xnview set associations into windows explorer...but be aware! if you have another application that use them it is most likely that such application check at startup the associations and don't let other applications get them!
if you are using acdsee, you must disable that "associations check" (or better unselect any association) into acdsee, otherwise associations will always be overwritten by acdsee.
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