XnView Software

XnViewMP 1.5.3 64bit
Windows11 (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

Browser - file list
Tag box always visible that distracts from file content

Suggestion
show empty Tag box only when onHover (like in acdsee, faststone, lightroom)

Absolutely right!
A few days ago I was about to make the same post - a completely unnecessary empty box for untagged files, and even more: small marking icons (tag, labels, stars), unnecessary square brackets in fullscreen, and other ways to display tags, labels and stars in different views. Not very legible and confusing.

For example, again: FastStone - has it perfectly done, everywhere te same markings (maybe in fullscreen view tag could be bigger) in the same places.

I have prepared a few screenshots and propositions on what could be done to make this program more readable and friendly. Because currently, for example, to see which files are tagged and which are not, we have to look intensively.

1. Browser tags, labels, stars - please do them bigger and more visible (checkbox icon, green square or big dot, or cross, and untagged photo without any icon, just empty space.
Personally - I think colour square box is the best - eye catching in thumbnail view or fullscreen,

Propositions - link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FL88_h ... sp=sharing

2. Inconsistent markings between thumbnails, preview of thumbnail, viewer and fullscreen (maybe somewhere else). Different looking, different placed, not visually synchronised, incosistent. Not good for visual memory. Viewer - personally I don't use this type of mid view, but could be consistent to others.

Links:
Browser: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdR1rP ... sp=sharing

Viewer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RJlxah ... sp=sharing



3. Fullscreen and tag view - please, can square brackets be removed from this type of view if photo is not tagged? It should be like that if there is no marker, it is an empty space (currently there are empty brackets) and when the photo is marked, you can see only a cross (X - size regaulated in setting like it now), or a bigger color square (or round) box, or a larger tick icon. It could great if it will be consistend with view of thumbails and thumbnail preview tag, but not necessary. Visibility first, and untagged file = empty space.

Link to fullscreen propose: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WB5NaX ... sp=sharing

Thanks much!

guess its better to split this stuff into separate post, but for now..

+1
to summarize, it would be handy to:

• split top row Overlay icons:
  - left side - Tag
  - right side - Rating,Label,Category

• unify visibility/position of Overlay icons in Browser and Viewer (normal/fullscreen)

• add settings to size Overlay icons, separate for both modes (Browser, Viewer)

ps. its possible to show this details in Viewer via Info, but without fancy icons and positioning not that flexible

Sorry about that, just stated that it's a similar case, with some extra improvements added in one time.. and the most important thing is to hide the sign of untagged photo (and empty square brackets from fullscreen) - your main topic

Tag/rating icons can be resized in settings - this would be perfect, because some people uses interface scaling, some not. Some eyes are tired by years of work. But if they will be (tag especially - green square box or tick box or X) about 100% bigger, it could be enough I think. FastStone hasn't size changeable marking icons but they are good enough.

See issue for current status and some details.

done in 160

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.6.0. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.