EXIF {Comment} not populated in compare view

[lphilpot]

XnView MP Windows 11
Version 1.4.3 64bits (Feb 25 2023)

Information format / code (the non-breaking spaces are there to just give visual breathing room, never mind it needs a little tweaking...):

Which was picked from the menu:

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Shows up in regular view:

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But doesn't get populated in compare mode:

Thanks.

[xnview]

could you send me the image file used?

[lphilpot]

It's a TIFF that's too large to attach. I sent you a PM with a link to my Google Drive so you can download it. The filename is IMG_5161.tif.

Thanks.

[xnview]

in your image file, 'User comment' is empty

[lphilpot]

Yes, my EXIF user comment was empty, but I've tracked down the difference between what shows up in individual view and compare view. The {Comment} value is being populated by EXIF Image Description.

I created an info template of all the remotely relevant EXIF and IPTC tags I could find in the preferences menu. I then populated those fields (in my raw editor) with a string value matching the field name so I' woul know where they came from. Most of this is just for my own curiosity because I don't use nor care about most of these tags, but as long as I was at it I added everything available.

Note this template and file are not the same as the original -- I create this specifically to test.

The info template:

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<font size=+1>
Image > Comment: [ {Comment} ]
EXIF - Camera > Artist: [ {EXIF:Artist} ]
EXIF - Camera > Copyright: [ {EXIF:Copyright} ]
EXIF - Camera > XP Title: [ {EXIF:XPTitle} ]
EXIF - Camera > XP Comment: [ {EXIF:XPComment} ]
EXIF - Camera > XP Author: [ {EXIF:XPAuthor} ]
EXIF - Camera > XP Keywords: [ {EXIF:XPKeywords} ]
EXIF - Camera > XP Subject: [ {EXIF:XPSubject} ]
EXIF - Image > User comment: [ {EXIF:User Comment} ]

IPTC - Caption > Caption: [ {IPTC:Caption} ]
IPTC - Caption > Caption Writer: [ {IPTC:Caption Writer} ]
IPTC - Caption > Headline: [ {IPTC:Headline} ]
IPTC - Caption > Special instructions: [ {IPTC:Special Inst.} ]
IPTC - Keywords&Categories > Keywords: [ {IPTC:Keywords} ]
IPTC - Keywords&Categories > Category: [ {IPTC:Category} ]
IPTC - Keywords&Categories > Supplemental categories: [ {IPTC:Sup. Category} ]
IPTC - Credits > Cop[yright: [ {IPTC:Copyright} ]
IPTC - Credits > Byline: [ {IPTC:Byline} ]
IPTC - Credits > Byline title: [ {IPTC:Byline Title} ]
IPTC - Credits > Credit: [ {IPTC:Credit} ]
IPTC - Credits > Source: [ {IPTC:Source} ]
IPTC - Status > Edit status: [ {IPTC:Edit Status} ]
IPTC - Status > Priority: [ {IPTC:Priority} ]
IPTC - Status > Cycle: [ {IPTC:Cycle} ]
IPTC - Status > Job ID: [ {IPTC:Job ID} ]
IPTC - Status > Program: [ {IPTC:Program} ]
IPTC - Origin > Object name: [ {IPTC:Object Name} ]
IPTC - Status > Created date: [ {IPTC:Created Date} ]
IPTC - Status > Released date: [ {IPTC:Released Date} ]
IPTC - Status > City: [ {IPTC:City} ]
IPTC - Status > Location: [ {IPTC:Sublocation} ]
IPTC - Status > State: [ {IPTC:State} ]
IPTC - Status > Country: [ {IPTC:Country} ]
IPTC - Status > Country code: [ {IPTC:Country Code} ]
IPTC - Status > Original trans. ref.: [ {IPTC:Original Trans. ref.} ]
IPTC - Status > Contact: [ {IPTC:Contact} ]
IPTC - Status > Content location: [ {IPTC:Location} ]
</font>

Individual view:

Compare view:

Note the very first tag -- Individual view mode shows EXIF Image Description for {Comment} but compare view mode apparently doesn't show anything. Otherwise they're identical. That's the difference that prompted my original message.

Thanks.

[xnview]

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.4.4. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

[lphilpot]

Confirm fixed. Thanks.