"Save As" - too many file types

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"Save As" - too many file types

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I think there are too many filetypes on "Save As" dialog. Is it possible to hide some of them?

It's great that XnView can open so much formats, but I don't really need to save into them.
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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yes, right, you can hide some formats in option/Read-write>General
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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That option only puts chosen formats on top on the Formats list, but the list still includes everything. I'd like to hide some on them.
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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MaxSt wrote:That option only puts chosen formats on top on the Formats list, but the list still includes everything. I'd like to hide some on them.
houps, right... Perhaps a use 'common format' for save dialog?
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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:arrow: Pierre

:) Hello !

Ages ago…
- I met the same annoyance and proposed a box with simple buttons to solve the issue…
- Except a pretty row, nothing resulted of that effort…
- Sorry, too tired now to find the topic, maybe our wonderful Librarian will do ? If so, TIA !

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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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xnview wrote:
MaxSt wrote:That option only puts chosen formats on top on the Formats list, but the list still includes everything. I'd like to hide some on them.
houps, right... Perhaps a use 'common format' for save dialog?
Maybe after the user selected "most often" formats, include a radio button: "show chosen formats on top of the list"/"show only chosen formats".
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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:arrow: MaxSt

:) Hello !
Maybe after the user selected "most often" formats, include a radio button: "show chosen formats on top of the list"/"show only chosen formats".
• Actually, my idea was to not use the list at all ! Indeed this needs a special command for “Save As (Common)…” with the most used formats - and I planned too 1…3 customizable “wildcard” buttons for users who would have to save often in a rare format…
- A box of buttons well stuck on the background is always better than an unstable drop-down list showing tiny characters in its ranks. :P

- What do you think ?

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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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Clo wrote:Ages ago…
- I met the same annoyance and proposed a box with simple buttons to solve the issue…
- Except a pretty row, nothing resulted of that effort…
- Sorry, too tired now to find the topic, maybe our wonderful Librarian will do ? If so, TIA !
:mrgreen: Here you go:
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Re: "Save As" - too many file types

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:arrow: XnTriq

:) Hello !

THANK YOU W. ! :D

• Sometimes, the future is in our back… :wink:

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