Zoom with mouse

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Lee James
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Zoom with mouse

Post by Lee James »

I want to hold down a control key (eg Ctrl) and then click and drag left and right to zoom in and out in real time.

This feature is found in other applications such as graphics programs (eg Photoshop) and video players (PotPlayer). Not having precise real-time control of the zoom feels very old-fashioned to me.
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m.Th.
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Re: Zoom with mouse

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Try [Shift]+[Left Mouse Button]
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Lee James
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Re: Zoom with mouse

Post by Lee James »

m.Th. wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:41 pm Try [Shift]+[Left Mouse Button]
That just pans for me.

Are you saying XnView already has this feature and it is possible?
purpleguy
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Re: Zoom with mouse

Post by purpleguy »

I have easy-to-use zoom in my XNView software, not sure why yours doesn't have ... what might actually be the default: Right mouse button held down while scrolling. I don't remember setting that as a custom option but .... that is a remote possibility. I believe it's default though.
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Re: Zoom with mouse

Post by cday »

Lee James wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:58 pm I want to hold down a control key (eg Ctrl) and then click and drag left and right to zoom in and out in real time.

This feature is found in other applications such as graphics programs (eg Photoshop) and video players (PotPlayer). Not having precise real-time control of the zoom feels very old-fashioned to me.
I don't recall a zoom by 'Ctrl + Click and drag mouse left and right' option, but you can set zoom by 'Ctrl + Mouse wheel' option in:

Tools > Settings... > Interface > Mouse which should work well.