OT: Internet Explorer as still pix viewer

bbcdrum wrote on 5/25/2005, 11:33 AM
I hope someone can help me with this. I have searched the web for an answer but have not found one.

I used to be able to use Internet Explorer (6.0 on an XP Pro - SP2 system) as a quick and dirty image viewer. I could select a group of jpegs and drag them into IE then use back and forward to scan through the photos. Now only the first of the group of pictures opens.

I have tried changing the file association for jpg from Picture and Fax viewer to IE. I have tried making a "sendto" shortcut to IE. I have tried the "open with..." option. None has worked.

I have also tried dragging a selection of files into Firefox (newest version) but get the same "first picture only" behavior.

Thanks.

Kevin

Comments

BillyBoy wrote on 5/25/2005, 12:02 PM
Have you set Windows' Explorer to thumbnail view?

From its Menu Bar click on View then thumbnails.
bbcdrum wrote on 5/25/2005, 1:23 PM
I have tried setting Windows Explorer to all of the listed view options, including thumbnails. When I select a group of them in Windows Explorer and drag them into Internet Explorer, only the first image of the selected group opens.

Thanks.
BillyBoy wrote on 5/25/2005, 2:02 PM
I don't know what you are trying to accomplish by dragging them to Internet Explorer.

You want WINDOWS EXPLORER. In Windows' Explorer the "view" properties is set by folder. Internet Explorer is a BROIWSER designed to view web pages, not graphics directly. I just tried dragging both a single then multiple graphic files to INTERNET EXPLORER and get the same results as you. It seems you are dragging them to the wrong place. For Windows to display a series of thumbnails use WINDOWS EXPLORER, not INTERNET EXPLORER.


B_JM wrote on 5/25/2005, 2:12 PM
or use infraview or xnview =- which are more suitable anyway (and free)
rextilleon wrote on 5/25/2005, 2:31 PM
Ad Picasa to the mix---it will even allow you to see thumbnails of all your video files. It to is free.
BillyBoy wrote on 5/25/2005, 3:29 PM
The question wasn't what viewer, rather why dropping multiple images in Microsoft's browser didn't show them all. Likely because he's confusing Internet Explorer with Windows Explorer.
Paul_Holmes wrote on 5/25/2005, 3:46 PM
Thumbs up on Picasa. What a great viewer/editor for photos!
bbcdrum wrote on 5/25/2005, 4:08 PM
BillyBoy, my question was about using Internet Explorer a viewer, which you used to be able to do in previous versions of Internet Explorer. I am not confused between Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer.

Thanks for all of the alternate viewer suggestions.

Kevin
Chienworks wrote on 5/25/2005, 4:19 PM
I dunno about anyone else, but when i right-mouse-button click on an image file in an explorer window a menu pops up and i click "Preview". This launches Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I can then use the left & right buttons in that window to scroll through all the image files in that directory. Seems pretty fast and simple.
Jeff_Smith wrote on 5/25/2005, 4:59 PM
I also agree Picasa is great.

http://www.picasa.com/index.php?tid=Y2NpZD0zNzQ4.
BillyBoy wrote on 5/25/2005, 7:03 PM
Kevin, the whole point is Internet Explorer was never intended as a graphic file "viewer", so I questioned why anyone would use it to view a series of still images and wonder why it doesn't work very well. Its like going to a pizza joint and ordering Chop Suey.

Windows Explorer WAS designed to create and view thumbnails of many graphic file types including some video types. In addition to those already mentioned ACDSee is very good and the latest version of Microsoft's Design Image Pro includes a decent file viewer that allows three kinds of markings to make sorting and finding files easier. You can add key words, set between 1-5 stars to rank and also various flags and captions.
jetdv wrote on 5/25/2005, 9:35 PM
I know some people who use it all the time for this purpose. They click on a dozen pictures and they each open in IE. Then they can go forward and backwards through the images just like you indicated. However, I don't know why it would suddenly stop doing that.
BillyBoy wrote on 5/25/2005, 10:23 PM
Sure you CAN do it, just like you can walk around the house with a lampshade on your head. The question is still WHY do it?

Just for the heck of it I tried it. It still works IF you drop the images one at at a time, you can use the back and forward buttons to shuffle through them. Not my idea of a very effective method.