XnView Software

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2025 11:38 am**

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

Browser - Categories pane

Suggestion

clean up menu
- move 'Hide assigned categories' to Search (Option group removed)

rename
- Search Mode →
  Search
- Categories Mangement →
  Mangement
- Import/Export Categories File →
  Import/Export Categories

issues
- todo -
1.8.3 - browser - categories - 'Hide assigned categories' has no effect
1.4.4 - viewer - categories - not possible to modify categories via properties
- fixed -
1.5.0 - browser - category sets - no duplicate check (1.5.0)
1.4.4 - browser - categories - inconsistency in Category creation routine (1.5.0)

suggestions
Browser - Categories - clean up menu (current post)
Browser - Categories - add counter and sorting
Browser - Category Sets - formatting and management
Browser - Category Sets - Assigned, Suggested - improve update trigger
Browser - metadata - Update catalog/file commands - clarify behavior
Categories - menu - add Uncategorized and Sets
Categories - shortcut - show in Set Category menu
Categories - shortcut - add unassign functionality
Shortcuts - general - add commands to increase/decrease rating/color label
Browser - favourites - allow drag to root level
Browser - categories - allow drag to root level
- done -
Browser - Categories, Category Sets - add Delete unused, rearrange controls (1.8.7)
Tag - merge Tag / Untag (1.7.0)

Posted: **Sun Apr 27, 2025 1:08 pm**

See issue for current status and some details.

Posted: **Mon May 26, 2025 6:25 am**

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.0. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Posted: **Mon May 26, 2025 6:35 am**

done in 190

Browser - Categories - clean up menu