1.92 Beta 3 Layout Problems

JohnFredC · Post by **JohnFredC** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:34 pm

1. Hiding the tree in Layout 7 hides the splitter for the properties panel.

To reproduce...

Select Layout 7 and display the browser with tree, thumbs, and preview panels. Notice that the splitter for the properties panel is visible.

Hide the tree. Splitter for the properties panel disappears.

Also:

Select Layout 7 and display the browser with tree, thumbs, preview, and properties panel visible.

First hide the tree then hide the properties panel. Properties splitter disappears.

2. Layout 7 does not remember the preview splitter position.

I have reported this several times in the past for previous versions. Please fix for the next release!!!

Troken · Post by **Troken** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:30 am

Hm... I can not reproduce this.

Troken · Post by **Troken** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:52 am

I've been testing a while now but can not reproduce. The only thing I can find is this in layout 8 (missing "splitter handle" at the right hand side), but I suspect it's not what you mean.

JohnFredC · Post by **JohnFredC** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:15 pm

Before hiding tree:

After hiding tree:

Post by **xnview** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:31 pm

I can't confirm, if i click on arrow to hide treeview, and lcick again, the folder view is ok

JohnFredC · Post by **JohnFredC** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:55 pm

You can see from my snapshot that it is the Properties Splitter that is missing.

Maybe it has something to do with my 1900x1200 "wide display"? Perhaps the position calculated for the "collapsed" properties splitter is affected by display aspect ratio?

Anyway, its really aggravating. There is no way to "unhide" the properties panel (in Layout 7) without displaying the tree.

Post by **xnview** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:22 pm

JohnFredC wrote:You can see from my snapshot that it is the Properties Splitter that is missing.

Maybe it has something to do with my 1900x1200 "wide display"? Perhaps the position calculated for the "collapsed" properties splitter is affected by display aspect ratio?

Anyway, its really aggravating. There is no way to "unhide" the properties panel (in Layout 7) without displaying the tree.

Oh right, sorry, i confirm

JohnFredC · Post by **JohnFredC** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:18 am

Bug #1 reported above has been fixed in 1.92 beta 4 (thanks Pierre!)...

Bug #2 (also reported above) remains. To reproduce: do the following:

- Display Layout 7.
- Display the Preview panel.
- Adjust the Preview splitter to some position of your liking.
- Select another layout.
- Re-select Layout 7.
- Observe that the Preview splitter has moved from your previously chosen position.

Thanks for listening!

JohnFredC · Post by **JohnFredC** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:02 pm

I have determined a solution for the bug #2 mentioned above.

1. Expand the Properties panel to the width you best like.
2. Close and reopen XnView.
3. XnView now has stored the expanded width and will restore it correctly when next you expand the properties panel using the splitter button.

It appears that XnView does not remember the "expanded" properties splitter position (at least for layout 7) if the properties panel is collapsed when XnView exits.