About jpeg---could it be

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In a news letter I read "I use to be able to put my pointer onto a jpeg
file and a thumbnail picture would appear. It does not any more. How can
I get this feature to work again?"
Is it possible and if so how?
 
Click on Start and click on Run. Type the following in the opening textbox:
REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
and press the Enter key.
This will take a second to run and you should get a "success" message.
Note that there is a space between ...32 and SHI...
 
But putting pointer on a jpg file does not give thumbnail picture. I
think this is what the person wants.
 
I am not sure, but my guess was that placing your mouse pointer over a jpg
file normally opens a text box with the jpg information (pixels dimensions,
camera, date picture taken etc.) and this was not happening. The way to get
this again is what I posted.
As far as I know, there is no way with XP to open a thumbnail by simply
having your mouse pointer over a jpg file name.
 
If you have your folder options set to open
a file with a single click...you can open a
folder in...Tiles / Icons / List / Details....view
and placing your pointer over a file name
will open a thumb at the bottom of the Picture
Tasks pane. You can also navigate through
the file names with your arrow keys.
 
New tricks!
No, I don't have it to single click. Tried this but did not like it.
So if this option is not on ,of seeing a thumbnail when placing your mouse
pointer over a jpg file when you use single click, how do you get it back?
I get this opening of the file as a thumbnail (using double click) under
Details when I single click on a file name or navigate the file names with
my arrow key. No problem. If this poster means opening a thumbnail under
Details, fine, but this is the only thing XP will do. Showing a thumbnail
under Details, nothing more and nothing less and this is a very small (but
still readable) thumbnails. Showing a large thumbnail over the file name
when placing your mouse pointer over the file name, does this exist?
If under single click, the thumbnail is supposed to open over the file name,
not under Details view, I have never seen this. If placing the mouse pointer
over the file is supposed to show a thumbnail under the Details view, then
maybe the Details view is simply closed and needs to be opened. Maybe this
is the simple solution to the original poster.

BTW I had more time to play with the DIS 2006. My first impression that it
was more complicated than DIS 10 came from looking at the video tutorial.
Different that the DIS 10 video tutorial,. Seems simpler with DIS 10
tutorial (and frankly, the model used in DIS 10 is a lot nicer than the one
in DIS 2006, and the tutorial in DIS 10 is much better than in DIS 2006) but
once I started using DIS 2006 today, it is really the same thing as far as
photo editing is concerned.
 
Yves Alarie said:
New tricks!
No, I don't have it to single click. Tried this but did not like it.
Click to expand...
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I find it to be useful...and I'm too lazy to double click.
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So if this option is not on ,of seeing a thumbnail when placing your mouse
pointer over a jpg file when you use single click, how do you get it back?
Click to expand...
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If you are set to single click and do not see the
thumb in the Picture Tasks pane when pointing
to a file name...I guess the regular fixes would
be in order.
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I get this opening of the file as a thumbnail (using double click) under
Details when I single click on a file name or navigate the file names with
my arrow key. No problem.
Click to expand...
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The only difference in my version is that you
don't click...you just point. On single click...
a mouse over replaces the first click.
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If this poster means opening a thumbnail under
Details, fine, but this is the only thing XP will do.
Showing a thumbnail under Details, nothing more
and nothing less and this is a very small (but
still readable) thumbnails. Showing a large thumbnail over the file name
when placing your mouse pointer over the file name, does this exist?
Click to expand...
=====================================
I guess you mean like a pop-up? Digital Image
Library 2006 has this capability. But I don't think
it's possible in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
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If under single click, the thumbnail is supposed to open over the file
name,
not under Details view, I have never seen this. If placing the mouse
pointer
over the file is supposed to show a thumbnail under the Details view, then
maybe the Details view is simply closed and needs to be opened. Maybe this
is the simple solution to the original poster.
Click to expand...
=====================================
The thumb I'm talking about opens at the bottom of
the Picture Tasks Pane. And it works with any of
the following views:
.....Tiles / Icons / List / Details....
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BTW I had more time to play with the DIS 2006. My first impression that it
was more complicated than DIS 10 came from looking at the video tutorial.
Different that the DIS 10 video tutorial,. Seems simpler with DIS 10
tutorial (and frankly, the model used in DIS 10 is a lot nicer than the
one
in DIS 2006, and the tutorial in DIS 10 is much better than in DIS 2006)
but
once I started using DIS 2006 today, it is really the same thing as far as
photo editing is concerned.
Click to expand...
======================================
Bingo, my observations exactly. There are a
few little tweaks but nothing IMHO that justifies
the purchase of the new version. Unless the
RAW support and sub-folders in the library are
what a user needs.
 
Glad to see you back Yves, by the way have a question for you. Just recently
got DIP10 now see they have Ver 2006 (long story) do you think it is worth
the $50 to upgrade or just stick with 10. I haven't used it much yet (no
time).
 
It would thus means that pointing on a jpg displays only
dimension/type/size of the picture at the place and no thumbnail with
it. I would pass on all the useful replies of this thread to him but I
have forgotten where did I read it and we would know his reaction also.
 
Sorry found where I did read it------it is from
PCSOFT Digest - 25 Jul 2005 to 26 Jul 2005 (#2005-180)
under subject Jpeg.
The relevant portion of the digest is here ---
[Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:02:56 -0700
From: maginty <[email protected]>
Subject: JPEG
I use to be able to put my pointer onto a jpeg file and a thumbnail
picture would appear. It does not any more. How can I get this feature
to work again?
Thanks for any help
Gay Esposito
(e-mail address removed) ]

I have already sent him reply on the email (if email id is correct
one)to see the thread (About jpeg---could it be)in this news group with
the request if the replies in this thread have been of any solver to his
problem.
igno
 
Hi.
My opinion is no, if you use it for editing only.
For the organizing part, I have no opinion because I don't use it at all. I
do use the digital library, but only to open folders and then select
pictures to edit from there. I have all my folders and file names organized
with XP and I simply like the renaming system I use.

On my wife's computer I have Picasa, free from here (www.picasa.com) for
organization. She likes it because she has nothing to do. She opens Picasa
and all the photo folders are in order and all the thumbnails in all the
folders open automatically, or she uses the time line to search. Very easy.
 
Thanks Yves, I value your opinion. I tried John's idea about emailing and
calling Microsoft, didn't get them to see it "my way" so was considering
getting the upgrade on my own. Guess I will wait on that. I do use Picasa and
like it. Thanks to both you and John and Paul for all the help you give.
 
I sent the following mail:

Dear Gay Esposito, I read your post in PCSOFT Digest - 25 Jul 2005 to 26
Jul 2005 (#2005-180) under subject Jpeg.
I put the same to <microsoft.public.windowsxp.photos> news group for
getting my knowledge updated.
Please read the thread under the subject (About jepg---could it be) and
see if it solves your problem. If it solves please report to this thread
for my update please.
igno===================

reply received from Elliott:
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:35:34 -0700
From: "E. Ryder" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: JPEG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

<div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">***Try
depressing the shift key and then tapping the escape key.If you then
click on VIEW you likely will have several choices for your click on a
jpeg file.
Elliott =======================

Gay says"I tried this and it did not work for me but thanks for trying
so hard.Gay"

I also tried this and it did not work.
igno


Sorry found where I did read it------it is from
PCSOFT Digest - 25 Jul 2005 to 26 Jul 2005 (#2005-180)
under subject Jpeg.
The relevant portion of the digest is here ---
[Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:02:56 -0700
From: maginty <[email protected]>
Subject: JPEG
I use to be able to put my pointer onto a jpeg file and a thumbnail
picture would appear. It does not any more. How can I get this feature
to work again?
Thanks for any help
Gay Esposito
(e-mail address removed) ]

I have already sent him reply on the email (if email id is correct
one)to see the thread (About jpeg---could it be)in this news group with
the request if the replies in this thread have been of any solver to his
problem.
igno
It would thus means that pointing on a jpg displays only
dimension/type/size of the picture at the place and no thumbnail with
it. I would pass on all the useful replies of this thread to him but I
have forgotten where did I read it and we would know his reaction also.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I have seen and used a 3rd party thumbnail shareware app: mouse over the
file and a thumb appears. You'd have to google it.

I also use currently a .jpg thumb creator from xentient.com that permits
viewing jpg thumbs on the desktop.

I dont understand why I can't see thumbs on the desktop using XP.

oh well.
 
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