XnView Software

Hello, is there a way to click on a folder in the browser column on the left and have that folder automatically expand/unfold to show the contained folders?

In XnView Classic it already works like this and it's super nice, whereas in XnView MP you have to precisely click on the little arrow (4 pixels wide) on the side of the folder name to expand it.

I looked into the Settings for the Browser but didn't see anything related to that behaviour. Am I missing something?

in Classic it work because you enabled "Single click to expand folder tree" option (in Settings > Browser > Folder tree)
in MP there is no such option. If added, it should be disabled by default.

related:
Auto expand tree

Thanks, that's exactly what's missing! Demanding 4-pixels-click accuracy on your users is a little harsh, especially when you have to quickly travel down a folder hierarchy.

@xnview Would it be possible to add this setting please?

Seith wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:18 am @xnview Would it be possible to add this setting please?

Not sure that it's possible, single click on label is used to rename

xnview wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:42 am

Seith wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:18 am @xnview Would it be possible to add this setting please?

Not sure that it's possible, single click on label is used to rename

I see. Might I make the argument that easily seeing folders in a folder tree (when traveling down a hierarchy) might in fact be more important than renaming a label?

At least if it were an option turned off by default (like user0 suggested)...

Although you might have a problem later on when your users discover the one-click expand is a fantastic feature and you have to come up with another way to rename labels...!!!

Seith wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:18 am Demanding 4-pixels-click accuracy on your users is a little harsh,

I think the area is about 16x16 pixels

XnView wrote:Not sure that it's possible, single click on label is used to rename

A single click only selects the folder,
... perhaps possible to set "expand folder" or "select folder" ... on single click ?

I would change current default behavior to match win file explorer:

• single click - open folder

• double click - expand/collapse

• rename - only via F2 (and context menu)
  no any 'slow clicks' to rename folder

so that the new setting (if added) does not interfere with the renaming functionality