XnView Software

Hello all,

certainly it's quiet simple but I don't find it:
How can I change the language of an already installed XnViewMP?
I need the menus in English. But the installation is always German even if I choose "English" in the installation process.

Thx

Yes, it's easy: Tools > Settings > General -- General tab -- Language at the top.

Then restart XnView MP...

cday wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 3:11 pm Yes, it's easy: Tools > Settings > General -- General tab -- Language at the top.

Then restart XnView MP...

Perfect - thank you!

I have been using XnView for over 12 months on my Macbook M2, so far in German.
After the update in December everything is in English, how do I set a different language?
Currently 1.6.4 with Macos Sonoma 14.2.1

Either I'm too stupid to find it in the settings or something else has changed that I can't figure out myself.
Can anyone help?

You don't have Tools > Settings... , it should be available in both the file browser and the editor/viewer, unless the interface has been changed which is unlikely?

Try the shortcut F12 ...

cday wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:13 pm You don't have....

Correct, unfortunately not.
F12 does not help either.

Looks like a Mac interface issue unless the interface has indeed been changed, I only use Windows (when I have to...) and Linux, and I don't rush to install new releases...

Edit: I think this issue has arisen before fairly recently, a different location in Macs, but I haven't been able to find the relevant thread.

This is how I actually understood it, that XnView takes over the native language for Maxos.
This may be why there is no setting option.

I have just created a new user. Here, the language, color scheme, etc. are queried at the first "Start-Up" start.
German works here.
So I should know how to delete old settings. Uninstalling and reinstalling did not start the Startup Assistant.


Update:
I deleted all files that somehow contained "..xnview.:", so that the start-up configuration wizard started again. I then manually selected German, so that works for me. The "autodetect" function may have had a problem with the language.

In Windows and Linux, Tools > Settings... provides access to many settings (some users might think too many, but they have mostly been requested by other users... ), so I am sure that there is a way of accessing Settings on a Mac...

cday wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:23 pmEdit: I think this issue has arisen before fairly recently, a different location in Macs, but I haven't been able to find the relevant thread.

• Mac, Preferences and Quit menus unavailable (minor)
• Unable to access Preferences
• macOS Preferences/Quit greyed out → fixed in v1.6.3

Settings on Mac is moved in XnView menu

xnview wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:05 am Settings on Mac is moved in XnView menu

Could you please explain what is meant by "menu"? As I wrote before, I did not find the settings in any menu pulldown and only the first clean installation brought back the question and the language setting

in 'XnView', you have preferences

OK, got it!