"Rebuild thumbnails" option in right click menu?

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"Rebuild thumbnails" option in right click menu?

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How about adding the "rebuild thumbnails" option in the browser right click menu? I find that I have to frequently use this feature to update thumbnails for changed files since they don't rebuild automatically. Thanks.
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Yes, that's a good idea!
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Post by foxyshadis »

I think it's a terrible idea. =\

Assigning a shortcut would be a better solution than polluting the menu with a rarely used option (even if a handful of people use it regularly), since we can't customize menus.
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Post by ghost zero »

having a shortcut would be nice, too. but having it conveniently right clickable in the right click menu of the browser makes a lot of sense.
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Post by Dreamer »

I agree with foxyshadis.

BTW we have a shortcut already - Ctrl+R. :wink:

If you want to use a mouse, perhaps a toolbar button would be better - it would be customizable.
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Post by ghost zero »

but the Ctrl+R only refreshes folder, doesn't rebuild thumbnails... :(
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Post by helmut »

XnView should update the embedded thumbnail whenever the image's contents have changed. There are many requests regarding updating thumbnails after image manipulation posed here in the forum, already.

Once an update with every image manipulation (and saving) is done, a "Refresh thumbnail" will be needed in few cases, only.
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Post by ghost zero »

for me, xnview doesn't autoupdate the thumbnails unless the image dimensions change... :(
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Post by helmut »

ghost zero wrote:for me, xnview doesn't autoupdate the thumbnails unless the image dimensions change... :(
Yes, right. My statements "XnView should update" means future versions. The autoupdate should be high up in the "ToDo" list.
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Post by Dreamer »

ghost zero wrote:but the Ctrl+R only refreshes folder, doesn't rebuild thumbnails... :(
It looks it works only if cache is disabled. :?
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Post by ghost zero »

Dreamer wrote:
ghost zero wrote:but the Ctrl+R only refreshes folder, doesn't rebuild thumbnails... :(
It looks it works only if cache is disabled. :?
is it a bug? :(
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helmut wrote:
ghost zero wrote:for me, xnview doesn't autoupdate the thumbnails unless the image dimensions change... :(
Yes, right. My statements "XnView should update" means future versions. The autoupdate should be high up in the "ToDo" list.
XnView always auto update if there is a change!!!
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Post by ghost zero »

what is this auto update you guys are talking about?
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ghost zero wrote:what is this auto update you guys are talking about?
The function that doesn't work for you, if you change a file, xnview refresh the thumbnails
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Post by ghost zero »

ya ive been having this problem still:

http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

any idea if it can get fixed?
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