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Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 11:19 pm
by josedumoretzsohn
I just found the Opacity value resource inside the Draw panel, but there it cannot serve the Select + Copy + Paste operation.
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 4:19 am
by user0
josedumoretzsohn wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 10:22 pm
I am trying to cope with 1.9.5, but the Paste-resulted image is still much darker than the piece selected and copied, and in 1.9.5 there's no Toolbar where to manage the Opacity value.
record your screen with windows Snipping tool and upload to imgur.com
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:04 am
by josedumoretzsohn
Sorry to extend on this, but the fact is: in MP 1.9.3x64, under fully updated Windows 11, when, working on a very same image, after we Select and Copy a frame and then Move the frame anywhere else and Paste it there, the color is absolutely the same as the original one copied, which means the Opacity value is also absolutely the same when moved from one place to the other. Why is it different in 1.9.4 and 1.9.5 ? I am working with the three last versions 1.9.3 and 1.9.4 and 1.9.5, trying to learn whether I can find a final solution. Thank you for your guidance.
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 5:29 am
by xnview
josedumoretzsohn wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:04 am
Sorry to extend on this, but the fact is: in MP 1.9.3x64, under fully updated Windows 11, when, working on a very same image, after we Select and Copy a frame and then Move the frame anywhere else and Paste it there, the color is absolutely the same as the original one copied, which means the Opacity value is also absolutely the same when moved from one place to the other. Why is it different in 1.9.4 and 1.9.5 ? I am working with the three last versions 1.9.3 and 1.9.4 and 1.9.5, trying to learn whether I can find a final solution. Thank you for your guidance.
in 1.94/1.95, you can now change the opacity of pasted image
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 2:07 pm
by josedumoretzsohn
Thanks a lot !
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 8:29 pm
by xnviewfriend
Hello everyone, my first post.
I'm using XnView since many years, and the copy/paste tool is one of my regularly used tools. The upgraded copy/paste function is really great for pasting content with accuracy, while having visual control during the process. But when accuracy is not required but a fluent work flow is mandatory, the new copy/paste function isn't the right tool for the job.
For example, I often draw a selection with the mouse, then copy the current selection, then repeatedly paste the content while dragging the selection frame to new coordinates across the image, sometimes in quick succession depending on the current task I want to achieve. With the new functionality, this quick copy/paste routine isn't practicable anymore, because every paste requires to be confirmed by either clicking the OK button on the top of the XnView edit screen, or by right-clicking into the selection three times in quick succession. For copy/paste jobs, where accuracy isn't required, the necessity to confirm every paste continuously brakes the creative flow.
That's why I want to suggest making both the old and the new copy/paste tool path available in XnView. Each function is available as a command that can be bound to a user defined keyboard shortcut. The updated copy/paste routine could go by the name "Copy/Paste enhanced", or maybe name the old routine "Copy/Paste classic".
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:53 pm
by xnview
xnviewfriend wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 8:29 pm
That's why I want to suggest making both the old and the new copy/paste tool path available in XnView. Each function is available as a command that can be bound to a user defined keyboard shortcut. The updated copy/paste routine could go by the name "Copy/Paste enhanced", or maybe name the old routine "Copy/Paste classic".
you can enable old behavior by chaging
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 12:29 am
by xnviewfriend
xnview wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:53 pm
you can enable old behavior by chaging
I can confirm that this is working nicely, thank you so much.
I would welcome you adding an option to choose between both copy/paste functions via keyboard shortcuts or means of the user interface. In the current situation, you kind of have to ~permanently~ choose between one of the two available functions while sacrificing access to the other at the same time.
Do you have plans to make both options selectable in a future release?
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:37 am
by mguarra
xnviewfriend wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 12:29 am
xnview wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:53 pm
you can enable old behavior by chaging
I can confirm that this is working nicely, thank you so much.
I would welcome you adding an option to choose between both copy/paste functions via keyboard shortcuts or means of the user interface. In the current situation, you kind of have to ~permanently~ choose between one of the two available functions while sacrificing access to the other at the same time.
Do you have plans to make both options selectable in a future release?
Thanks so much! Copy and paste is more usable for me in 1.9.5. I've seen the code to restore the old behavior (pasteOldMethod=true), but I don't understand how to use it. Could you tell me how to use it to restore the 1.9.3 copy/paste environment (I don't want to see the new toolbar with its opacity and position), if possible? Thanks again.
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:39 pm
by xnviewfriend
mguarra wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:37 am
Copy and paste is more usable for me in 1.9.5. I've seen the code to restore the old behavior (pasteOldMethod=true), but I don't understand how to use it. Could you tell me how to use it to restore the 1.9.3 copy/paste environment (I don't want to see the new toolbar with its opacity and position), if possible?
1. exit XnView
2. open xnview.ini in a text editor
3. add "pasteOldMethod=true" (without the quotes) to the section [Viewer]
4. restart XnView
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 7:29 am
by mguarra
xnviewfriend wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:39 pm
mguarra wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:37 am
Copy and paste is more usable for me in 1.9.5. I've seen the code to restore the old behavior (pasteOldMethod=true), but I don't understand how to use it. Could you tell me how to use it to restore the 1.9.3 copy/paste environment (I don't want to see the new toolbar with its opacity and position), if possible?
1. exit XnView
2. open xnview.ini in a text editor
3. add "pasteOldMethod=true" (without the quotes) to the section [Viewer]
4. restart XnView
Thank you very much, I will try.
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:48 am
by xnview
xnviewfriend wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 12:29 am
I would welcome you adding an option to choose between both copy/paste functions via keyboard shortcuts or means of the user interface. In the current situation, you kind of have to ~permanently~ choose between one of the two available functions while sacrificing access to the other at the same time.
Something like 'Paste in selection'?
Re: XNviewMP 1.9.4 with bug in Copy and Paste resource
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:46 pm
by xnviewfriend
xnview wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:48 amSomething like 'Paste in selection'?
Here's how I envision a good workflow using both the old and new copy/paste functions. This requires making both the old and the new copy/paste functions available as bindable keyboard shortcut commands, like I suggested earlier.
- Draw a selection with the mouse (using the old copy/paste function).
- Copy the selection [Ctrl+C].
- Drag the selection frame to the desired destination, without the copied content being visible inside the selection frame, as this would block the view when adjusting the selection position and frame size at the destination.
Either continue with step 4 or 6:
- Press a user-definable keyboard shortcut (for example [Ctrl+Alt+V]) to switch to the new enhanced copy/paste function.
- Drag the selection frame to the desired destination, with the copied content being visible inside the selection frame, allowing for fine-adjustment at the destination coordinates using visual control.
- Paste the selection content [Ctrl-V] without any confirmation dialog.
The copy/paste job is finished. Optionally, start over at step 1, or go to step 3 to reuse the current selection.
The user can switch between the old and new copy/paste functionality at any time by pressing a definable keyboard shortcut. Optionally, the user can en-/disable a confirmation dialog when pasting copied content. This allows for quick copy/paste jobs (cloning) without confirmation dialogs interrupting the workflow.
Just an idea for the selection frame:
Perhaps the selection frame can be (optionally) enhanced by adding two clickable buttons/characters. One represents the confirmation to paste the selected content, the other toggles between the old and the new copy/paste functionality.
Simple draft:
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