XnView Software

One great feature, that is crucial for post processing photos, is the ability to select photos while browsing them in full screen mode (all black background, without any panels what so ever).

How to in XnView?
I've tried using the tagged-function, but it really doesn't seem to do the same trick. Why not have an easily accessible key, like "m" to mark files, which is then marked as selected in the usual manner, when you leave fullscreen mode and return to the browser?
You can then move/whatnot the selected files and do whatever you want, in the same way you would have with ordinary selections.

Gäst wrote:One great feature, that is crucial for post processing photos, is the ability to select photos while browsing them in full screen mode (all black background, without any panels what so ever).

How to in XnView?
I've tried using the tagged-function, but it really doesn't seem to do the same trick. Why not have an easily accessible key, like "m" to mark files, which is then marked as selected in the usual manner, when you leave fullscreen mode and return to the browser?
You can then move/whatnot the selected files and do whatever you want, in the same way you would have with ordinary selections.

Why 'tag' is it not good??

Firstly; it is so much more awkward pressing Ctrl+T to tag images, than to press a single key to simply select them.
Secondly; you have to have the ugly tag-boxes turned on in while in browse mode, to see what files are selected (instead of simply viewing the selction markers).
Thirdly; I really don't know how to use the tags to move files after I've selected them. I bet there's a menu alternative somewhere that I haven't found yet, but isn't this yet another reason why selections works better, since selections could have been drag/dropped directly without any fuzzle.

Gäst wrote:Firstly; it is so much more awkward pressing Ctrl+T to tag images, than to press a single key to simply select them.
Secondly; you have to have the ugly tag-boxes turned on in while in browse mode, to see what files are selected (instead of simply viewing the selction markers).
Thirdly; I really don't know how to use the tags to move files after I've selected them. I bet there's a menu alternative somewhere that I haven't found yet, but isn't this yet another reason why selections works better, since selections could have been drag/dropped directly without any fuzzle.

You can use 'T', and if you tag some files, when you use Copy or another process, you'll be asked about which files to use

Is there a way to drag/drop tagged images?
...and is there really no way to plainly select files while in fullscreen, like in Foto Station?

Anonymous wrote:Is there a way to drag/drop tagged images?

Oh yes, currently there is no way to drag&drop tagged files into tree or folder!

...and is there really no way to plainly select files while in fullscreen, like in Foto Station?

No, the only way is 'tag'

Too bad.
Would you be interested in adding support for it?

Gäst wrote:Too bad.
Would you be interested in adding support for it?

Yes, i don't know which is the best way to do that. When you drag items, show a little menu, or something like 'tagged files => selected files'...

I was more thinking about supporting meta-selection directly, like the way selecting files while in Full Screen works in other major Image Browsers.

Wouldn't that be the easiest and most logical way to handle it?

Do you mean the auto-hide bars? I think it would be very useful, fullscreen is really weak in xnview.

Folder tree list on the left, file info (Prop., EXIF, IPTC) on the right, file list at the bottom has been already suggested.

It is possible to tag files and then set a filter. Then you can do whatever you like with them.
Ctrl+T seems to invert tags. Removing all tags is a bit too easy: switch directory for a moment.
Too bad I don't see any checkbox in fullscreen mode.
Btw: The "(un)tag current" in the menu are a bit useless without a hotkey.