Universal Viewer - Lister alternative

[menet]

Like I see often this entry updated in the forum, I have tried this viewer (version 1.5.8.2).

But like it is written in this forum it does not work with UTF-8 files without signature (BOM).
It should be documented in your FAQ page
TC lister is better because even he doesn't recognize these files, using menu we can said that they are UTF-8 files and it works well, it is not the case of UV.
Will Universal Viewer (ATViewer) be changed in the future to take in account UTF-8 files without signature (BOM) like TC viewer ?
It is the minimum for me in an "UNIVERSAL VIEWER"...

I had associated UV to lister with F3 in TC but it works only one time each two tries on a text file. I have the same problem if I configure it with ALT-F3 :
1st try on a file, it is OK, I close UV with ESC.
2nd try on the same file, I see no effect, UV is not on my screen
3rd try on the same file, it is OK.
I have not looked if this problem is already explained their
I can't understand this problem.

Best regards

[Alextp]

2menet
Thanks for feedback.

It should be documented in your FAQ page
TC lister is better because even he doesn't recognize these files, using menu we can said that they are UTF-8 files and it works well, it is not the case of UV.
Will Universal Viewer (ATViewer) be changed in the future to take in account UTF-8 files without signature (BOM) like TC viewer ?

FAQ page is updated.
I think yes, I'll add display of UTF-8 files w/o signature. I can add separate "UTF-8" (8) mode and separate "RTF" (9) mode for this.
I'll see.

I had associated UV to lister with F3 in TC but it works only one time each two tries on a text file. I have the same problem if I configure it with ALT-F3 :

It's very strange.
Works OK here. It must be some TC-related problem, IMHO. What if you set not UV but other application to F3?

[menet]

Thanks for your quick reply.

It's very strange.
Works OK here. It must be some TC-related problem, IMHO. What if you set not UV but other application to F3?

You are right, I have made a try with my current free editor PSPad; at first good try, if i close the file and stop PSPad after, at next try PSPad seems to be not called

I am using TC 7.0 beta 3. I have to look if this problem is referenced in the forum...
EDIT : I have created a bug entry in the English part of the TC forum.

Regards

[Alextp]

menet
I tried to fix issue with UTF8.
UTF8 signature is added automatically at the beginning of the text now (if it's missed). Try "Version without installer" link in 1st post.

PS UTF-8 is not supported under Win9x

[menet]

menet
I tried to fix issue with UTF8.
UTF8 signature is added automatically at the beginning of the text now (if it's missed). Try "Version without installer" link in 1st post.

PS UTF-8 is not supported under Win9x

Thanks, it works well with this 1.5.9.0 version from today

EDIT You can reedit the FAQ to explain that UTF-8 can be read but not automatically.

Best regards

[Alextp]

OK.
FAQ updated again.

[rolandd]

Hey Alex,

Just downloaded the version without installer (1.5.0.9) and the auto refresh does no longer show the last time of refresh

Can you take a look?

Regards,

RolandD

[Alextp]

2rolandd
No, it works. You just have to note: that UV shows time not of refresh! but time of file on disk. If time on disk is not changed you'll see the old time.

[rolandd]

2alextp

Thanks for the explanation. Didn't think of it.

Today I accidentally ran into another UV crash which I can reproduce. Steps:
1. Open a SWF file from TC with F3
2. Close the screen using ESC
3. Error box comes up

Here is the 1308_appcompat.txt content:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="Viewer.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
    <MATCHING_FILE NAME="Uninstall.exe" SIZE="57458" CHECKSUM="0x756B8CF8" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="07/01/2006 18:05:49" UPTO_LINK_DATE="07/01/2006 18:05:49" />
    <MATCHING_FILE NAME="Viewer.exe" SIZE="1504768" CHECKSUM="0xB2D5EC9B" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Universal Viewer" COMPANY_NAME="Atl-Soft" PRODUCT_NAME="Universal Viewer" FILE_VERSION="1.5" INTERNAL_NAME="Viewer" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright © 2006 Alexey Torgashin" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" LINK_DATE="06/19/1992 22:22:17" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/19/1992 22:22:17" VER_LANGUAGE="Russisch [0x419]" />
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
    <MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="1025024" CHECKSUM="0x992ECDD3" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945" FILE_DESCRIPTION="DLL-bestand voor Windows NT BASE API-client" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Besturingssysteem Microsoft® Windows®" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060704-2349)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. Alle rechten voorbehouden." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xFD1AC" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2945" LINK_DATE="07/05/2006 10:56:49" UPTO_LINK_DATE="07/05/2006 10:56:49" VER_LANGUAGE="Nederlands (Nederland) [0x413]" />
</EXE>
</DATABASE>

As this was a SWF file form the internet, I decided to create my own with wink. This resulted in an interesting test. When I view the swf file directly it crashes. When I view the same file with the accompanying html file. It does not end in an error.

I am using TC 7b4 and UV 1.5.9.0. UV is the latests download without installer. Running XP SP2 Eng.

Is this enough info?

Regards,

RolandD

[Alextp]

2rolandd
Well, I of course have SWF files for tests, and I don't see crashed on them, both when run from html pages and when swf is directly opened.

1. Please send me some SWF on which you see a crash.
2. What if you open MSIE and in the addr bar enter full path to that SWF?

3. What if you open that SWF in Multimedia mode (using WMP 9.0 mode - set it in options) ?

[rolandd]

2alextp
1. On its way (14MB). If it comes back, I will just send the one I created
2. Tried with both SWF files and works fine in IE 7
3. Tried WMP 9.0 mode, still crash when I close UV

[Alextp]

2rolandd
Received (240Kb, strange). Works OK in all modes here, no craches.

3. Tried WMP 9.0 mode, still crash when I close UV

I meaned this: What if you don't set Internet mode at all - instead move SWF extension from Internet list to Multimedia list, and open it in WMP window ?
Still crashes?

[rolandd]

2alextp
The 14MB file came back saying it was too big. So I send a smaller one.

Ok, I did what you say and it still crashed after that. Playing some more with the settings I noticed I have 2 SWF plugins installed. These are SWFView and Flashview. Both were enabled. Flashview would always be loaded. Disabling Flashview resolved the problems. I no longer get a crash.

Set all my settings back to what they were before I began testing and all works like a charm.

My final result would be that it is not UV causing the crash but rather Flashview.

Thanks for the support.

[Alextp]

(shocked)
Amazing.. That was a plugin...

OK....

[byblo]

Just to notice, since tcpb4 you can see the UV leaving in 2 steps