Extra Plugins
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Re: Extra Plugins
I dare write in this topic because it seems related to the extensibility of xnview from external developpers.
Is there a documentation describing the architecture of Xnview and a tutorial how to develop a "extra plugin"?
If I understood it properly, the GflSDK is a powerful lib allowing the developper to use mainy features of Xnview in their own tool.
But is there a SDK or API for Xnview itself? What are the possiblities?
I mean, would it be possible for instance to override keyboard events?
Here a scenario:
I am sometimes working on my picture in RAW+JPG, I wish I could make some editing in the JPG (rename or IPTC edit, also in batch mode) and have a script which apply these changes in the related (same filename) RAW file (CR2, using external tool like exiftool): I have A.JPG, B.JPG, C.JPG, B.CR2, C.CR2: when I edit A.JPG, B.JPG and C.JPG in batch mode, the B.CR2 and C.CR2 would be updated via a external plugin.
The current alternative is to active CR2 file in browser and apply the change directly, but there are some limitations in CR2 files in comparison to JPG.
Is such a plugin doable with current Xnview architecture?
Is there a documentation describing the architecture of Xnview and a tutorial how to develop a "extra plugin"?
If I understood it properly, the GflSDK is a powerful lib allowing the developper to use mainy features of Xnview in their own tool.
But is there a SDK or API for Xnview itself? What are the possiblities?
I mean, would it be possible for instance to override keyboard events?
Here a scenario:
I am sometimes working on my picture in RAW+JPG, I wish I could make some editing in the JPG (rename or IPTC edit, also in batch mode) and have a script which apply these changes in the related (same filename) RAW file (CR2, using external tool like exiftool): I have A.JPG, B.JPG, C.JPG, B.CR2, C.CR2: when I edit A.JPG, B.JPG and C.JPG in batch mode, the B.CR2 and C.CR2 would be updated via a external plugin.
The current alternative is to active CR2 file in browser and apply the change directly, but there are some limitations in CR2 files in comparison to JPG.
Is such a plugin doable with current Xnview architecture?
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Re: Extra Plugins
You have a format plugin SDK and Addon SDKEric B wrote: But is there a SDK or API for Xnview itself? What are the possiblities?
I mean, would it be possible for instance to override keyboard events?
Currently this is not possible with sdkIs such a plugin doable with current Xnview architecture?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Is there any XnView Plugin to Draw "Arrows", "Callouts", "Lines", "Circles", Text, "Orthogons" etc, with variable color, size, stroke weight etc ?
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Re: Extra Plugins
you have Paint AddonDiOr wrote:Is there any XnView Plugin to Draw "Arrows", "Callouts", "Lines", "Circles", Text, "Orthogons" etc, with variable color, size, stroke weight etc ?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Does anyone know if there is a XnView Plugin that supports viewing Adobe PDF files?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Please isntall ghostscriptHaggstix wrote:Does anyone know if there is a XnView Plugin that supports viewing Adobe PDF files?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Hi,
I use xnView Slideshow. I want to use the Slideshow for an folder, so that Pics and PDFs will be included automaticly to the slideshow.
I installed ghostscript afpl but my PDF-Docs are not shown in the Slideshow (while I use the Function for the complete folder). If I check the files direct, my PDFs are shown in the Slideshow.
Has anybody an Idea?
I use xnView Slideshow. I want to use the Slideshow for an folder, so that Pics and PDFs will be included automaticly to the slideshow.
I installed ghostscript afpl but my PDF-Docs are not shown in the Slideshow (while I use the Function for the complete folder). If I check the files direct, my PDFs are shown in the Slideshow.
Has anybody an Idea?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Where can I find it and download (being safe) ?xnview wrote:you have Paint AddonDiOr wrote:Is there any XnView Plugin to Draw "Arrows", "Callouts", "Lines", "Circles", Text, "Orthogons" etc, with variable color, size, stroke weight etc ?
'xnview-paint-plugin.exe' that I find using Google, is eliminated by my 'Norton Internet Security' because it is referred as bad !...
Can I draw 'Arrows' with 'Paint Addon' with variable width, opacity etc ?
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Re: Extra Plugins
Yes. You can run Paint from XnView's Filter menu.DiOr wrote:Can I draw 'Arrows' with 'Paint Addon' with variable width, opacity etc ?
The Paint add-on is available for download on the official site:DiOr wrote:Where can I find it and download (being safe) ?
Additional Downloads » [url=http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#addons]Addons[/url] wrote:
To install, unzip the file to the Addon directory below the XnView directory
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Re: Extra Plugins
CANNOT find Paint add-on ('.zip' file) on the official site to download ...XnTriq wrote:Yes. You can run Paint from XnView's Filter menu.DiOr wrote:Can I draw 'Arrows' with 'Paint Addon' with variable width, opacity etc ?
The Paint add-on is available for download on the official site:DiOr wrote:Where can I find it and download (being safe) ?
Additional Downloads » [url=http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#addons]Addons[/url] wrote:
To install, unzip the file to the Addon directory below the XnView directory
- [ Paint ] Basic drawing features (line, circle, text, ...)
Can you be more specific (maybe giving me the link to download the '.zip' file) ?
CANNOT also find "Filter" menu. My XnView menu contains "File", "Edit", "View", "Tools", "Create", "Window" and "Info".
Can you help me ?
Thank you in advance ...
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Re: Extra Plugins
http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#addonsDiOr wrote: CANNOT find Paint add-on ('.zip' file) on the official site to download ...
Can you be more specific (maybe giving me the link to download the '.zip' file) ?
Some links, including also that for earlier versions of XnView software, are not as easy to find as they might be...

You can launch the Paint plug-in using Filter > Paint in the Viewer once it is installed, or more easily using the 'P' keyboard shortcut.CANNOT also find "Filter" menu. My XnView menu contains "File", "Edit", "View", "Tools", "Create", "Window" and "Info".
The Paint plug-in is fairly basic and if you find it doesn't meet your needs you might also look at IrfanView's Paint plug-in, Paint.NET or possibly even LibreOffice Draw, in ascending order of the facilities available.
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Re: Extra Plugins
The link to http://www.xnview.com/download/addons/paint.zip is in my previous postDiOr wrote:CANNOT find Paint add-on ('.zip' file) on the official site to download ...
Can you be more specific (maybe giving me the link to download the '.zip' file) ?

XnTriq wrote:Additional Downloads » [url=http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#addons]Addons[/url] wrote:
To install, unzip the file to the Addon directory below the XnView directory
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Re: Extra Plugins
IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED !...cday wrote:http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#addonsDiOr wrote: CANNOT find Paint add-on ('.zip' file) on the official site to download ...
Can you be more specific (maybe giving me the link to download the '.zip' file) ?
Some links, including also that for earlier versions of XnView software, are not as easy to find as they might be...![]()
You can launch the Paint plug-in using Filter > Paint in the Viewer once it is installed, or more easily using the 'P' keyboard shortcut.CANNOT also find "Filter" menu. My XnView menu contains "File", "Edit", "View", "Tools", "Create", "Window" and "Info".
The Paint plug-in is fairly basic and if you find it doesn't meet your needs you might also look at IrfanView's Paint plug-in, Paint.NET or possibly even LibreOffice Draw, in ascending order of the facilities available.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ...