Image sorting. Viewing order?

[Algemir]

Hello.
Can image be viewed in sort order? In a third-party image viewer, I mean.

Fore example:
Default sorting method is by name. In image viewer (like default Windows image viewer or ImageGlass e.g.) when you browse to next or previous image - it goes alphabetically.
But when you change sorting in XYplorer by date - in image viewer it still goes alphabetically!

Unlike behavior of Windows Explorer or Q-Dir Explorer. In which the order of viewing the image always match to the sorting method.

Is there some setting in XYplorer? Or it is a bug or lack of feature?

[highend]

And how the hell are the images that you want to view send to the external application from inside XYplorer?

[Algemir]

The same method as Windows Explorer?
Or same method like in Q-Dir Explorer? Which is third-party explorer.

In ImageGlass is a setting "Use Windows File Explorer sort order".
And apparently Q-Dir Explorer can send its own sorting method through this mechanism.

[highend]

And apparently Q-Dir Explorer can send its own sorting method through this mechanism.

Can't see this behavior here...

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005.jpg
003.jpg
001.jpg
002.jpg
004.jpg

Double click on 005.jpg opens it and a click on the "View next image" button doesn't show 003.jpg, 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 004.jpg but instead 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 003.jpg, 004.jpg

Q-Dir 9.31, x64, installed for all users
ImageGlass Kobe, 8.0.12.8, installed and set up as default image viewer for .jpg

In other words, bound specifically to Windows Explorer

[admin]

Can image be viewed in sort order? In a third-party image viewer, I mean.

Hello and welcome to the club!

Just saying: XY itself is a good image viewer. Have you already tried F11 (Floating Preview)?

Don

[klownboy]

What would make XYplorer an even better image viewer? On right click MDBU with stay up engaged, allow transitioning to the next / previous images via the arrow key (remaining in MDBU mode).

Yeah, I know I've mentioned this before, but it would be really cool. I don't think I'd be using any external view much if that was the case. I'd definitely would be right click a thumbnail much more than double clicking to bring up the image in a default viewer or using Floating or Full Preview.

[Algemir]

Just saying: XY itself is a good image viewer. Have you already tried F11 (Floating Preview)?

For quick photo preview – sure it great!
But, for example, if I have several scanned documents in image format, and I need to have all of them in front of my eyes – I need that image viewer was launched in multiple copies and display them separately in windows taskbar for fast switching. But if I don't miss anything, then Floating Preview in XYplorer can’t work this way.
So, I cannot refuse from third-party viewer.

Can't see this behavior here...

Sorry. My bad. Was confused at some stage. ImageGlass cannot see sort method from Q-Dir. It can only follow sorting method in Windows Explorer.
But «Windows Photo Viewer» - definitely catches sorting in Q-Dir.

[admin]

The <get selecteditemsnames> variable returns the selected items in XY in the current order. If you pass that as a command line parameter to your image viewer it should work. (Sorry, no time now for how to do that; see help for Tools | Customize File Associations...).

[Algemir]

The <get selecteditemsnames> variable returns the selected items in XY in the current order. If you pass that as a command line parameter to your image viewer it should work. (Sorry, no time now for how to do that; see help for Tools | Customize File Associations...).

Thanks for trying to help, but unfortunately it unclear for me how to write it correctly.
Beside simply adding new customize file associations. I couldn’t find the correct syntax of adding parameter after reading help.

Also, you say “selected items”? It means you should select all images, not just click on one of them?

[admin]

This will return all items in the list, in their current order:
<get ItemsPathNames>

The question is now whether your app supports command line input and with what syntax.