RC2: File Association don't work

[dickymoe]

Hello, i'm a problem with the association files in xnview !!

I would like to associate xnview with the most used extension and i'm a the beautiful icon for tga,gif but no for jpeg and bmp why ???

With the RC2 i'm associate the most extension and when a open a file Xnview open this file but the icon don't change !!!

[ckit]

Try logging out of Windows or rebooting,
might be a problem with the icon cache in Windows.

[dickymoe]

I'm restart and i'm the beautiful icon with tga,gif et for bmp,jpeg,tif i'am an icon of xnview but no the good !!

[helmut]

Think Pierre has made changes in the last RCs. Do file associations work for other people? Perhaps people on various platforms can check and post here.

[ckit]

As of RC4, I've used "The most used" function and JPEG2000 to associate XnView with my files and have had no problems.

[helmut]

Just tried on Windows XP SP2, here it works o.k..

For testing I have:
1 - Started XnView
2 - Associated the file format "GIF" in Tools > Options, category "Associations")
3 - Closed options and restarted XnView.
4 - Looked in browser whether GIF symbol of XnView appears.
5 - Selected GIF file and pressed "F3" to open it with the associated program.

Then I've checked the correct removal of the association:
1 - Removed the association, again, by unchecking GIF in "Associations".
2 - Restarted XnView.
3 - Looked in browser whether former GIF symbol (MS PhotoEditor) appears
4 - Selected GIF file an pressed "F3" to see whether it opens with the former application.

As written above this all worked o.k. on Windows XP SP2.

[Dreamer]

Yes, same here, no problems.

[helmut]

File associations seem to work, now. Closed.