XYplorer Beta Club

v22.20.0204 - 2021-09-12 11:46

+ Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show folder thumbnails: Now if none of initial strategies find a thumbnail ("Desktop.ini"; "folder.jpg", "folder.png"; any JPEG or PNG) the first image or video file is used for the thumbnail.

Although I love this addition, I've noticed an issue. The first image or video file is being used for the thumbnail before any JPEG or PNG file is (aka the order now seems to wrongly be "Desktop.ini"; "folder.jpg", "folder.png"; the first image or video file). This is happening on the latest official version of XYplorer (22.30) as well as the latest beta version as of posting (22.30.0004).



Example where the "folder.jpg" is used for the thumbnail of the folder even though there is video file that is named to appear first (proper behaviour): results in:

Example where the video file is used for the thumbnail even though there is a JPEG that should take precedence (improper behaviour): results in:

Maybe you've misread the release note. XYplorer will use the first image or video file only if there is no image specified in the desktop.ini file or there is no image file with the name folder.jpg or folder.png file present. That's what is working for me anyway. In your 2nd example with "second.jpg", there is no "folder.jpg" or "folder.png", so XYplorer is true to the release notes in using "first.mp4".

It is definitely possible that I've misread the release note, but how I've interpreted it is that XYplorer's initial strategies of finding a thumbnail (in order of precedence) are supposed to be from a "desktop.ini" file, then from a "folder.jpg" file, then from a "folder.png" file, and then from any JPEG or PNG file. Then, only if none of those initial strategies are met, is the first image or video file used for the thumbnail.

In practice, the initial strategy of "any JPEG or PNG" as listed in the release note is not used/not working properly. It is totally possible that how it's currently working is the intentional behaviour, but I'm reporting it because how it's currently working isn't the same as how I interpret the release note to mean.

Honestly I can now see why you have a problem. The release notes are misleading. See viewtopic.php?p=146254#p146254 The order is from 2017:

Don stated: Whoops, you are right! The order of precedence is:

1) desktop.ini / [ViewState] Logo=
2) folder.jpg
3) folder.png
4) folder.gif
5) *.jpg/*.png (alphabetically first JPG, if none then first PNG)
6) desktop.ini / [.ShellClassInfo] IconFile=

After folder.JPG or folder.PNG files, XYplorer always used the first JPG/PNG (alphabetically in the folder). I think if you look at the recent thread on incorporating video thumbnails here viewtopic.php?p=190737#p190737, I believe what Don has done is group video files into the same order (#5 above) as the first image file in the folder. So #5 above is now first image or video file in the folder if "folder.xxx" is not present. It was never "any" image file. It was the first image file. Video files were not included previously.

Don please correct me if I'm wrong. I have no problem with the way it is, but I can see why this question arose (i.e., it's not any JPG/PNG image file in the folder and then the first image or video file, it's simply the first video / jpg / png file in the folder).

Agreed, this can be improved. Next beta:

Thanks Don. I did a couple of quick tests with v22.30.0006 and XYplorer seems to be following the new order of precedence rules.

I can second that the new order of precedence is working perfectly, thanks Don!