How do I incorporate miniview to Lister?

[Wincomuser]

I recently found out about the miniview plugin for Lister. However, how exactly do I add this to Total Commander? At present the setting for non bmp files points to IrfanView. I wouldn't necessarily want to lose the functionality of IrfanView, but I would like to view gif and jpg files with the Lister.

[Clo]

2Wincomuser
Hello !
- You could keep the associations for image-files other than *.BMP with IrfanView (or other: XnView, Uniview, both freeware too), and set Miniview in Lister as addon to view *.GIF - *.JPG - *.PNG only.
- Open Lister for any file >> Options >> Configure >> "Use IrfanView… " and give the location of MiniView via the [>>]
button.
- In the French language, there's "Use xxxView…" that is less confusing
- Then, you'll view GIF/JPG by F3 on the marked file, and other types by double-click or [Enter].
I asked for that tool originally for TC 16-bit; alas, that doesn't work yet, because a lack of resources from the Win32S API.
- You could also install the Plugin "Imagine" (please, see the Plugins forum)

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 28-08-2004 22:26:57 +0000 Wincomuser wrote:

W> I recently found out about the miniview plugin for Lister.

What is "miniview plugin for Lister"?[/face]

[djk]

2Black Dog

Have you forgotten about "search" option? I can't believe, not you

Here are to links where Clo says about the plugin:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=21953&highlight=miniview#21953
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=20021&highlight=miniview#20021

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 29-08-2004 09:17:14 +0000 djk wrote:

d> Have you forgotten about "search" option?

One more time:

BD> What is "miniview plugin for Lister"?

The key word is "plugin". Can you tell plugin from external program, djk?[/face]

[Wincomuser]

Thank you for the reply.

[djk]

2Black Dog
Sorry, my fault. I didn't download and check what is miniview and I thought it's just a plugin.

[Clo]

2djk
Hello !
¤ To be clear : "Miniview" is neither quite a plugin -since it's an EXE file- nor quite an external program, because it can't work as standalone. It works only with Lister.
- And you can get it easily from the "Tutorials" link in my sign. below (at the end of the TC-paragraph…)

  Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 28-08-2004 22:53:54 +0000 Clo wrote:

C> - You could keep the associations for image-files other than
C> *.BMP with IrfanView

And what's wrong with BMP in this case? 8\[/face]

[Clo]

2Black Dog
Hi !
Wincomuser wrote:

At present the setting for non bmp files points to IrfanView

- Nothing is wrong about *.BMP; I meant that he may keep the associations with IrfanView "as is". He can get views of *.bmp / *.ico (not all) / *.wmf directly via F3 in Lister. And edit *.BMP following the associated graphic program, Paint or whatever he wants by [Enter] or double-click. End.

Regards,
Claude
Clo

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 29-08-2004 21:22:04 +0000 Clo wrote:

Hi, Clo.

C> I meant that he may keep the associations with IrfanView "as is".

I see, thanx - just can't get from Wincomuser's post does he use IView integrated into Commander or not. It looks like he doesn't - "I would like to view gif and jpg files with the Lister".

C> He cant get views of *.bmp / *.ico (not all) / *.wmf directly
C> via F3 in Lister.

Is that "cant" a typo?

But actually I can't see any point in using MiniView if one already has IView - it can be integrated into Commander as well and supports much more file types - I use them both with Imagine.[/face]

[Clo]

Is that "cant" a typo?

 Sorry, it was !

But actually I can't see any point in using MiniView if one already have IView

- I just replied to the Wincomuser's question…
- I use XnView (DeLuxe and normal) and Imagine, indeed!

Regards
Clo

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 29-08-2004 22:53:56 +0000 Clo wrote:

C> - I just replied to the Wincomuser's question…

I just wanted to get what is that question about first...

BTW, one can use MiniView as a separate program, just execute it with file name as parameter - it even has GUI %).[/face]

[Wincomuser]

Just for the record, I've been away for a few days and I didn't read the replies following my last posting.

I installed Imagine and everything's fine. I also have IView in TC's settings in order to open image files by double clicking them or by pressing the Enter key.

Thanks again for the assistance.