XnView Software

andrewj wrote:I have just upgraded to 1.91.6, but I can't get the new companion files feature working, and the default companion file handling (which was fine in 1.914) seems to be disabled.

Firstly, I want to move/copy .JPG files when I move/copy the RAW file (.CR2). This was default behaviour before, but seems to have stopped working.

Secondly, I'd ideally like to move, at the same time, the Bibble Pro sidecar file (which will have an extension of .CR2.bib). Can this be done?

andrewj wrote:Dear Pierre,

Yes, I tried the following entries under [File]
Companion_00=cr2:jpg
Companion_01=cr2:cr2.bib

Is this right? I couldn't get it working.
Thanks
Andrew

andrewj wrote:Yes, please. I'd be happy to test it.
Andrew

andrewj wrote:Dear Pierre,

I'm sorry, I still can't get it working, for either the jpg or bib files. My entries, in the [File] section of xnview.ini, are

Companion_00=CR2:jpg
Companion_01=CR2:CR2.bib

Have I mis-spelt something? Are the entries case-sensistive (I've tried several combinations, but not all).

Thanks
Andrew

Companion_00=cr2:jpg
Companion_01=cr2:cr2.bib

andrewj wrote:Dear Pierre,
I'm trying to use the latest test version, and I've come across a problem. If I pick up and drag the .CR2 file, I want it to take the .JPG and the .CR2.BIB with it. This works fine.

However, if I pick up the .JPG I don't want to move the other files. This allows me to move this to a different output directory from the originals if I want to.

I've currently got the following two entries in the ini file:

Companion_00=cr2:jpg
Companion_01=cr2:cr2.bib

I've got rid of the line mapping jpg to cr2.

Logically this should give me the behaviour I want. Can we fix this?
Thanks

Andrew

XnView allows you full control over how companion files are managed. You turn companion file handling on and off in the "File Operations" tab under Tools/Options.../"General". The detail behaviour then depends on lines in the [File] section of XnView.ini

For each pair of file types, you need a line like:

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Companion_00=cr2:jpg

This means that file operations such as move, copy and delete on a Canon RAW file with extension .CR2 will also affect the companion file with extension .JPG

You can have up to 100 associations, but each line must have a different number before the "=" sign.

The system can also accomodate files where a new extension is appended to the original one. E.g. Bibble adds .bib to the RAW filename, so you need a line like the following:

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Companion_01=cr2:cr2.bib

The associations only work one way. E.g. the above only work if you act on the .CR2 file. This makes it easy to manage output files separately from the other associated files. If you want the associations to work both ways you will need lines mapping the other way, e.g.:

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Companion_02=cr2:jpg

andrewj wrote:...to work both ways you will need lines mapping the other way, e.g.:

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Companion_02=cr2:jpg

Companion_02=jpg:cr2

Companion_00=jpg:tiff
Companion_01=tiff:jpg
Companion_02=jpeg:tiff
Companion_03=tiff:jpeg
Companion_04=jpg:tif
Companion_05=tif:jpg
Companion_06=jpeg:tif
Companion_07=tif:jpeg
Companion_08=cr2:jpg
Companion_09=jpg:cr2
Companion_10=cr2:jpeg
Companion_11=jpeg:cr2
Companion_12=orf:jpg
Companion_13=jpg:orf
Companion_14=orf:jpeg
Companion_15=jpeg:orf
Companion_16=cr2:tiff
Companion_17=tiff:cr2
Companion_18=cr2:jpeg
Companion_19=jpeg:cr2
Companion_20=orf:tiff
Companion_21=tiff:orf
Companion_22=cr2:tif
Companion_23=tif:cr2
Companion_24=cr2:jpeg
Companion_25=jpeg:cr2
Companion_26=orf:tif
Companion_27=tif:orf
Companion_28=orf:jpeg
Companion_29=jpeg:orf

• use "::" instead of ":" to indicate bidirectional binding
• use ";" to separate multiple extensions

Companion_00=jpg;jpeg::tif;tiff

Companion_00=jpg:tiff
Companion_01=tiff:jpg
Companion_02=jpeg:tiff
Companion_03=tiff:jpeg
Companion_04=jpg:tif
Companion_05=tif:jpg
Companion_06=jpeg:tif
Companion_07=tif:jpeg