Settings - integration - file associations - fix association process on Windows 11

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XnViewMP 1.11.6
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

Integration - file associations
ACDSee and Imagine can set default file associations for multiple file types at once on Windows 11.
XnViewMP offers similar functionality, but its file association process does not work on Windows 11.

file_associations.png

Suggestion

• fix association process on Windows 11
  pm sent

• add more extensions to the list
  app reads >500 formats, but registers only 49 file extensions
  at least use same extensions as in Settings>Format>Write

• (optional) add functionality to add custom extensions
  eg via
  - text field (space separated) (like in IrfanView) OR
  - dialog (like in ImageGlass)

• standalone vs integrated
  
  • improve 'Associate files with XnViewMP.exe' tool
    - add shortcut in XnViewMP menu, eg in Settings>Tools, between PlugIns... and Settings...
    
    OR
  • add 'File associations' tab into Settings>Integration
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Example
  • ACDSee, Imagine, IrfanView, ImgeGlass, Nomacs
    other_apps_settings_file_associations.png
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Related
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    Settings - integration - file associations - fix association process on Windows 11 (current post)
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    Settings - integration - file associations - few improvements (1.8.4)