Please add support to view and thumbnail image files inside ZIP and RAR [even if archive is passworded]. Have ZIP and RAR treated like folders.
BTW: I noticed WinZip 10 allows this functionality in Windows Explorer. Can XnView support this too? Thanks.
Treat ZIP and RAR like folders...
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For RAR archives, I doubt you can do this with UnRAR.DLL so I'd say it's out of the question.
I'm a registered WinRAR user and I'd know
Pierre, should be able to use 7-Zip's "LZMA SDK" for the ZIP side of things.
I'm a registered WinRAR user and I'd know

Pierre, should be able to use 7-Zip's "LZMA SDK" for the ZIP side of things.
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(Standard answer):
XnView does not support browsing of archives. The fully commercial version, XnView DeLuxe, does support ZIP, CAB, RAR, and ACE archives.
This has been requested before (search for "archive* ZIP"):
- ZIP support
- Zip file support
- Reading pictures from zip, rar, tgz archives
- parcourt d'images contenues dans une archive ? (French)
- Browse ZIP files and autofit
XnView does not support browsing of archives. The fully commercial version, XnView DeLuxe, does support ZIP, CAB, RAR, and ACE archives.
This has been requested before (search for "archive* ZIP"):
- ZIP support
- Zip file support
- Reading pictures from zip, rar, tgz archives
- parcourt d'images contenues dans une archive ? (French)
- Browse ZIP files and autofit
Well, I just downloaded the XnViewDeluxe, but it is too big... And I don't like bloated software. I don't need all those PDF, photo editing, and many thing like that.. I just need a simple, quick, fast browser to find an image..
Can't you make that into the free version? Just archive browsing functionality would be okay.
Can't you make that into the free version? Just archive browsing functionality would be okay.
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SoonSimpleViewer wrote:Well, I just downloaded the XnViewDeluxe, but it is too big... And I don't like bloated software. I don't need all those PDF, photo editing, and many thing like that.. I just need a simple, quick, fast browser to find an image..
Can't you make that into the free version? Just archive browsing functionality would be okay.

Pierre.
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Wow!xnview wrote:SoonSimpleViewer wrote:Well, I just downloaded the XnViewDeluxe, but it is too big... And I don't like bloated software. I don't need all those PDF, photo editing, and many thing like that.. I just need a simple, quick, fast browser to find an image..
Can't you make that into the free version? Just archive browsing functionality would be okay.


Fantastic news, really!
THX!!
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Great!xnview wrote:SoonSimpleViewer wrote:Well, I just downloaded the XnViewDeluxe, but it is too big... And I don't like bloated software. I don't need all those PDF, photo editing, and many thing like that.. I just need a simple, quick, fast browser to find an image..
Can't you make that into the free version? Just archive browsing functionality would be okay.

What archives will be supported? Zip and also 7-Zip, Rar...? I don't care about Rar too much, since I like 7-Zip, it's even better (and much better) than Rar and it's free.
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I think this would really be a special option (not for the 'mass-market'). If there will be archive-support and this request is implemented, you should get what you want (without any special option)...herr_k. wrote:uh great.
and again perfect for viewing comics!
please add an option like open archive directly in fullscreen with 2 images showing side by side.
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Re: Treat ZIP and RAR like folders...
Still waiting for this functionality.