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GIMP 2.6.8 Portable - how to allow Windows Explorer show files thumbnails/miniatures?

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ununpentium
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GIMP 2.6.8 Portable - how to allow Windows Explorer show files thumbnails/miniatures?

Hello, thanks a lot for portableapps.com service.
I downloaded GIMP Portable 2.6.8. It works greatly!
Thanks to Portable Apps (.com) Windows registry is very light!

But I need some help about file browsing: when I open images folders in Windows XP SP3, Explorer doesn't show the image-miniature of the files, even if I use the "preview" option in the view menu of Explorer's window (s).

Is there any way in order to let Windows recognize the format?
A shared DLL with the appropriate Registry keys...? Or an utility? Or other?

Thanks!

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Only certain formats

With Explorer you can only get it to preview certain formats without a great deal of difficulty (and GIMP doesn't have the capability). So if you're using XCF, you can't get previews.

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why not use XnView?

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ok

thanks for your prompt replies!

About XnView: it's a good app., but I need an image editor. Nor I can save images in .psd format. GIMP supports Photoshop's format, and I installed a small application that allow me to see the thumbnails of .psd files in Windows' Explorer:

http://www.seriema.net/thumbview/

but i can't use some effects in the layers with GIMP if I want to save files in Photoshop format.

Bye.

Hi!

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I was under the impression

that you wished for an alternative to Windows' Explorer. XnView can view Photoshop format. I just checked.

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ah ok

I understood, thanks!

Hi!

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