XnView Software

Recent files launched in empty window should use the first available <no file> tab

Currently in an earlier test in 0.30 it doesn't launch in the <no file> tab as expected:


Same thing when I close all Xnview MP tabs to revert to <no file> tab, then I open browser, go to a directory and launch an image and see that the <no file> tab still get's unoccupied.

I believe this is not a bug but a missing feature.

Also,

Should <Not a file> be better named as <Empty> or <Blank> ....Which name sounds better in foreign languages too?

budz45 wrote:Recent files launched in empty window should use the first available <no file> tab

budz45 wrote: Same thing when I close all Xnview MP tabs to revert to <no file> tab, then I open browser, go to a directory and launch an image and see that the <no file> tab still get's unoccupied.

First of all, thank you so much Pierre for adding this initial feature (<Empty> tab ) back in the previous beta 0.30 can't remember.

Right, for the above quoted I think a tickbox option that would go somewhere in the settings, something named like;
-Empty tabs: Always occupy these first

so by enabling such this option, anytime a file is launched from the browser or elsewhere and an empty tab (<Empty>) is available, that first empty tab would be used first. Perhaps maybe this option should be ticked by default, perhaps not.

I think users would love it.

Right,

Or how about NO Tickbox setting at all (not needed)! Instead just make a default behavior of the <Empty> tab always auto-removing (very quick auto-closing) when opening a new file is opened from Browser, Recent Files or Win Explorer/File-managers (non-drag 'n' drop)... Would that be more better?

You see it might be more better as the <Empty> tab has no real significance (currently) in XnView MP except just as an option to see if a user doesn't want display Browser on startup or as another option to display if user does not want the last tab upon closing to close the program.

So,

related issue here:
Subject: MP 0.32 Win: Superfluous tab

So this tab issue needs to be resolved to work with the following:
>>"Opening a file from Browser"
>>"Opening a file from Win Explorer/external file-manager"
>>"Recent Files"
>>"Capture" (screen capture)
>>"Web Capture"
>>"Import Clipboard" ---> upon when a new clipboard image is opened in a tab, it would use first available <Empty> tab

All of these above listed file-opening methods exist for opening files in XnView MP tabs. So whenever there is a first <Empty> tab not used it should get occupied first or simply just fast auto-close.

Please check XnViewMP 0.48

xnview wrote:Please check XnViewMP 0.48

Thank you. Fixed in XnViewMP 0.48

Tested and works:

budz45 wrote: So this tab issue needs to be resolved to work with the following:
>>"Opening a file from Browser"
>>"Opening a file from Win Explorer/external file-manager"
>>"Recent Files"
>>"Capture" (screen capture)
>>"Web Capture"
>>"Import Clipboard" ---> upon when a new clipboard image is opened in a tab, it would use first available <Empty> tab