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Thread ID: 44394 2004-04-17 21:40:00 Infranview : Who & Why? beetle (243) Press F1
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230144 2004-04-18 10:01:00 >If you need to do something that irfanview cant, then I'd recommend you look at the GIMP

I am a fan of the GIMP using it on my RH9 system at home. Have installed into WinXP at work and find that it is not 100% usuable - most noticeable is the inability to close some windows. Is anybody else finding this?
JohnD (509)
230145 2004-04-18 10:28:00 Hi Beetle, Infranview does not "take over" your picture files, so dont worry. As others have said it is very useful to view, enhance, & resize your pictures.

You dont seem happy with the Fuji software that came with your camera. It maybe similar to the FinePix viewer that came with my Fuji 602 camera.

I find it excellent for transferring the pics from camera to the hard drive, and other tasks like emailing the pics. Could be worth persevering.
Bazza (407)
230146 2004-04-18 10:40:00 > Don't know about anybody else but I like my folder
> views to stay on the Details setting. I will enable
> thumbnail view occasionally but most of the time it
> just annoys the heck out of me and besides, it is so
> much quicker to double-click on a pic for Irfanview
> to pop open and browse through the rest of the
> folder.

Personally i have my view set at small icons,and just click it onto thumbnails when looking thru pics,and click it back to default view before closing the folder.Thumbnails are displayed instantly so it suits me.
metla (154)
230147 2004-04-18 10:44:00 too much going on brain not following what fingers are typing.....

i dont think its actually the finepix prog that was the problem, just something else that came along for the ride....... the extra software these things seem to come with i guess, will pursevere .......

it may not be that bad, just caught me off guard i guess. too much to soon, with what learning the camera and set stuff.


beetle
beetle (243)
230148 2004-04-18 10:44:00 Part of irfanviews installation procedure specifically asks what you want it to open as default viewer. If you choose to select all image formats it even nicely prompts you "are you sure " It also gives you the option at any time to change file associations. My irfanview installation is set up to open just about every graphic and media format I commonly use.

Plugin installers for extra filters are available on the irfanview homepage but free (legal) photoshop plugins need some hunting on google. There are lots out there, some of which are simply awful to downright spectacular. Most of the big plugin suppliers for photoshop such as extensis and flaming pear have one or two freebies. Good ones to start with which are easy to find are Unplugged and Harry's Filters.
the highlander (245)
230149 2004-04-18 10:45:00 When Irfanview is installed it pops up a dialogue box where you can choose which files to associate with it . That means that if you choose none (ie don't tick the boxes) then all your current graphic file associations will stay as they are .

If you associate none when you first install Irfanview you are able to add associations later at your leisure .

If you don't associate any files with Irfanview it just means that you need to open the program and then open your picture files from within the program instead of double-clicking on the file in Windows Exporer and having the program open automatically .
Susan B (19)
230150 2004-04-18 10:46:00 LOL
i like thumbnails but my settings always go back to icons which annoy me no end . . . . . . .

as usually the only thing i work with is pics or on Word so no probs what style folder .

LOL when can be bothered need to sort that little niggle out . . .


:D

beetle
beetle (243)
230151 2004-04-18 10:59:00 > i like thumbnails but my settings always go back to icons which annoy me no end.......

You need to go into Windows Explorer, set your folder view how you want it (ie Thumbnails) then go to Tools > Folder Options > View and click on "Apply to all folders".

That should fix it but if it doesn't there may be another step that I have forgotten - it seems a bit too simple....
Susan B (19)
230152 2004-04-18 11:04:00 Yes mum just it seems to change back regularly........


its a beetle thing ya know........


just does it to annoy me.


:D

remember this comp has a mind of its own......
:p

beetle
beetle (243)
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