XnView Software

The bug occurs also in 1.80.3

Edit: As it turned out, this bug is somewhat random and there are no sure way to reproduce the bug except maybe in XnView 1.80.3.

This should be sure way to reproduce in version 1.80.3:
- Delete or rename your xnview.ini
- Disable cache and enable folders in browser
- Set the 'Browser / Startup Directory' option to Specified, but leave the path field empty
- Restart XnView
- Hit F5 or press the Refresh button in the browser
= XnView crashes

Not so sure way to reproduce in version 1.82b:
- Disable cache and enable folders in browser
- Set the browser to open at startup
- Set the 'Browser / Startup Directory' option to Specified, but leave the path field empty
- Restart XnView
- Hit F5 or press the Refresh button in the browser
= XnView crashes

By setting the 'Startup Directory' option to Specified and leaving path field empty, is the only way to start the browser in to mode where no folders are open and the folder tree is in 'My computer'. This is more a trick than function, but I like it to work that way, so please don't fix this in the way that this 'function' stops working.

Hello !

- I cannot reproduce a crash following your steps. I tested both ß-2 and 1.80.3, no problem : the browser starts alright showing only the tree, not any folder as expected.
- When I press F5, I get the first folder of my “Favourite folders” menu…

- Under XP-Pro.

BTW : This workaround (to leave a blank field) is very useful for me, since before we had an option "Don't start the thumb-nails" which has been suppressed. Also, I like to start the browser empty, then open the directory I need…

Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

Have you set the browser to open on at startup? It seems that that bug won't occur if the browser don't open on startup.

No, 'cause this was not specified in your steps, and I never set this, but I go to test again in that way !

KR
Claude
Clo

Windows 2000 SP4:
¤ 1.80.3 crashes
¤ 1.82 Beta 2 works fine (browser jumps to XnView installation folder)

Ah ! This is another song !

- With the ß-2, the crash occurs, address of the error Offset 0002BEF1

- With 1.80.3, no crash still, but F5 makes that the folder of XnView is displayed in the thumb-nail board
- I use the layout #4…

• Hum… I guess that “my” old option "Don't start the thumbnails" might be restored… It didn't cause such issues.

KR
Claude
Clo

XnTriq

Hello !

• Funny temperamental , since I get exactly the opposite !

[OT] Please, look at your PMs [/OT]

KR
Claude
Clo

Clo & XnTriq
Yeah this bug is somewhat random. I tested with clean ini and it doesn't crash. Theres still have to have to be an option what causes this.

Edit: Ok I got it. The folders have to be enabled in browser. I updated the reproduce instructions. (should be sure way to reproduce)

ckv

Continuation:

- Same here with "Folders" enabled, crash with the ß-2 (same address of error than above), and nothing with the 1.80.3, just the folder of XnView as thumb-nails…

KR
Claude
Clo

@Clo
LOL. Ok try my new "sure way to reproduce in version 1.80.3" instructions in the first post.

Edit: Also could backup your 1.82b ini file, Pierre might want it. (I deleted my 1.82b ini and I can't reproduce it anymore)

ckv

Same here with new INIs (I renamed the current ones in both versions) :
- Impossible to crash the 1.80.3 according to your updated steps,
- Still a pretty crash with the ß-2, anyway, it crashed already at will before…

- Possible that other settings among the default ones (since we have fresh INIs) be relevant, hard to track them …

KR
Claude
Clo

Sorry i can't reproduce this behaviour...
Odd ! Not any crash here !

xnView v1.82 ß2 (WinXP SP2)

Friendly

Paul

ckv wrote: Not so sure way to reproduce in version 1.82b:
- Disable cache and enable folders in browser
- Set the browser to open at startup
- Set the 'Browser / Startup Directory' option to Specified, but leave the path field empty
- Restart XnView
- Hit F5 or press the Refresh button in the browser
= XnView crashes

By setting the 'Startup Directory' option to Specified and leaving path field empty, is the only way to start the browser in to mode where no folders are open and the folder tree is in 'My computer'. This is more a trick than function, but I like it to work that way, so please don't fix this in the way that this 'function' stops working.

Confirmed.

ckit wrote:

ckv wrote: Not so sure way to reproduce in version 1.82b:
- Disable cache and enable folders in browser
- Set the browser to open at startup
- Set the 'Browser / Startup Directory' option to Specified, but leave the path field empty
- Restart XnView
- Hit F5 or press the Refresh button in the browser
= XnView crashes

By setting the 'Startup Directory' option to Specified and leaving path field empty, is the only way to start the browser in to mode where no folders are open and the folder tree is in 'My computer'. This is more a trick than function, but I like it to work that way, so please don't fix this in the way that this 'function' stops working.

Confirmed.

I can confirm too. Win XP SP2, XnView beta 2.

ckv wrote:Not so sure way to reproduce in version 1.82b:
- Disable cache and enable folders in browser
- Set the browser to open at startup

What options exactly do you mean? No confirmation so far, XP SP2 Pro.

X.