Xee, part 2 (630)

1 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2009-07-22 10:34 ID:J9qvJKxH [Del]

This thread is for questions and discussion about Xee. Before posting, check that the question has not already been answered in this thread, or in the previous thread: http://wakaba.c3.cx/sup/kareha.pl/1122405906/

There is also a bug tracker for Xee here: http://code.google.com/p/xee/issues/list

If you have a bug to report, it is better to post it on the bug tracker if you can, so it will not be forgotten.

501 Name: Patrick : 2013-08-17 12:24 ID:lR7Rq/33 [Del]

Thanks for the loading options, very much appreciated.

Hopefully Mavericks comes out soon, I have 5 monitors and whenever I go into full screen in Xee3 my other 4 monitors become totally useless.

502 Name: Milliways : 2013-09-01 21:23 ID:AvzF0isU [Del]

I have been using Xee 2.2 for a while as an image viewer, since migrating to a Mac.
I wanted to rotate some images, and downloaded the Xee3 trial.
My first reaction was disappointment; the buttons to move images are gone and the cryptic symbols in the Browse menu don't correspond to anything I have seen before.
I gather swiping works, but I HATE swiping with a vengeance - it is so much easier to click (which works with a wireless mouse) or use keyboard.
In Preferences I did find Keyboard shortcuts, but there seems to be no Help or anything to explain what most of these actually do. (I know Apple Help is not easy to write, but it can be done).
I did manage to losslessly rotate, but this requires 2 operations ⌘R plus ⌘S, and then I discovered that this changes to file date - requiring yet another operation (using jhead) to restore the date. (There should be an option to retain dates.)
My own image program (on Windows) automatically losslessly rotates in a file, and retains date information, but I was trying to avoid the effort to write a Mac version.

PS Some of these comments may have already been addresses, but there seems to be no search facility on the support site.
PPS Open Recent does not seem to remember any of my previous files.

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504 Name: Bruno : 2013-09-10 07:17 ID:F4f2oyN7 [Del]

Hi,

images were much sharper in Xee2 than in Xee3.

Here is an example, in Xee3 scaling quality is set to "high", in Xee2 antialiasing quality is set to "sharp, high".

Xee3 on the left, Xee2 on the right.

http://hpics.li/a35b0a7

One of the first reasons I was using Xee is the ability to see sharp images.
It's no longer the case with Xee3, and it is very sad !!

Do you think you can fix that problem ?
If yes I will buy Xee3: I love it, but I need to see sharp images.

Thank you.

505 Name: Bruno : 2013-09-10 07:18 ID:F4f2oyN7 [Del]

Hi,

images were much sharper in Xee2 than in Xee3.

Here is an example, in Xee3 scaling quality is set to "high", in Xee2 antialiasing quality is set to "sharp, high".

Xee3 on the left, Xee2 on the right.

http://hpics.li/a35b0a7

One of the first reasons I was using Xee is the ability to see sharp images.
It's no longer the case with Xee3, and it is very sad !!

Do you think you can fix that problem ?
If yes I will buy Xee3: I love it, but I need to see sharp images.

Thank you.

506 Name: Ken : 2013-09-15 20:55 ID:DLaK8tYd [Del]

Hi. When I am browsing images in a folder, I rename ones as I go sometimes (like if I see a car photo, I renamed dscn1029.jpg to cars_dscn1029.jpg for example). Problem is, when I do that it usually changes where I am in the browsing order. In the example, it would move me to the beginning of the list again as "c" in cars comes before the "d" in the dscn filenames. I hate losing my place.

Is there any way to make it so I rename a file and it stays where I was in the list? Thanks!

507 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-09-16 12:18 ID:UARe52Xd [Del]

>>506

Not currently. It's a tricky problem, because some people would be equally annoyed at the list not being properly sorted afterwards.

508 Name: Yvette : 2013-09-22 17:28 ID:SMMerpLf [Del]

Will there be any future functionality to edit Exif data that is displayed?? Then I might buy the new version :)

509 Name: Anonymous : 2013-09-25 23:35 ID:7Lrd2CfL [Del]

>>507
Ken's sorting issue is what's bothered me with Xee for years. After renaming a file, I lose my position in the list and then you have to figure out another way to rename a large list of files. I use Finder for that simply because Xee drives me nuts. Why not just keep the current order static until you close the image?

Here's some more issues (this is all Xee3).

  1. Preloading issue: After deleting a file, there is a delay before Xee shows the next image. It shows it immediately if I press space (or whatever you have for next).
  2. Folder to save a file is random/last folder used? When saving/exporting a file, why not default to current image folder? Xee has been doing that for years and years.
  3. How about a simple resize option? Input percentage or pixel size and export. It can't be that difficult :)

Thanks! I'm loving Xee3 but I feel that Xee2.1 is still somehow faster. It just seems faster on my computer (2010 MBP).

510 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-09-26 13:18 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>509

File issues about 1 and 2, they seems to be real bugs. (Otherwise I might forget about it.)

3 is planned, but it is more annoyingly hard to really do right than it seems. (It's easy to do badly!)

Also, there's at least one performance issue that I am working on fixing still, so it should get a bit faster at least.

511 Name: Anonymous : 2013-09-26 13:40 ID:2E4NQLRN [Del]

>>510

Thanks!

BTW, for Issue 1, the preloading bug… preloaded image is also "lost" when you move a file (pressing Ctrl+1 etc). Next image is clearly loaded again even though it is shown immediately if you press space. So moving and deleting is somehow messing up preloading. I think this is one of the major sources of "slowness perception" of Xee3. Xee2.1 has none of these preloading issues and when I go through files to move/delete them, it is just a lot faster (I deal with large 5Mb+ files from a camera so that preloading issue is really perceptible).

512 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-09-26 18:11 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>511

Oh, and I just noticed 2 was already reported on the tracker so no need to file that one.

513 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-10-11 16:31 ID:UARe52Xd [Del]

3.1.1 has been released. It contains nothing but a bugfix for the Paddle framework on Mavericks (it was crashing). The App Store version will not be updated, as this does not affect it.

514 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-10-11 17:06 ID:Heaven [Del]

Or maybe it does not actually work. Sigh.

515 Name: QBoy61 : 2013-10-20 12:56 ID:pHfKUG5B [Del]

Excellent update!

Wish list:

1.) Adjustable background color instead of gray.
2.) Reset zoom to default on selection of next picture.
3.) Some people may like the spinning "clock" when you select a new picture but I'd prefer to hold on the current picture until the new picture is loaded then switch.
4.) Maybe a quick blend to the next picture (quick 0.25 second)

Keep up the good work!

516 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-10-24 10:45 ID:UARe52Xd [Del]

3.2 has been released. The changes this time are:

  • Somewhat faster image loading for large images.
  • Added option to hide status bar.
  • Export panel now defaults to the same folder as the current image.
  • Added reverse name order option for swipe browsing, and also the possibility to disable it.
  • Fixed an issue where you might lose your position in the image list when quickly deleting images.
  • Some graphical fixes.
  • Small bug fixes for Mavericks.
  • Other small bug fixes for rare issues.

517 Name: Patrick : 2013-10-29 00:58 ID:xvHdgIUV [Del]

Full screen in 3.2 Mavericks is making all the other monitors blank out grey, like it was before in ML

518 Name: Marcel : 2013-11-06 22:15 ID:fwuGkKCb [Del]

I LOVE XEE. Such a great app, such a great price. I bought it on a whim, and it's already an integral part of my workflow!

Thankyou, that's all. Keep up the awesome work. :)

519 Name: Darrell : 2013-11-07 10:08 ID:QCoWrI3X [Del]

Would it be possible add a feature to be able to make the whole window transparent. This way it, when used with "Float on Top", photos can be used as a tracing guide.

Thanks!

520 Name: Martin : 2013-11-09 04:31 ID:jwxYl9UJ [Del]

Greate App!

but one question, is it possible to save last settings to default? so it opens with all the settings from last use?

521 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-11-14 07:29 ID:UARe52Xd [Del]

3.3 has been released! Changes are:

  • Added Share menu option to share images through mail and social networks, and also to add them to iPhoto and Aperture. (Only available on OS X 10.8 and up.)
  • Much improved loading speed for large images.
  • Fixed crashes and graphical distortion on computers running OS X 10.7.
  • Added Style tab in preferences, that allows changing the window and loading styles, as well as changing the background colours.

As usual, the App Store version will be updated when Apple feels like it.

522 Name: Anonymous : 2013-11-14 15:16 ID:HTaWhH6k (Image: 1804x916 png, 463 kb) [Del]

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The use GPU checkbox seems not to be working anymore.

523 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-11-14 15:44 ID:UARe52Xd [Del]

>>522

Oh, probably because the loader process uses the GPU too now. File a bug on the bug tracker so I'll remember to fix it for the next release.

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525 Name: Kris : 2013-11-20 11:21 ID:6/oKYFl7 [Del]

Great app. Is it possible to print multiple images on one page, say all the images in the current folder?

526 Name: Kris : 2013-11-20 11:21 ID:6/oKYFl7 [Del]

Great app. Is it possible to print multiple images on one page, say all the images in the current folder?

527 Name: mr_a500 : 2013-11-20 11:37 ID:0fLLby6B [Del]

Minor keyboard problem:

I have browsing set to command+arrow and scrolling set to arrow keys - yet if I use command+arrow on images larger than the screen, it will scroll. It should not scroll when I'm holding the command key down.

528 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2013-11-20 14:53 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>527

The "Browse left" commands will scroll about one screen until they reach the edge, and then browse.

529 Name: mr_a500 : 2013-11-20 15:51 ID:0fLLby6B [Del]

I see that I should set Browse Next and Browse Previous on the arrow keys instead of using Browse Left and Browse Right. (I just upgraded from Xee 2.2 to Xee 3.3 and the default behaviour has changed.)

Is there a setting to use the old method of resetting the zoom on each new image instead of keeping the current zoom on every image?

530 Name: Sheikh : 2013-12-18 17:22 ID:j19H8WOp [Del]

Yes, the above request is sorely needed >> "Is there a setting to use the old method of resetting the zoom on each new image instead of keeping the current zoom on every image?"

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532 Name: Till : 2013-12-21 09:28 ID:nF+sCKWC [Del]

Great app! I'd like to filter the huge amount of EXIF data. Maybe "show highlighted (=color applied) only.

533 Name: florianp : 2013-12-26 08:01 ID:vwA9fsVT [Del]

xee was one of my favorite tools from the beginning of my mac-life .. when I saw xee v3 now in the appstore I just bought it but now am sorry to say: it´s WAY TOO SLOW
compared to the older v2.x !!!! I won´t use it anymore and cannot recommend it anymore until the performance increases significantly. sorry! :(

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535 Name: mr_a500 : 2013-12-29 08:27 ID:CJmnvPYH [Del]

I've got to agree - Xee 3 is incredibly slow. I've got a PCIe SSD that has over 700 MB/s read speed with a 4 core i7 and 2GB Nvidia graphics. I should not see 2 second delays when flipping through medium-sized images.

I really hope this can be fixed. I want to use Xee, but I may be forced to find an alternative.

536 Name: mkuiter : 2014-01-01 14:09 ID:ixB3NGDq [Del]

The latest v3 update made it worse on my MacBook with Intel graphics and OSX 10.7.5; it's still very slow in loading images and now it doesn't load some images at all, instead it shows an all black image.

For now I'm still using good old v2 and I hope v3 will get better in time.

537 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2014-01-01 16:15 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>536

10.7 is not really recommended. The functionality Xee3 needs seems to not be quite well working on it. It might be at least a little bit better on later OS X versions.

538 Name: flo : 2014-01-10 00:10 ID:1aOdk8ja [Del]

I tried to use see to check a huge amount of pics on a external hard drive, and copy the good ones locally
if you use copy to function, nothing happens?? Bug#1
if you scroll now to the next picture, xee hangs up and restarts! Bug#2
There is no thumbnail possibility?

Hope to fix that, otherwise i will give my impressions to App Store and rate this

thx

539 Name: !WAHa.06x36 : 2014-01-10 04:32 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>538

Can you file bugs on the bug tracker about those, giving more information? Neither of those are normal behaviours, and I haven't seen them happen before, so I'll need more information.

540 Name: Matthias : 2014-01-11 04:28 ID:RQLcI86f [Del]

Hi,

excuse upfront for being stupid maybe, but I have my lic now a year and I cant figure out how to actually _do_ the labeling with shortcuts.. Do u have to press more buttons or many at once, or how does it work with only one key?

Thank you,
great program,
M.

541 Name: Anonymous : 2014-01-23 13:17 ID:aOAcd7HS (Image: 458x262 gif, 556 kb) [Del]

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Xee^3 gif loader crashes on this gif. Gif works fine in all browsers and QuickLook shows it playing fine as well.

Incidentally, Xee 2.1 also can't load this gif.

542 Name: Pixelmator : 2014-01-27 19:58 ID:Dd027LsY [Del]

Add pixelmator document support please

543 Name: Dan : 2014-01-28 09:16 ID:GOfQY8pe [Del]

Have been using Xee for years and as I was setting up a new computer I found Xee on the app store. Great!

Is there any way of turning off the sandbox mode? Either that or can I swap for the "regular" version?

544 Name: netizen : 2014-01-30 01:11 ID:Y8Y9RHyv [Del]

How can I open two or more images with Xee in order to compare them side by side?

545 Name: Jo : 2014-02-27 07:07 ID:7jvgUvbk [Del]

I have a bought version of Xee (not from the app store) and have a couple of requests.

1) I would love a way to jump straight to a specific photo by number. I have had situations where a Xee crashed, or I logged out, and I wanted to go to a specific photo by number (i.e. 1243 of 7000) in a folder but there seems no way.

2) A "check for updates" button would be great.

Cheers

546 Name: Anonymous : 2014-03-21 14:13 ID:S1ZdT+qa [Del]

Is there a way to browse between .zip files?

I read comics that are archived as .zip files and it'd be nice if I could just directly move to the next .zip file in the directory after I've gotten to the last image instead of having to open it separately.

547 Name: Anonymous : 2014-04-28 08:14 ID:C9rjexKw [Del]

It's awesome that Xee can show .mov files! It's perfect for showing a quick movie demo in line with jpegs!

548 Name: mat : 2014-09-01 11:56 ID:0+q+at/5 [Del]

Any plans to support mp4 and mov files?

549 Name: Vamsee : 2014-09-03 12:28 ID:C7x5lmIK [Del]

Hi,

Bought xee3 on app store without thinking about sandbox restrictions. Is it possible to get license code out of app store version and use it in the non sandboxed version available on your site ?

550 Name: Voltaire : 2014-09-03 14:53 ID:yE545rMs [Del]

Hi

I'm having an issue with running Kareha on Nginx. I've setup Nginx to run Perl scripts and the board seems to load up perfectly fine when I access the index. But when I try and access any thread I post, the thread page takes me to 404. Although, when I try and access that thread page via the /res/ directory, it works perfectly again.

Is there something I missed with the perl configuration that's not letting kareha.pl run properly or maybe a workaround to make the thread links use the /res/ directory rather than the kareha.pl script?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

551 Name: Anonymous : 2014-09-04 08:11 ID:cX1yvLZD [Del]

>>550
I had trouble getting nginx and kareha to play together nicely in the past too, but I managed to "fix" it a while ago after modifying kareha to use PSGI instead of CGI (https://github.com/marlencrabapple/kareha-psgi). Not sure if that was the reason it suddenly started working, but it just happened to make a difference on my end.

Just in case that wasn't the reason why it started working, try using a location directive like location ~ (admin|kareha|captcha).pl { ... } when passing stuff to fcgiwrap.

552 Name: Anonymous : 2014-09-04 08:14 ID:Heaven [Del]

>>551
Oh, and my setup involves serving the script with starman to localhost and using proxy_pass with the location directive in >>551 to pass the requests from nginx to the script.

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