XnView Software

It's nice and convenient to click on a video file and see it playing in the preview right away. Though there are quite a number of problems that result from a video being played automatically. E.g. video files cannot be moved or renamed while playing.

Suggestion:
"Auto Play" should be off by default. As written above auto play is nice and convenient but often you don't want a video to be played and playing videos cause numerous problems.

+1

Thank you for seconding, Dreamer.

My above suggestion needs some refinement:
Currently, "Auto Play" affects both preview and viewer. When clicking on a video in the file list of the browser, it should not play by default. While when opening a video in the viewer it should play right away.

Suggestion:
- "Auto Play" settings should be split up in two settings: "Auto play videos in preview" and "Auto play videos in viewer".
- "Auto play in preview" should be off by default.
- "Auto play in viewer" should be on by default.