Universal Viewer - Lister alternative

[Alextp]

Say what?

Sorry?

The beta link if only for PRO version?

Uploading Free too..

[roentgen]

Say what?

Sorry?

You are implying that IV fails at larger jpgs. This for sure ain't true.

However I can't tell if it's so or not as I can't make IV load inside UV (I did check the option).

[Alextp]

2roentgen

You are implying that IV fails at larger jpgs.

It fails using integration option - the standalone IV loads JPGs OK.

However I can't tell if it's so or not as I can't make IV load inside UV

You maybe left "Images:" string (General tab) as is? If you clear it and check "Use IV", IV will load.

[roentgen]

You maybe left "Images:" string (General tab) as is? If you clear it and check "Use IV", IV will load.

Hmm. I did clear it now. No change, IV still will not load. It is supposed to show inside Task Manager, right? Like Lister does...

[petermad]

The beta version with IrfanView/XnView integration

I can not find anywhere to configere UV to use IrfanView/XnView - can anyone point me in the right direction, please.

EDIT: Found it under the second [...] button under the setup of File extensions.

[Alextp]

See the Help file:

Added: IrfanView/XnView integration option: see "General" tab, "..." button on the right of "Images:" field.

[Clo]

2Alextp

Hello Alexeï !

• Like Peter, Paul and I had some difficulties to find out that setting…
- I guess it's worth a larger¦more explicit caption and button, even located elsewhere in that dialogue,
and also a note in the Help (where a GUI-Options page is obviously missing…)

 KR
Claude
Clo

[petermad]

A report of a small bug:

1. Use the Free version of UV - I cannot reproduce this with the Pro version.
2. Enable Irfanview (v. 4.00).
3. Enable "Irfanview has higher priority than internal library".
4. Exit UV.
5. Start UV again and open a .cur or an .ani file.
6. Press 4 fast several times (or hold the key pressed for a while) - An error box pops up saying: "Unknown image format" - and the image is not shown any more.

Another thing:
If I manually change the viewer.ini setting:

IViewExeName=C:\Programmer\IrfanView\i_view32.exe
to
IViewExeName=%PROGRAMFILES%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe

...then I can't see any images. It would be nice with support for env. vars in the path.

[Alextp]

2petermad
1. I cannot reproduce this, IView loads OK.
Does IView stay in memory ater that (in Task Manager)?

...then I can't see any images. It would be nice with support for env. vars in the path.

2. OK, Env. vars support added.

[petermad]

2Alextp

I cannot reproduce this, IView loads OK.

It seems not to happen if the filename is passed from TC to UV, but only when the file is opened via either the "File" -> "Open..." or "Open recent" menu entries.

It happens both when using IrfanView and XnView. So far I have been able to make it happen with .cur, .ani and .clp files, but I guess I can make it happen with all files that are not supported by the internal viewer.

Does IView stay in memory ater that (in Task Manager)?

No.

Also - neither .ani files nor animated .gif files are animated when shown by IrfanView or XnView in UV. Animated gifs are perfectly animated when using the internal library though.

[Clo]

2petermad

Hello Peter !

Also - neither .ani files nor animated .gif files are animated when shown by IrfanView or XnView in UV.

• I can confirm that. Moreover, the BG transparency is not rendered for animated GIFs using XnView
(it is in XnView directly), all BGs are black.
- Same with *.ani (but it's the same in XnView, a “bug-feature” not fixed for ages…)

• The animation works using the internal library, but same mess for the transparency…

 FR
Claude
Clo

[Alextp]

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[roentgen]

So much fuss for nothing. While Lister needs something like this, UV surely can hadle images by itself. And by looking at the awfull implementation I can only say: let's keep it simple.

[Alextp]

2roentgen

And by looking at the awfull implementation I can only say: let's keep it simple.

It's already simple.

[Alextp]

2petermad, Clo

Also - neither .ani files nor animated .gif files are animated when shown by IrfanView or XnView in UV. Animated gifs are perfectly animated when using the internal library though.

FAQ update:

Q: When images are get from IrfanView/XnView, the background is black and animation doesn't work...
A: The IrfanView/XnView intefrace is sending a simple bitmap to the application,
and the animation isn't supported for simple bitmaps.
So to view GIFs with animation you have to use the internal image library (delete 'gif' extension from
IrfanView extensions list). Also note that you can check the option "Advanced -- Show images trsnaparency"
and bitmaps will be shown with transparency (not correctly in all cases though).

Clo
Don't know where to put IrfanView option in dialog. In Advanced tab maybe? But it has extensions list which is suitable for General tab