On 3/3/2019 10:47 AM, Char Jackson wrote:


Well, I did say people defend IV. ;-)

As with any software, you have to use it a bit to learn where things
are; I note you don't tell us what you use to do what IV does, but I
suspect if you did I'd find it just as non-intuitive as you find IV (and
I bet it'd be slower to do things, too).

(What was it you were wanting to _do_ in IrfanView that you found so
frustrating? What _do_ you normally use instead to do that?)

I need just a couple of things, and I want just a couple of additional
things.

Needs:
1. Quickly open and display a photo.
Double-click the file.
2. Easily and intuitively move forward and backward through a series of
photos.
space key forward backspace key backward

Wants:
3. Easily rotate left/right. Auto-save the results.
L or R I think autosave would be a problem. Ctrl-S brings up a save
dialog.
4. Ability to delete the current photo.
delete key

All have simple menu selections.

IV does #1, fails at #2, and I didn't get as far as checking how to do
#3 and #4. What does IV use to move through a series of photos, J and K
or some such? Is there a modifier involved? I don't remember, but I
figure if he can't get that part right, then it's not for me.

I use the built-in Windows Photo Viewer. It loads and displays a photo
in less than a second, navigation is via the cursor keys (!), rotation
and or deleting can be done via the keyboard or mouse. We have a winner.

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I like easy and familiar too.
In this case, all the shortcuts are exposed by a click of one of the 6
menus. And they're intuitive the second time you use them.