9.0b2: "F3-key [Extensions]" do not work properly

[sas2000]

 
Hi, i've upgraded from 8.51a to 9.0b2 (W7 32bits) and i've noticed that Wincmd.ini [Extensions] do not work properly

For example Xnview

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[Extensions]
jpg=C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE

When pressing F3 a window appears indicating that C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE can't be found, thanks
 

[MaxX]

2sas2000
Try this way:

[Extensions]
jpg="C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE"

[sas2000]

 
Thanks, but it doesn't work. But if use the same Wincmd.ini on Tc8.51a then Xnview is used to open Jpg, so i think that maybe it's a bug.

BTW this happens with other programs included in [Extensions], not only with Xnview.

I have checked Quick View panel and it works ok with Xnview and the path is the same

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IViewPath=C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE

[ghisler(Author)]

Strange, I'm not aware of any change in this function. I will check it.

[mikiqex]

I have this problem as well, I accidentally created a duplicate post about this (now deleted), so here is what I wrote there:

in Configuration > Edit/View > Associations I have defined external viewers for some extensions (in my case editors), e.g. Paint.NET for PNG or Audacity for MP3.

When I press Alt+F3 in TC (=External Viewer) on PNG or MP3, TC shows a dialog saying: File not found! + path to associated program's executable, which does exist, as confirmed using Run dialog in Windows.

In my case the paths are: "C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe" and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity\audacity.exe".

Alt+F3 on unassociated file types runs default editor, as expected. Please let me know if you need more info from me.

Win10 Pro 64bit, TC 9.0beta2 32bit (didn't work in beta1 either, but did in TC 8.x).

Thank you.

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, found it - it needs to be configured like this:

[Extensions]
jpg=""C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE""

Why? The outer "" are cut by the ini reading functions. Without quotes, the command is seen as:
Command: C:\Program
Parameters: Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE

TC8.x was more fault tolerant. I will add it back.

Btw, the "" are added automatically when you define a new type now.

[mikiqex]

In my wincmd.ini I had no quotes there in Extensions section and it didn't work for me with double ones, but single quotes did the trick, e.g.:

[Extensions]
jpg="C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe" ^.jpg

Thanks!

[sas2000]

 

OK, found it - it needs to be configured like this:
[Extensions]
jpg=""C:\Program Files\XNVIEW\XNVIEW.EXE""

Now it works OK, thanks Christian   -   (Tc9b2 - W7 32bits)
 

[ghisler(Author)]

jpg="C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe" ^.jpg

That's another alternative: Since the double quotes don't go around the entire string, Windows doesn't remove them when reading from the ini file...

[wanderer]

Yup. Indeed fixed in b3.