XnView keeps asking if action on tagged or selected files

oops66 · Post by **oops66** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:22 pm

xnview wrote:I think that delete function must ALWAYS work on selected files (Or a checkbox 'use always selected files')
Everybody agree?

No problem for me, I agree

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:39 pm

oops66 wrote:
...Option to always use tagged files if at least one file is tagged and if no or one file is selected...
Your suggestion is very dangerous Dreamer, because if some tagged files exist in an (or some) other directory, it is impossible to see them directly into the current XnView browser/thumbnail folder, so by your suggestion you can modify or delete without prompt and warning all "hidden" tagged files instead the mouse selected one.

I know what you mean, perhaps there might be a warning, or it should be only ini option, but I would be using it with another option "clear tags on exit", so it wouldn't be so danger, I remember that I have tagged the files, with option "clear tags after an operation" it would be even less danger.

When more than one file is SELECTED, then dialog would be OK, but if just one file is selected, then, with the option, it would be useful to delete the tagged files, or perhaps at least highlight the button "use tagged files", because this dialog is very annoying when I need to delete the files in many folders with keyboard.

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:41 pm

xnview wrote:I think that delete function must ALWAYS work on selected files

Oh no, please! It would be even worse, I couldn't use tags to delete the files at all.

oops66 · Post by **oops66** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:08 pm

Dreamer wrote: ...but I would be using it with another option "clear tags on exit", so it wouldn't be so danger, I remember that I have tagged the files, with option "clear tags after an operation" it would be even less danger....

But in this case, I guess David.P probably disagree, because he probably always uses the option Options\thumbnails\Icon Info\Tagged file list must be cleared = "never", for its favorites photos.

Post by **xnview** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:19 am

Dreamer wrote:
xnview wrote:I think that delete function must ALWAYS work on selected files
Oh no, please! It would be even worse, I couldn't use tags to delete the files at all.

So perhaps the best solution is to have 'Don't ask again, use always selected files'??

oops66 · Post by **oops66** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:08 pm

xnview wrote:...So perhaps the best solution is to have 'Don't ask again, use always selected files'??

No problem for me !

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:39 pm

helmut · Post by **helmut** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:50 pm

xnview wrote:...So perhaps the best solution is to have 'Don't ask again, use always selected files'??

O.k.. The wording might be improved, e.g.:
"Don't ask again, always use selected files."
or
"Always use selected files and don't ask again."

What do native speakers suggest?

Post by **xnview** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:22 am

Ok, will be changed in 1.95 beta3

David.P · Post by **David.P** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:57 am

Great and productive support -- as usual !

Thanks heaps
David.P

XnView Software

XnView keeps asking if action on tagged or selected files

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