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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: punkyclown on October 06, 2015, 10:31:53 PM

Title: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: punkyclown on October 06, 2015, 10:31:53 PM

Can someone please explain how to change the Workbench image viewer. Multiview just doesn't cut it when you have to deal with a 32 color workbench.
Thank you

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 06, 2015, 11:05:49 PM

Multiview is great if you update your datatypes to processor-optimized ones. Set it to run on its own screen rather than Workbench. ;)

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: motrucker on October 07, 2015, 12:19:53 AM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;796993

Multiview is great if you update your datatypes to processor-optimized ones. Set it to run on its own screen rather than Workbench. ;)

Good info. The data types can be found at:  http://aminet.net/search?query=data+types

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 07, 2015, 02:20:28 AM

I recommend the "WarpDT" datatypes.  they can be found on Aminet or here:  http://www.warpdt.co.uk/  You can register them if you'd like to support continued development.

Plenty of other picture viewers are available, it should be mentioned, but a lot of them are pretty old and no longer supported.  IMHO Multiview is just fine once properly configured.  ;)

At some point there should also be a release of "MultiviewerNG (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69321)" for classic systems, as well.

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: Matt_H on October 07, 2015, 02:55:18 AM

I'm also a fan of the WarpDT suite. PicShow (http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/amiga/picshow.html) is another good viewer.

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: mechy on October 07, 2015, 03:25:14 AM

Quote from: Matt_H;796997

I'm also a fan of the WarpDT suite. PicShow (http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/amiga/picshow.html) is another good viewer.

+1  its a great viewer

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: AAACHIPSET on October 07, 2015, 12:06:44 PM

i ended up using mystic view ..only one i could find with lots options and a slideshow...works great even a 030 version

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: dschallock on October 07, 2015, 03:13:48 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;796996

At some point there should also be a release of "MultiviewerNG (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69321)" for classic systems, as well.

Check out answer #6 in this recent interview (http://distrita.com/a-eon-interview-about-amigas-future/) that mentions the new multiviewer

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 07, 2015, 03:32:53 PM

Quote from: dschallock;797008

Check out answer #6 in this recent interview (http://distrita.com/a-eon-interview-about-amigas-future/) that mentions the new multiviewer

A more recent update: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=796056&postcount=38 :)
 (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=796056&postcount=38)

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: dschallock on October 07, 2015, 03:55:06 PM

Nice.  I just registered the WarpData types btw.  Good tip on a current developer!

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: punkyclown on October 07, 2015, 10:04:30 PM

Okay, this is all really good information and thanks a lot.  Changing Datatypes
and updating Multiview seems to make sense.  But my question was is there a
way to change Workbench so when I click on a an image it opens a different pic
viewer?
Thanks

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 07, 2015, 10:26:42 PM

Quote from: punkyclown;797027

is there away to change Workbench so when I click on a an image it opens a different pic viewer?

Just change the default tool in the icon, or if you are using def_icons you can change just the one, and it will change it for all of them:

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: bbond007 on October 08, 2015, 03:37:35 AM

Quote from: punkyclown;796989

Can someone please explain how to change the Workbench image viewer. Multiview just doesn't cut it when you have to deal with a 32 color workbench.
Thank you

you might try this program and see if you like it better than MultiView.

http://aminet.net/package/gfx/show/Visage

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: lionstorm on October 08, 2015, 05:18:46 PM

once you find a suitable replacement viewer, you might just rename it as multiview (in case you dont have def_icon installed)

Title: Re: Changing Workbench image viewer
Post by: kolla on October 08, 2015, 09:49:22 PM

Quote from: lionstorm;797076

once you find a suitable replacement viewer, you might just rename it as multiview (in case you dont have def_icon installed)

And enjoy all the error messages whenever you try to open a guide file?