XnView Software

I open Win2000 browser, click right on an image and select "open with" and then I selected (of course ) XnView. The program was not started, but the task manager told me the xnview.exe was running. I was not able to start xnview by doubleclicking the shortcut on my desktop and going directly to the file and clicking it did not work either.
When I finish in the taskmanager the process and doubleclick the shortcut on my desktop, everything is fine.
Not very sure where I made a mistake, please let me know...
Thomas

thire wrote:I open Win2000 browser, click right on an image and select "open with" and then I selected (of course ) XnView. The program was not started, but the task manager told me the xnview.exe was running. I was not able to start xnview by doubleclicking the shortcut on my desktop and going directly to the file and clicking it did not work either.
When I finish in the taskmanager the process and doubleclick the shortcut on my desktop, everything is fine.
Not very sure where I made a mistake, please let me know...

There is a little bug in the setup (with association), perhaps it's the problem.

I have no "problem" with this "bug", I just wanted to help! Just do some errorreporting in order to improve this fantastic piece of software!
th

thire wrote:I have no "problem" with this "bug", I just wanted to help! Just do some errorreporting in order to improve this fantastic piece of software!
th

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

Various people have encountered this problem, perhaps it's time to write up a short FAQ.

@Pierre:
Perhaps the way XnView interprets the options could be improved?

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

"Open With" or double-clicking on a file with a proper extension doesn't start XnView(1.80.3) in Win2000 - but it does in WinXP. It doesn't matter how you associate the files.

This bug appears only in Win2000.

Andrej wrote:

This is a known bug. When associating files using "Open with" (what you describe above), you will encounter this problem. The right way to associate files with XnView is to use XnView#s option dialog: "Tools > Options", category "Associations".

"Open With" or double-clicking on a file with a proper extension doesn't start XnView(1.80.3) in Win2000 - but it does in WinXP. It doesn't matter how you associate the files.

This bug appears only in Win2000.

Strange i have not it on my win2000

If you add the association in Windows Explorer as follows it does work, but most of the time XnView will not open "Full Screen".

In "Tools->Folder Options->File Types" for JPG/JPEG or whatever you want for the "Registered file types" click the advanged button en edit the "open" under "actions", "Application used to perform action:" should look like:
"C:\Program Files\XnView\xnview.exe" -full "%1"
This would be using the default install path, don't forget the quotes!

Now double clicking works in Explorer, but again most likely XnView will not open in a full screen! And yes the -full is needed, anything else like -fi/-fa/-all will get you in XnView slideshow mode And not giving any option will make XnView hang

JDH