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Right now XnView complains that it can't delete the file (which I don't want anyway) because it does not find it. Please note that an intuitive approach (IMHO) for both the preview pic database and the category database would have been to simply select all the 'replacement pics' (as the original pics are no longer visible) and to delete them. My question would have been how to edit the category information in case of changes, but this is possible with the Assign Category dialog, which allows a 'delete' of no longer valid information as well.
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An automatic synchronization should be implemented at least for changing names from within XnView! Means either for changing file names or dir names via the directory tree on the left (folder view). If I change the name of the pics outside of XnView, or the name of the pic's directory (even within XnView), the category database is not informed about the changes. It's to assign categories to the selected filesįunny.that dialog never came up when I worked on this.but now it does! It also seems to answer my next question, at least partly (about delete, see below). Hey, I have 4,000 pics to work through! This way I will not finish before 2025 But as soon as I select more than one the category function vanishes. Problem three: I want to speed up my work by multiple selection of mini-pics in the browser that will get the same category. Problem two: when I change to another pic a confirmation dialog asks me if I want to save the changes (the category definition). Supports more than 500 image formats (including multipage and animated still formats APNG, TIFF, GIF, ICO, etc.) Comes with an easy to use yet powerful batch. Problem one: how to change to the next pic? Too much mouse movement (too far away), and the keyboard (pic up down or similar) only navigate in the category area, but don't change to the next mini-pic for selection.
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Ok, here is what I do:Įnter a dir with the browser, select first picture, then click in the category area at the bottom at the right category so it gets checked. I worked with this feature and think that I understand how to use it - but it is so cumbersome that I can't believe I am doing it right. I found zero information about this feature in the online help or the forum FAQ. I want to use the category feature of XnView to finally have comfortable and quick access to any pics that I usually never found. I have about 4,000 personal digicam pics that are only sorted by date in several subfolders so far.