XnView Software

XnViewMP 1.8.7 64bit
Windows11 (24H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

Browser - session (saved) - startup without file
'Open Browser' setting ignored

To reproduce:
0. prerequisites

• settings
  - Save session on program exit [Always]
  - Start w/o file - ☑ Open Browser (default)

• tabs
  - have few Viewer tabs remembered and no Browser tab

1. run app w/o file
Viewer tabs will be restored - OK
Browser tab will not be opened


expected behavior
Instead of ignoring 'Open Browser' setting when starting w/o file + restoring prev_session, it could be like:

• ☑ Open Browser
  • if Browser tab does not exist
    - open Browser tab with Directory as per settings
    - move focus to Browser tab
  • if Browser tab exists
    - (optional) overwrite Browser tab's Directory according to settings
       on one hand, this can be useful
       on the other, saved session data should not be modified on startup
    - move focus to Browser tab

• ☐ Open Browser
  • if Browser tab does not exist
    - open remembered tab(s) if any
    - keep focus at last active tab
  • if Browser tab exists
    - open remembered tab(s)
    - keep focus at last active tab

NOTE: Browser tab is a bit special as there is one available, and it is reusable.
However, it's possible to have multiple Browser tabs, unfortunately they will share same startup settings.





Related

• issues
  1.8.7 - browser - session - startup without file - Open browser setting ignored (current post)
  1.7.2 - viewer - single instance - issue opening multiple files
  - fixed -
  1.6.1 - general - single instance - fix ESC closing app (1.8.1)
  1.5.0 - browser - raw opens in new instance (1.5.3)

yes normal, when session is restored 'start without file' is ignored.

it looks inconsistent:

• when start w file
  app restores session AND opens new Viewer tab

• when start w/o file
  app restores session AND ignores setting to open new Browser tab

Same here. When i choose open file with viewer ist always starts the browser. Additionally it dont shows the picture in the browser.


Greetings

woodlanddragon wrote: Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:55 pm When i choose open file with viewer ist always starts the browser. Additionally it dont shows the picture in the browser.

you need to fix associations