Folder Options

[Martin Ibbotson]

Can somebody, please, please help me with something that's "doin my head
in"? I'm sure it's not a big question for you experts out there....

Let me tell you what I do, then what I want.......

What I do:
1. I'm in Outlook Express (or PaintShop Pro)
2. I right-click on a picture in the preview window
3. A folder dialog box appears in the "Thumbnail" view

I want the folder dialog box to ALWAYS give me the "Details" view. If I
change the view to the "Details" view, that's fine, but next time I open
or save a picture, it again gives me the dialog box in "Thumbnails"
view.

I cannot find any options that will ALWAYS default the folder dialog box
to the "Details" view.

Interestingly, I've found that if I change the view to "Details" in
Windows Explorer, then it does remember the view for next time I access
the folder but not in any other software, specifically OE or PSP.

Anybody able to help....?

Thanks,
Martin

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Martin Ibbotson" > wrote:

>I want the folder dialog box to ALWAYS give me the "Details" view. If I
>change the view to the "Details" view, that's fine, but next time I open
>or save a picture, it again gives me the dialog box in "Thumbnails"
>view.

No way. One cannot save settings for these dialogs, so you have to
adjust the view for each new window manually.

--
(tm)

[Sharon F]

Martin Ibbotson wrote:
> Can somebody, please, please help me with something that's "doin my head
> in"? I'm sure it's not a big question for you experts out there....
>
> Let me tell you what I do, then what I want.......
>
> What I do:
> 1. I'm in Outlook Express (or PaintShop Pro)
> 2. I right-click on a picture in the preview window
> 3. A folder dialog box appears in the "Thumbnail" view
>
> I want the folder dialog box to ALWAYS give me the "Details" view. If I
> change the view to the "Details" view, that's fine, but next time I open
> or save a picture, it again gives me the dialog box in "Thumbnails"
> view.
>
> I cannot find any options that will ALWAYS default the folder dialog box
> to the "Details" view.
>
> Interestingly, I've found that if I change the view to "Details" in
> Windows Explorer, then it does remember the view for next time I access
> the folder but not in any other software, specifically OE or PSP.
>
> Anybody able to help....?
>
> Thanks,
> Martin

While there's no way to do what you want using just Windows, you might want
to try using the Browse With PSP option on the right click menu. This opens
a selected folder in PSP and displays any of the residing image files that
PSP can read in thumbnail view. Use this feature as a "catalog" while
working in other programs to locate and select the desired images.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

[Martin Ibbotson]

Thorsten/Sharon,

Thanks for your responses..... even if it wasn't what I really wanted to
hear..... oh well (sigh)!

Thanks,
Martin


"Martin Ibbotson" > wrote in message
...
> Can somebody, please, please help me with something that's "doin my
head
> in"? I'm sure it's not a big question for you experts out there....
>
> Let me tell you what I do, then what I want.......
>
> What I do:
> 1. I'm in Outlook Express (or PaintShop Pro)
> 2. I right-click on a picture in the preview window
> 3. A folder dialog box appears in the "Thumbnail" view
>
> I want the folder dialog box to ALWAYS give me the "Details" view. If
I
> change the view to the "Details" view, that's fine, but next time I
open
> or save a picture, it again gives me the dialog box in "Thumbnails"
> view.
>
> I cannot find any options that will ALWAYS default the folder dialog
box
> to the "Details" view.
>
> Interestingly, I've found that if I change the view to "Details" in
> Windows Explorer, then it does remember the view for next time I
access
> the folder but not in any other software, specifically OE or PSP.
>
> Anybody able to help....?
>
> Thanks,
> Martin
>
>
>
>