XnView Software

My idea is for a folder with images AND thumb cache that can be burned to a CD or copied/moved to a Network location.

The key feature of a Distributable Folder would be the "localized" thumbnail cache it contains.

To setup/use a Distributable Folder:

Designate Folder

• User: Create or navigate to a folder with images
  User: Select XnView menu option (or toolbar button) "Folder Options"
  XnView: Display "Folder Options" dialog
  User: Enable "Make this folder distributable" (checkbox?)
  User: OK
  XnView: Prepare folder for distribution

Prepare Folder for Distribution

• XnView: "Preparing local data. Please wait."
  XnView: Move thumbs (for designated folder) from central cache to "local" cache file in designated folder
  XnView: Create any missing thumbs in "local" cache in designated folder
  XnView: "Folder ready for distribution"

Distribute Folder

• User: Select menu option (or toolbar button) "Distribute folder to:"
  XnView: Display distribution dialog
  User: Use folder tree dialog to identify destination media
  User: Toggle "Distribute local cache"
  User: Toggle "Distribute default slide show"
  User: Copy or Move
  Etc.
  User: OK
  
  XnView: "Distributing folder. Please wait."
  XnView: If folder not already distributable, Prepare Folder for Distribution
  XnView: Copy (or move) entire folder (with cache, if enabled by user, etc.) to destination media
  XnView: "Distribute folder has completed"

XnView Browse behavior with Distributable/Distributed Folder

• User: Open XnView, navigate to folder
  XnView: If "local" cache file (xnview.xdb?) already present in folder, use it for thumbnail cache, otherwise use central cache for thumbs.

Issues

- What to call the "local" cache? xnview.xdb? User named? By folder name?
- How to handle "local" cache files when user has copied files/folders with Explorer, etc (instead of XnView)
- Browser navigation may slow while XnView switches to "local" cache
- What to do if multiple xdb files in folder
- Need action to "undistribute" a folder (ie. revert to using central cache and delete "local" cache)
- Etc...?