Speaking of Irfanview - remembering folders..?

Ron Hunter wrote:
> N wrote:
>>
>> That's common to most programs for the "Save As" function and very
>> annoying in all of them.
>
> There is a solution, at least a partial one. There is a commercial
> program called File-Ex. This is a replacement for the Windows File
> Selector dialog, which you can set to always use a certain folder for an
> application open routine. There are many other features as well, and it
> is one of the few OS 'enhancements' I have purchased.

Or for programs that go to 'My Pictures' etc, put a shortcut in that
folder.

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Irwell wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Irwell wrote:
>>> Mark Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like most of Irfanview, but one thing... I open a file from thumbnail
>>>> view and then want to save it under a new name *in that folder*. But
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>> Irfanview wants to save the file in whatever folder I last saved a file
>>>> in - it doesn't use the current folder.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe my workflow is odd but I find the extra clicks to navigate my way
>>>> to the current folder annoying.
>>>>
>>>> I'm missing something obvious?
>>> Just use 'Save", not 'Save as', works for the same folder.
>> Note that he stated he wants to save it with "a new name".
>
> Noted! It will save just the same in the same folder, Try it
> with the new name, only don't use 'Save as'.

Irfanview gives you a chance to confirm or change the name, it won't
overwrite anything. It's a dangerous move to make in other programs, I
only do that with irfanview, and raw files in photoshop.

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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Ron Hunter wrote:
>
>> N wrote:
>>> "Mark Thomas" <markt@_don't_spam_marktphoto.com> wrote in message
>>> news:g61sbn$vc5$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>> I like most of Irfanview, but one thing... I open a file from
>>>> thumbnail view and then want to save it under a new name *in that
>>>> folder*. But Irfanview wants to save the file in whatever folder I
>>>> last saved a file in - it doesn't use the current folder.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe my workflow is odd but I find the extra clicks to navigate my
>>>> way to the current folder annoying.
>>>>
>>>> I'm missing something obvious?
>>>
>>> That's common to most programs for the "Save As" function and very
>>> annoying in all of them.
>> There is a solution, at least a partial one. There is a commercial
>> program called File-Ex. This is a replacement for the Windows File
>> Selector dialog, which you can set to always use a certain folder for an
>> application open routine. There are many other features as well, and it
>> is one of the few OS 'enhancements' I have purchased.
>
> Can it be configured on an application-specific basis, or will it hand
> *all* apps the directory you've set it to?
>
>
Works by application. It will remember the last directory used by an
application. Very handy.

Ron Hunter wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>
>>> N wrote:
>>>> "Mark Thomas" <markt@_don't_spam_marktphoto.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:g61sbn$vc5$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>>> I like most of Irfanview, but one thing... I open a file from
>>>>> thumbnail view and then want to save it under a new name *in that
>>>>> folder*. But Irfanview wants to save the file in whatever folder I
>>>>> last saved a file in - it doesn't use the current folder.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe my workflow is odd but I find the extra clicks to navigate my
>>>>> way to the current folder annoying.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm missing something obvious?
>>>>
>>>> That's common to most programs for the "Save As" function and very
>>>> annoying in all of them.
>>> There is a solution, at least a partial one. There is a commercial
>>> program called File-Ex. This is a replacement for the Windows File
>>> Selector dialog, which you can set to always use a certain folder for an
>>> application open routine. There are many other features as well, and it
>>> is one of the few OS 'enhancements' I have purchased.
>>
>> Can it be configured on an application-specific basis, or will it hand
>> *all* apps the directory you've set it to?
>>
> Works by application. It will remember the last directory used by an
> application. Very handy.

Okay, my bad. I thought by "you can set to always use a certain folder
for an application open routine" you meant you could designate one, not
just have it "remember the last directory used by an application".


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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Ron Hunter wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>
>>>> N wrote:
>>>>> "Mark Thomas" <markt@_don't_spam_marktphoto.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:g61sbn$vc5$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>>>> I like most of Irfanview, but one thing... I open a file from
>>>>>> thumbnail view and then want to save it under a new name *in that
>>>>>> folder*. But Irfanview wants to save the file in whatever folder I
>>>>>> last saved a file in - it doesn't use the current folder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe my workflow is odd but I find the extra clicks to navigate my
>>>>>> way to the current folder annoying.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm missing something obvious?
>>>>> That's common to most programs for the "Save As" function and very
>>>>> annoying in all of them.
>>>> There is a solution, at least a partial one. There is a commercial
>>>> program called File-Ex. This is a replacement for the Windows File
>>>> Selector dialog, which you can set to always use a certain folder for an
>>>> application open routine. There are many other features as well, and it
>>>> is one of the few OS 'enhancements' I have purchased.
>>> Can it be configured on an application-specific basis, or will it hand
>>> *all* apps the directory you've set it to?
>>>
>> Works by application. It will remember the last directory used by an
>> application. Very handy.
>
> Okay, my bad. I thought by "you can set to always use a certain folder
> for an application open routine" you meant you could designate one, not
> just have it "remember the last directory used by an application".
>
>
Yes, both.

"Paul Furman" <paul-@-edgehill.net> wrote in message
news:F61hk.2403$zv7.1386@flpi143.ffdc.sbc.com...
> Mark Thomas wrote:
>> I like most of Irfanview, but one thing... I open a file from thumbnail
>> view and then want to save it under a new name *in that folder*. But
>> Irfanview wants to save the file in whatever folder I last saved a file
>> in - it doesn't use the current folder.
>>
>> Maybe my workflow is odd but I find the extra clicks to navigate my way
>> to the current folder annoying.
>>
>> I'm missing something obvious?
>
> Use control-S (rather than Save As from the file menu).
>
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That's the key-code for save rather than save as, but oddly, Irfanview still
allows a name change, behaving like a save as command.