Properties Options Tab 5

Click on the Options Menu, then click Properties, or press
ALT-O, followed by P to access these options. A dialog box
opens from which you can change many of the basic functions
of IrfanView.
 
There are several tabs on the options dialog.  If the tab
for Others 1 is not at the front, click it to bring it to
the top of the stack.
 

 
Others 1
Various check-boxes allow access to a variety of options;
click any or all that you want to select them. They are:
 
· Use Undo option: (highly recommended!) Unchecking
   disables this function of the edit menu.
· Ask to overwrite for Save and Save As: checking will
   make the viewer ask permission before it destroys
   an old file in favor of a new one.
· Display file dialog for File > Save: when this is
   checked, clicking on Save will bring up the standard
   dialog, through which you can choose a directory in
   which to save the image. If you know the images will
   need to be saved back to the same directory, uncheck
   this option. Clicking on Save now will simply resave
   an image in place of the original. Note that this is
   only for Save. Clicking on Save As still brings up
   the dialog box.
· Only 1 Instance of IrfanView: unchecking will allow
   the viewer to open more than once at the same time;
   this is useful to view similar files at the same time,
   or to hold one file for a moment, while you look for
   another; checking the box will prevent more than one
   instance of the viewer at any time.
· Ask to Rename Incorrect Extension: while loading a file
   which has had the name given an incorrect extension,
   IrfanView will ask permission before changing it. If
   you answer no, the file will be loaded anyway, but with
   the incorrect extension still attached. Answering yes
   will change the extension as it appears on the hard
   drive. If you uncheck this box, the viewer will load
   the file without making any changes.
· Use flat toolbar: when checked, the toolbar appears
   as a two-dimensional set of icons; when checked, the
   buttons appear as raised, three-dimensional images.
· Don't notify if end/begin of directory is reached:
   you are browsing through a directory's images, using
   the spacebar to move to the next image; when you reach
   the last of the images in that directory, IrfanView
   asks if you want to jump to the first again; checking
   this option will suppress the question, and just go
   right to the first image. The option also affects
   browsing backwards, using the backspace; then the
   option refers to jumping to the last image in the
   directory again.
 
There are also two buttons, for further options:
 
· Clear MRUDs list: clicking this removes all the
   names from the Most Recently Used Directories list;
   this option may be used at any time.
· Create Desktop Link: places an icon on your Windows
   desktop that can be double clicked to start the
   viewer.
 
When you are done, click OK at the bottom of the dialog.
To exit without making any changes, click Cancel. Another
way to close is to click the X in the upper right corner.
 
For a helpful reminder of many of the functions in the
Others 1 dialog, click the ? in the upper right corner
of the box, point the mouse at an item in the box, and
click again. A message will appear to tell you what that
item is for.

 
 
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