"image area too large to preview" - again, now more serious

[SL09]

The possibility to preview pictures I valued very much in XYPlorer has become nearly unusable, because only small pictures are shown now. The message appears (in my german version) "Bildfläche zu gross für Vorschau (Fehler 480)". This happens also in 4 MB-pictures (5100 x 3300 pixels).
Hitting the button results in an empty frame. Floating preview also shows an empty frame.
I changed 'PreviewMaxArea=20000000' (should be 20 MB) to 'PreviewMaxArea=0' (should be "unlimited"), then to 120000000 (insane), but it still does not work. What to do ??

[admin]

Since when?

[SL09]

> Since when?
several months ? don't know exactly
I had not changed the setting 'PreviewMaxArea', I only found it (again) today
My system: fully patched Windows 7 x32 Professional (Single User) V6.01 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ASUS P6T WS PRO German (0807) Switzerland (41)

> Location: Cologne
sind Sie deutschsprachig ?

[admin]

I think it depends on other factors like available memory. I can preview images sized 12400 x 6400 here.

Yep, deutschsprachig. But it won't help to scare off the bug...

[SL09]

In my Win 64-system it works (I have one in parallel ...), 'PreviewMaxArea' is set to 0 (not by me, automatically?)
but this is also a 32-bit-app ? (\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\)

In 32 bit Windows, if I press the mouse on the empty preview-frame, the view in full size works. But this is in prinicple way too large. Would be nice to make it customizeable full screen - 1 : 1 - ...

[admin]

Did you test the last beta (v16.00.0245). I fixed something there.

And tick this for your MDBU size: Configuration | Mouse Down Blow Up | Shrink to fit

[SL09]

> Configuration | Mouse Down Blow Up | Shrink to fit
Users request features that are already there ... I am stupid
Microsoft also has this problem, but you are much more accessible and reactive.
It is marvellous to have bought a program with more functions than I will ever find, and there is much to explore. With the functions I found, the program has an enormous usability.

Now, to the preview (on Win 32; Win 64 is always OK): it works on some days (with v16.00.0200), on others it doesnt. In Beta 16.00.0246 it worked also, on such a day ...
After Update to 16.10, it worked initially. Yesterday, it didn't work, today it works again.

It does not depend on size: a file of 15'990'229 Byte / 12 845 x 6007 px shows without problems; a file of 6'865'145 Byte / 8531 x 3826 px does not.
Clicking on the (grey) frame in background color shows a black (or white) area in the size the image would have, but without the image. Hitting F12 directly (I associated with 'schwebende Vorschau') shows only a black image "@ 20.17 %".

Now, I will try v16.10.0100.

[SL09]

... (grey) frame in background color
see attatched image

[admin]

Your dimensions are beyond certain limits, and available memory is also a factor here, that's why there is an apparent random factor. I can't do anything here.