Preview pane questions

pmike · Member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 36

I saw some screenshots in the quickstart guide that have thumbnails of html docs showing up in the preview pane (this worked on 2xExplorer too; short-cuts to websites were also thumbnailed).

This doesn't appear to work on my install of xplorer2 pro. (my OS is WinXP Pro)

Are these problems/settings with Windows Explorer or xplorer2?

pmike · Member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 36

pardon...the screenshots were not of thumbnails in the preview pane, but thumbnails of html files showing up in the thumbnail view.

Regardless, thumbnails of html files don't appear to work.

fgagnon · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject:

EDIT/REPLACE WITH:
Please disregard my original post, {text now deleted} Embarassed

& see below for solution.

pmike · Member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 36

How does xplorer2 manage previewing? Does it plug into the standard shell preview engine?

It may be some obscure setting in windows; my machine is a stock corporate build.

My behavior is that html files show up in the preview pain as plain text; if one of my pains is in thumbnail mode, the html files have the "no thumbnail available" icon.

fgagnon · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject:

Yes, it is my understanding that x2 plugs into the std shell for this.

How big are those htm(l) files?

[edit/add:]WHOA !!!
I only thought it was ok on my XP, but when I dbl-checked, I have the problem you described Embarassed

(Preview & thumbs DO show ok on my w2k, though.)

pmike · Member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 36

what a relief...glad I'm not the only one.

It doesn't matter what the size of the html files are. Even dummy html files less than 100 bytes don't work.

nikos · Moderator Joined: 07 Feb 2002 Posts: 12346 Location: UK

i'm sure i discussed about this before
XP SP1 turned off html thumbnailing for "security precautions"

you should put it back on manually (not sure if there is a KB article in msdn about it)

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{EAB841A0-9550-11cf-8C16-00805F1408F3}"

that should do it

btw i'm sure you'll find that neither 2x or windows explorer does thumbnails of html on your system

fgagnon · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject:

right you are (don't know how I missed it Embarassed

, or why i thought it WAS working & now is not !) Confused

nikos · Moderator Joined: 07 Feb 2002 Posts: 12346 Location: UK

try this registry patch, it should bring it back on

fgagnon · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject:

& it did, as advertised Very Happy

JRz · Gold Member Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 956 Location: NL

fgagnon · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:46 pm Post subject:

So you waited until AFTER I did it by hand in regedit to post the easy way to do it! Wink

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But, seriously, that 'tip' should go on the x2 FAQ page to answer what will be a near-perpetual query. eh, nikos?

JRz · Gold Member Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 956 Location: NL

pmike · Member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 36

thanks all

nikos · Moderator Joined: 07 Feb 2002 Posts: 12346 Location: UK

i don't think this is a x2 issue, but if the question comes up again i'll put it in the faq!