I have XnView MP Linux,Version 1.4.3 64bits. Today is my first time using XnView MP. I just want to say thank you for creating this.
I was using IrfanView for Windows & this is the closest equivalent so far
One small issue is how the area selection tool works, the border,etc, how do i change this?
I really like Irfanview's version of it. is there anyway to change it? adjust?
Here is the look of XnView's area selection tool:
https://pasteboard.co/A0d9brL6caRH.png
Here is the look of Irfanview's area selection tool which i much prefer:
https://pasteboard.co/asGllVUpZ88C.png
Please help,
-Thank you
How to change area selection appearance?
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Re: How to change area selection border settings,appearance,etc?
I see two differences in the XnView MP selection: the grid and the highlighting.
1. You can remove the grid using the editor View menu;
Edit: The 'grid' is actually due to Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Selection being set to Rule of thirds as default, rather than Normal.
2. You can remove the dark shading by deselecting the Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Show highlight selection option.
I don't like that either, but it was a request and is currently set as enabled.
The XnView selection rectangle also has small rectangle in the outline which enable the selection to be adjusted.
1. You can remove the grid using the editor View menu;
Edit: The 'grid' is actually due to Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Selection being set to Rule of thirds as default, rather than Normal.
2. You can remove the dark shading by deselecting the Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Show highlight selection option.
I don't like that either, but it was a request and is currently set as enabled.
The XnView selection rectangle also has small rectangle in the outline which enable the selection to be adjusted.
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Re: How to change area selection appearance?
@cday, thanks! The only other issue I have for right now is that I'm using ZorinOS(ubuntu based) & it takes forever for XnView to start up or load a photo.
Even if I have XnView's empty browser open already(the application already started). Whereas in Windows 7, even with a slow/failing SSHD, Irfanview would open instantly/amazingly & was very quick. I loved it. I think XnView is just like IrfanView, except for this very serious flaw, the loading time for any photo, even small, is torture.
Even if I have XnView's empty browser open already(the application already started). Whereas in Windows 7, even with a slow/failing SSHD, Irfanview would open instantly/amazingly & was very quick. I loved it. I think XnView is just like IrfanView, except for this very serious flaw, the loading time for any photo, even small, is torture.
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Re: How to change area selection appearance?
Please start a new thread for that!Intellectual123 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:52 am The only other issue I have for right now is that I'm using ZorinOS(ubuntu based) & it takes forever for XnView to start up or load a photo.
Even if I have XnView's empty browser open already(the application already started). Whereas in Windows 7, even with a slow/failing SSHD, Irfanview would open instantly/amazingly & was very quick. I loved it. I think XnView is just like IrfanView, except for this very serious flaw, the loading time for any photo, even small, is torture.
I think that XnView MP with the file browser likely has much more to load, but I am using Linux Mint and have also found it slow to open recently.
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Re: How to change area selection appearance?
@Intellectual123: Did changing the View menu grid setting actually solve your 'grid' problem?
I think the 'grid' in your XnView MP image may actually have been due to your Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Selection setting: I think the default is not Normal, folowing a request to provide a Rule of thirds option, which I would have preferred not to have been made the default.
I think the 'grid' in your XnView MP image may actually have been due to your Tools > Settings... > View -- View tab -- Selection setting: I think the default is not Normal, folowing a request to provide a Rule of thirds option, which I would have preferred not to have been made the default.
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Re: How to change area selection appearance?
@cday: No, changing it under the view tab didnt remove it, right now that option doesnt do anything at all, whether on or off. But I recall 20 minutes ago,
when i turned it on it added even more grids to the area selection. What actually removed the grids completely was "Tools>Settings>View>Settings section(change of rule of thirds to “normal”)"
when i turned it on it added even more grids to the area selection. What actually removed the grids completely was "Tools>Settings>View>Settings section(change of rule of thirds to “normal”)"
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Re: How to change area selection appearance?
I have edited my original reply above to include the correct setting to change to remove display of the 'grid'.