XnView Software

Hi!
First of all, many thanks for the excellent XnView! I have a quibble with the software, though:

- when doing a copy/move for the first time, the drawing of the folder tree takes ages (in fact more than a minute). Ok, I have two full 250GB disks and access a few remote disks but XnView is the only software I know that works this way.

My sugestion is doing things the Windowze way: don't open the folder tree and put a "Browse" button near the path box. The tree will open only when user clicks Browse.

Also, is there any way to activate the right button in full screen (very useful for fast copying/moving)

bzi99 wrote:Also, is there any way to activate the right button in full screen (very useful for fast copying/moving)

"activate the right button" ?? Could you explain please?

Dreamer wrote:"activate the right button" ?? Could you explain please?

I mean the right button of the mouse. In non-full screen mode a right click opens the menu with Open, Zoom, etc operations.

Anonymous wrote:

Dreamer wrote:"activate the right button" ?? Could you explain please?

I mean the right button of the mouse. In non-full screen mode a right click opens the menu with Open, Zoom, etc operations.

OK, so you want the context menu in fullscreen. I thought it is enabled by default...

Options > View > Fullscreen > disable/unmark "Enable navigation..."

Dreamer wrote:Options > View > Fullscreen > disable/unmark "Enable navigation..."

Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for

Glad to help.

- when doing a copy/move for the first time, the drawing of the folder tree takes ages (in fact more than a minute). Ok, I have two full 250GB disks and access a few remote disks but XnView is the only software I know that works this way.

I have exactly the same problem. A single file copy/move takes between 50 and 90 seconds! I suggest you use the standard Windows File Open/Save dialog or something like ACDSee's that remembers the last paths.

It's the only single annoying reason I don't use XnView - it's great otherwise.

enforcer wrote:

- when doing a copy/move for the first time, the drawing of the folder tree takes ages (in fact more than a minute). Ok, I have two full 250GB disks and access a few remote disks but XnView is the only software I know that works this way.

I have exactly the same problem. A single file copy/move takes between 50 and 90 seconds! I suggest you use the standard Windows File Open/Save dialog or something like ACDSee's that remembers the last paths.

50-80 sec for what? For the copy?

xnview wrote:50-80 sec for what? For the copy?

Just for drawing the HUGE file tree (several disks, many folders, folders with thousands of pics). And after drawing the tree a simple scroll takes seconds (my PC is not slow: P4@2.8GB, 1GB of RAM)

In my case the drawing of the tree takes more than 30 seconds in a 3-month-old PC.
XnView is the only application I know with this annoyance.

enforcer wrote:

xnview wrote:50-80 sec for what? For the copy?

Just for drawing the HUGE file tree (several disks, many folders, folders with thousands of pics). And after drawing the tree a simple scroll takes seconds (my PC is not slow: P4@2.8GB, 1GB of RAM)

Really strange, i use the standard windows dialog box Acdsee has his own dialog??

xnview wrote:Really strange, i use the standard windows dialog box Acdsee has his own dialog??

It has (at least ACDSee 7). You're NOT using the standard File Open/Save dialog (do a File->Save in your browser or favorite application). That dialog is instantaneous.

The only other application I know that always draw the FULL file tree is PowerDVD but it takes much less time than XnView (under 30 seconds).

enforcer wrote:

xnview wrote:Really strange, i use the standard windows dialog box Acdsee has his own dialog??

It has (at least ACDSee 7). You're NOT using the standard File Open/Save dialog (do a File->Save in your browser or favorite application). That dialog is instantaneous.

The only other application I know that always draw the FULL file tree is PowerDVD but it takes much less time than XnView (under 30 seconds).

Oh yes, it's my dialog, sorry... But it's the same component as tree view in the browser. Do you have the same delay in browser?

xnview wrote:Oh yes, it's my dialog, sorry... But it's the same component as tree view in the browser. Do you have the same delay in browser?

No. The difference is that the browser doesn't draw the full folder tree (nor does any application I know save for PowerDVD). "Save As" goes directly to the last directory and you have quick navigation at the top ("Save In:").

enforcer wrote:

xnview wrote:Oh yes, it's my dialog, sorry... But it's the same component as tree view in the browser. Do you have the same delay in browser?

No. The difference is that the browser doesn't draw the full folder tree (nor does any application I know save for PowerDVD).

It's strange, because i don't draw full folder tree here too, and i've checked, i draw only visible tree...
But which folders do you have to obtain this delay? I have this dialog without delay...