XnView Software

Hello,
I wonder if i can change the "associated editor" with an other program then mspaint, so it can be opened by pressing the F4 key?
I searched the forum, and found a few threads about it, but i am still a bit confused if it can, or can not be done?
Someone wrote; it's easy, ... just GOOGLE for it, ... but i cant find what i am looking for!
For instance, where is the association made for mspaint.exe to be the default editor?
Is this done by XNview, or WindowsXP, if so, can this be changed?

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help me out here
GRTZ John

nhojnavslig wrote:Hello,
I wonder if i can change the "associated editor" with an other program then mspaint, so it can be opened by pressing the F4 key?
I searched the forum, and found a few threads about it, but i am still a bit confused if it can, or can not be done?
Someone wrote; it's easy, ... just GOOGLE for it, ... but i cant find what i am looking for!
For instance, where is the association made for mspaint.exe to be the default editor?
Is this done by XNview, or WindowsXP, if so, can this be changed?

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help me out here
GRTZ John

You must change it in windows explorer associations...

nhojnavslig wrote:Hello,
I wonder if i can change the "associated editor" with an other program then mspaint, so it can be opened by pressing the F4 key?
I searched the forum, and found a few threads about it, but i am still a bit confused if it can, or can not be done?
Someone wrote; it's easy, ... just GOOGLE for it, ... but i cant find what i am looking for!
For instance, where is the association made for mspaint.exe to be the default editor?
Is this done by XNview, or WindowsXP, if so, can this be changed?

Thanks in advance, hope someone can help me out here
GRTZ John

Add your support here -> http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.p ... ted+editor

Pierre, when a user presses F4 for default editor what registry key does XnView read?

Thanks.

Update:
Nevermind I just "Regmon" to check how XnView uses and was horrified beyond words (how many unknown references?)
Anyway I found the fix for adding your own default editor...

1. Open RegEdit
2. Goto HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.jpg\shell
3. On the "shell" branch, right-click "New" -> "Key"
4. Call it "edit", click on "edit" -> right-click "New" -> "Key"
5. Call it "command" click on "command"
6. In the opposite window -> double-click on the (Default) and enter your editor path (eg. "C:\Program Files\PhotoFiltre\PhotoFiltre.exe" "%1")

Sadly, this only works for one file type at a time!
I'll try and make a REG file for the common types using PhotoFiltre.

Ok to make this easier you can "cut and paste" this into a REG file using Notepad and then replace PhotoFiltre with your own editor after that all you have to do is right-click on the file -> Merge!

-- begin cut and paste --
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.bmp\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.bmp\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.emf\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.emf\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.gif\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.gif\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.iff\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.iff\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.jp2\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.jp2\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.jpg\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.jpg\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.pcx\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.pcx\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.pic\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.pic\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.png\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.png\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.tga\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.tga\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.tif\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.tif\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.wmf\shell\edit]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.wmf\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PhotoFiltre\\PhotoFiltre.exe\" \"%1\""
-- end cut and paste --

XnView file association manager made by ckv (screenshot)
It's not ready to release yet.





This is not a joke

ckv,
Does that include adding "Edit" entries into the registry as well?

BTW, Thanks!

ckit wrote:ckv,
Does that include adding "Edit" entries into the registry as well?

BTW, Thanks!

It's on on the planning table. But the first version probably comes without it.

Edit: new screenshot XnView file association manager made by ckv

I still think this would be better and easier for normal users.

Big THANKS for You ckit
Works fine for me

regards John

Dreamer wrote:I still think this would be better and easier for normal users.

For what it's worth I agree and have added my support but that will take time. Until then I have the workaround