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by insight
25 Aug 2021 23:02
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

Does the same need to be done for MS Office files? Whats the oldest Office version that can be used? I have instances of 2010/ 2013 and so on.. 16/19. If Office is registered as the default file type handler, no Otherwise: Office 2010 works - Tested - Seems to work :) in WE & XYP. Muchos Gracia...
by insight
25 Aug 2021 14:49
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

For content preview you need those three Configuration | Preview | Previewed Formats | User-Defined Preview Handlers epub>{80C4E4B1-2B0F-40D5-95AF-BE7B57FEA4F9} mobi>{42CA907E-BDF5-4A75-994A-E1AEC8A10954} pdf>{3D3B1846-CC43-42AE-BFF9-D914083C2BA3} And yes, that works fine... Thumbnailing is a diffe...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 20:33
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

By adding their extensions to the Configuration | Preview | Previewed Formats - Preview as Thumbnail category That worked, but for a couple of times, maybe single digit. Now it says cannot preview. Even closing and restarting it says "Cannot preview" PS: Is thumbnail the only way? Cant pe...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 20:15
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

It sounds to me like maybe when you are installing SumatraPDF you aren't ticking the checkbox to install the PreviewHandler. https://discourse-sumatra-backup.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/2/23a499ec123b64317aaf91d94383cfa0e5378598.png Never EVER saw that ROFL! That fixed it for P...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 17:17
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

This should be all automatic when you install PDF-XChange Viewer (https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer). Maybe it's not correctly installed. I would try to uninstall and then re-install it. I'd rather not mess with PDF X V My current concern is to have it be done properly wit...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 17:10
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

Any easy way to pull/ get / export these from Horst to me? Assuming these are REGISTRY entries? Maybe Export .REG - modify some GUID info if needed and then import? Or is it more complex? The return looks alright to me. The first 3 lines are from: text get("previewhandler", "pdf"...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 17:06
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

Use the attached tool to find out what preview handlers you have and assign one to pdf. PreviewHandlerEditor-x64.zip The Fields are both BLANK to start but on clicking dropdown I see w whole bunch (Extracted using NirSoft SysExp): String Value Microsoft Excel previewer 0 Microsoft Office Outlook MA...
by insight
24 Aug 2021 13:11
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

He does not, at least not in the fresh instance. Execute this in the fresh and in the configured instance and post the results: text get("previewhandler", "pdf") . <crlf> . "Assoc: " . get("assoc", "pdf"); Output: No preview handler found for pdf fi...
by insight
23 Aug 2021 19:35
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

admin wrote: 23 Aug 2021 19:28 Screenshot not readable. Please use native attach function for images:
Did not notice. A bit sleepy. Sorry, here it is: Let me know if there' anything else ya need.
by insight
23 Aug 2021 19:21
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

Execute fresh; from the address bar, tick both settings in this fresh instance: Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Use 64-bit preview handlers for preview Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Fall back to preview handlers of the other bitnes...
by insight
23 Aug 2021 15:58
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

So I updated XY Plorer to latest Setup from site, and Sumatra x64 3.3.3 install from siite. (even prev 3.2 had same Error response). Also enabled the settings you suggested. And now its back to just showing the "TEXT" of the selected PDFs. Go figure. Should I uninstall both and fresh insta...
by insight
23 Aug 2021 15:32
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

All combinations work Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Use 64-bit preview handlers for preview Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Fall back to preview handlers of the other bitness should be ticked if you use e.g. Sumatra 64-bit Had to g...
by insight
29 Jul 2021 18:28
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

All combinations work Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Use 64-bit preview handlers for preview Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Fall back to preview handlers of the other bitness should be ticked if you use e.g. Sumatra 64-bit You had ...
by insight
29 Jul 2021 15:18
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor
Replies: 45
Views: 12255

Re: How to enable preview using Sumatra, while using Acrobat as default PDF editor

All combinations work Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Use 64-bit preview handlers for preview Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | [x] Fall back to preview handlers of the other bitness should be ticked if you use e.g. Sumatra 64-bit Thanks f...
by insight
29 Jul 2021 15:11
Forum: Script Exchange
Topic: CC snippet - Video length
Replies: 21
Views: 11012

Re: CC snippet - Video length

highend wrote: 28 Feb 2019 12:45 Would you please read the answers you get in this thread?
E.g.: viewtopic.php?p=167796#p167796
Following on how to do this for myself. Thanks.

PS: IS it also possible to have XYP show Video & Audio codecs in extra columns?