Cascading or tiling open images?

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In article ,
lid says...
But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

As far as I can remember you can only cascade/tile OS or app Windows,
you could open multiple irfanview windows and tile them but that is
about it, I think.

On 6/15/2017 4:44 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop screen, you will be given a menu That gives the options to
place the windows stacked (Vertical), side by side or cascade.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon that shows
recently opened files is the best change to Windows, since MS used their
OS/2 code and came out with Windows XP. It took me some time to
realize that the program icon can be on the program list, the start
screen or on the desktop task bar.


--
2017: The year we lean to play the great game of Euchre

In alt.comp.os.windows-10 Terry Pinnell wrote:
Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Shift+Click the icon in the task bar.

lifewoutmilk wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10 Terry Pinnell wrote:
Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Shift+Click the icon in the task bar.

Thanks, that's the one!

Although I guess you meant 'Shift + RIGHT click'.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

VanguardLH wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

That strange procedure works for you? Not here. Nothing gets selected
with Ctrl+ Click (or any operation for that matter). And anyway all
entries have the same text 'IrfanView 64-bit'! Not that selection by
filename would be practical anyway, you need a thumbnail.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g3q4lgpcdb...ction.jpg?dl=0


Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Keith Nuttle wrote:

On 6/15/2017 4:44 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop screen, you will be given a menu That gives the options to
place the windows stacked (Vertical), side by side or cascade.

Yes, but that's ALL windows, not just IrfanView for example.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon that shows
recently opened files is the best change to Windows, since MS used their
OS/2 code and came out with Windows XP. It took me some time to
realize that the program icon can be on the program list, the start
screen or on the desktop task bar.

But I think it should have included the cascading/tiling items too.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

On 6/15/2017 11:09 AM, Terry Pinnell wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:

On 6/15/2017 4:44 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop screen, you will be given a menu That gives the options to
place the windows stacked (Vertical), side by side or cascade.

Yes, but that's ALL windows, not just IrfanView for example.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon that shows
recently opened files is the best change to Windows, since MS used their
OS/2 code and came out with Windows XP. It took me some time to
realize that the program icon can be on the program list, the start
screen or on the desktop task bar.

But I think it should have included the cascading/tiling items too.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

I don't understand what you are asking. Do you want to cascade the
windows on the desktop or do you want to cascade the items in the
program window (you Mentioned Irfanview).

To cascade the items on the desktop you need multiple windows open, so
the function would be an OS function not a function of the individual
program. To cascade items in a program window would be a program
function and only applicable to the program.


--
2017: The year we lean to play the great game of Euchre

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:

On 6/15/2017 4:44 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0
Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop screen, you will be given a menu That gives the options to
place the windows stacked (Vertical), side by side or cascade.

Yes, but that's ALL windows, not just IrfanView for example.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon that shows
recently opened files is the best change to Windows, since MS used their
OS/2 code and came out with Windows XP. It took me some time to
realize that the program icon can be on the program list, the start
screen or on the desktop task bar.

But I think it should have included the cascading/tiling items too.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Could you view thunmbnails at 600x600 pixels, to better
fill your screen ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrfanView

"This function displays thumbnail file previews, allowing picture
organization and management, at sizes from 50 x 50 to 600 x 600 pixels."

Paul

Keith Nuttle wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or
just user memory fatigue. But wasn't there an option in
the right click menu of taskbar icons to cascade or
tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...Win10-Cascde-1
.jpg?dl=0

Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back
in Vista). Instead you go to Task Manager under its
Applications tab and Ctrl+click on each window you want
to tile (just like how you pick multiple files in
Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any
of them to tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade
them. Rather than tiling all windows some of which you
don't care about right now, you get to pick which ones
to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar
at the bottom of the Desktop screen, you will be given a
menu That gives the options to place the windows stacked
(Vertical), side by side or cascade.

Yes, but that's ALL windows, not just IrfanView for
example.

It is not ALL windows, it is only visible non-minimized
Windows on the desktop.

If your program IrfanView displays child windows within the
program, rearranging them would be a program function, not a
Windows desktop function.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon
that shows recently opened files is the best change to
Windows, since MS used their OS/2 code and came out with
Windows XP. It took me some time to realize that the
program icon can be on the program list, the start screen
or on the desktop task bar.

But I think it should have included the cascading/tiling
items too.

Microsoft has messed up desktop windows tiling in Windows 10,
let alone improving it by being able to arrange child windows
within a program.

Current Windows loses track of windows' variables, like those
for tiling windows. Would be interesting to hear Bill Gates'
candid thoughts about Windows 10, specifically what he thinks
about them rewriting and messing up some of the important
code. And we thought it was bad then...

I don't understand what you are asking. Do you want to
cascade the windows on the desktop or do you want to
cascade the items in the program window (you Mentioned
Irfanview).

To cascade the items on the desktop you need multiple
windows open, so the function would be an OS function not a
function of the individual program. To cascade items in a
program window would be a program function and only
applicable to the program.

In Adobe Reader, that function is in the menu bar under
"Window".

Terry Pinnell wrote:

lifewoutmilk wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or
just user memory fatigue. But wasn't there an option in
the right click menu of taskbar icons to cascade or tile
open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...n10-Cascde-1.j
pg?dl=0

Shift+[right]Click the icon in the task bar.

Thanks, that's the one!

Yeah, but how is it any different than right clicking an open
area on the Taskbar? Here, it rearranges all non-minimized
windows. That, and it has no "Undo".

Looks like another minor Windows 10 abortion to me. Maybe
that is why you forgot about it.

I should have said it TRIES to rearrange all non-minimized
windows, and does a horrible job of it.

The only thing you can do is minimize all windows, then make
sure only the Windows you want to rearrange are non-minimized.
Then use either your method or clicking on an open area on the
taskbar to rearrange them. I would recommend the open area since
it includes a "Undo" option.

John Doe wrote:

I should have said it TRIES to rearrange all non-minimized
windows, and does a horrible job of it.

The only thing you can do is minimize all windows, then make
sure only the Windows you want to rearrange are non-minimized.
Then use either your method or clicking on an open area on the
taskbar to rearrange them. I would recommend the open area since
it includes a "Undo" option.

I have 25 windows open at the moment, which is fairly typical. These are
owned by seven applications, the main contributor being File Explorer
and IrfanView. I would never want to cascade or stack a mish-mash of
windows from multiple applications. Almost always it would be FE folders
or IrfanView images.

Shift+Right clicking the specific icon works fine. Thanks again for the
reminder.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Paul wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:

On 6/15/2017 4:44 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Not sure if this is a Win 10 OS or IrfanView issue, or just user memory
fatigue. But wasn't there an option in the right click menu of taskbar
icons to cascade or tile open files. In this case, images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gabax1scio...cde-1.jpg?dl=0
Disappeared in Windows 7 (don't know if it started back in Vista).
Instead you go to Task Manager under its Applications tab and Ctrl+click
on each window you want to tile (just like how you pick multiple files
in Windows/File Explorer). Then you can right-click on any of them to
tile horizontally or vertically or to cascade them. Rather than tiling
all windows some of which you don't care about right now, you get to
pick which ones to tile.

In Windows 10, if you click on any space in the Taskbar at the bottom of
the Desktop screen, you will be given a menu That gives the options to
place the windows stacked (Vertical), side by side or cascade.

Yes, but that's ALL windows, not just IrfanView for example.

The menu you get when you right click on a program icon that shows
recently opened files is the best change to Windows, since MS used their
OS/2 code and came out with Windows XP. It took me some time to
realize that the program icon can be on the program list, the start
screen or on the desktop task bar.

But I think it should have included the cascading/tiling items too.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Could you view thunmbnails at 600x600 pixels, to better
fill your screen ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrfanView

"This function displays thumbnail file previews, allowing picture
organization and management, at sizes from 50 x 50 to 600 x 600 pixels."

Paul

Thanks Paul. I do sometimes use IrfanView's thumbnails to examine a
folder or set of images, with a large size selected. But my need for
occasional stacking or cascading often arises for images in several
different folders. And even for viewing images in one folder, Win 10's
'Extra Large icons' option is nice.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK