Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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budz45
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Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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'Windowless' image viewing like in Xyplorer when I click on the thumbnail preview the image appears in it's original size without any OS window, close buttons, controls etc

Xyplorer file manager with the windowless image viewing
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With support for moveable transparent controls and control of windowless size;
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...lol this might take a lot of work to work on, I would love to see it in Xnview / Xnview MP (future) :D
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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Anyone got any comment on this?
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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For me, this feature would only be useful as a "quick viewer" for the Shell Extension when clicking on the thumbnail in the context menu.
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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That might be useful as an "instant" pop-up preview as I mouse over the thumbs.

I have also hoped for a "windowless" browser mode similar to the FireFox (and others) "Full screen" mode.
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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I would love this feature as a toggle feature in the viewer, just like how we can toggle between Fullscreen on/off
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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budz, check out vjpeg, it's exactly what you want.

http://www.stereopsis.com/vjpeg/
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Re: Please, 'Windowless' image viewing

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ThatEvilGuy wrote:budz, check out vjpeg, it's exactly what you want.

http://www.stereopsis.com/vjpeg/
Thanks for vjpeg. I think development on that has ceased. Vjpeg only support JPG (no PNG of others) and also there is no way to next/prev to other files in the directory.

I think in future, with no pressure, that this 'windowless' feature could still make Xnview as a toggle on/off feature in the viewer just like the fullscreen toggle.
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