Make 'Copy as...' creator to copy image into clipboard with format convert (not the whole file but, as-it-is-displayed)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 7:38 pm
As of now: XnView MP (1.8.8 -- 2025.04.14)
Please develop a context menu function, the 'Copy as...', to copy an image into OS clipboard that enables us to:
Similar functionality, I'm describing, is available e.g. in OriginPro.
https://www.originlab.com/
It may seem that pointed function is enough covered by simple: crop, copy and paste. But this not works as intended in many apps. E.g.:
There is 'Convert into' with which we can convert image into several popular formats. However, this copy is created in the source location, next to the original file. And sometimes this result is undesired. We're making presentation and want to put smaller image. We're sending
EXAMPLE SITUATION
1) When writing mail to someone with an illustration just to show how something looks, it's enough to display/attach e.g. 800x600 JPG image.
2) Resizing image is possible, when composing mail, e.g. in TB by 'Shrunked Image Resizer' add-on.
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/th ... e-resizer/
https://github.com/memeller/shrunked (v5.10.1, 2025-03-31)
3) But HEIC does not work
(Works only: JPG, PNG, BMP). There is also some limitation of file size, so 34.88 MiB 'oil.bmp' did not work. After external resizing it to 800x600 1.37 MiB, image appeared in compose window.
Please develop a context menu function, the 'Copy as...', to copy an image into OS clipboard that enables us to:
- convert format
- resize
- crop
(apply frame from viewing module (Open Ctrl+O))
- set other conversion settings
(maybe by redirecting to batch convert settings with possibility to copy to clipboard and/or return to 'Copy as...' dialog)
- apply presets from batch convert
- remove metadata
(maybe even choose which data to delete)
Similar functionality, I'm describing, is available e.g. in OriginPro.
https://www.originlab.com/
- OriginPro 'Copy Graph as Image' dialog.png (26.04 KiB) Viewed 265 times
It may seem that pointed function is enough covered by simple: crop, copy and paste. But this not works as intended in many apps. E.g.:
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- LibreOffice
- XN to MS Paint image insertion.jpg (251.66 KiB) Viewed 265 times
There is 'Convert into' with which we can convert image into several popular formats. However, this copy is created in the source location, next to the original file. And sometimes this result is undesired. We're making presentation and want to put smaller image. We're sending
- XnView MP 'Convert into' context menu function.png (308.64 KiB) Viewed 265 times
EXAMPLE SITUATION
1) When writing mail to someone with an illustration just to show how something looks, it's enough to display/attach e.g. 800x600 JPG image.
2) Resizing image is possible, when composing mail, e.g. in TB by 'Shrunked Image Resizer' add-on.
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/th ... e-resizer/
https://github.com/memeller/shrunked (v5.10.1, 2025-03-31)
3) But HEIC does not work
(Works only: JPG, PNG, BMP). There is also some limitation of file size, so 34.88 MiB 'oil.bmp' did not work. After external resizing it to 800x600 1.37 MiB, image appeared in compose window.