Re: About jpeg---could it be

Thanks Yves, I value your opinion. I tried John's idea about emailing and
calling Microsoft, didn't get them to see it "my way" so was considering
getting the upgrade on my own. Guess I will wait on that. I do use Picasa and
like it. Thanks to both you and John and Paul for all the help you give.

"Yves Alarie" wrote:

> Hi.
> My opinion is no, if you use it for editing only.
> For the organizing part, I have no opinion because I don't use it at all. I
> do use the digital library, but only to open folders and then select
> pictures to edit from there. I have all my folders and file names organized
> with XP and I simply like the renaming system I use.
>
> On my wife's computer I have Picasa, free from here (www.picasa.com) for
> organization. She likes it because she has nothing to do. She opens Picasa
> and all the photo folders are in order and all the thumbnails in all the
> folders open automatically, or she uses the time line to search. Very easy.
>
>
> "walt" <walt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:36486EB4-1642-40FB-87AF-14154AD3D060@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Glad to see you back Yves, by the way have a question for you. Just
> recently
> > got DIP10 now see they have Ver 2006 (long story) do you think it is worth
> > the $50 to upgrade or just stick with 10. I haven't used it much yet (no
> > time).
> >
> > "Yves Alarie" wrote:
> >
> > > New tricks!
> > > No, I don't have it to single click. Tried this but did not like it.
> > > So if this option is not on ,of seeing a thumbnail when placing your
> mouse
> > > pointer over a jpg file when you use single click, how do you get it
> back?
> > > I get this opening of the file as a thumbnail (using double click) under
> > > Details when I single click on a file name or navigate the file names
> with
> > > my arrow key. No problem. If this poster means opening a thumbnail under
> > > Details, fine, but this is the only thing XP will do. Showing a
> thumbnail
> > > under Details, nothing more and nothing less and this is a very small
> (but
> > > still readable) thumbnails. Showing a large thumbnail over the file name
> > > when placing your mouse pointer over the file name, does this exist?
> > > If under single click, the thumbnail is supposed to open over the file
> name,
> > > not under Details view, I have never seen this. If placing the mouse
> pointer
> > > over the file is supposed to show a thumbnail under the Details view,
> then
> > > maybe the Details view is simply closed and needs to be opened. Maybe
> this
> > > is the simple solution to the original poster.
> > >
> > > BTW I had more time to play with the DIS 2006. My first impression that
> it
> > > was more complicated than DIS 10 came from looking at the video
> tutorial.
> > > Different that the DIS 10 video tutorial,. Seems simpler with DIS 10
> > > tutorial (and frankly, the model used in DIS 10 is a lot nicer than the
> one
> > > in DIS 2006, and the tutorial in DIS 10 is much better than in DIS 2006)
> but
> > > once I started using DIS 2006 today, it is really the same thing as far
> as
> > > photo editing is concerned.
> > >
> > >
> > > "John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:%2390HrewkFHA.2472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > If you have your folder options set to open
> > > > a file with a single click...you can open a
> > > > folder in...Tiles / Icons / List / Details....view
> > > > and placing your pointer over a file name
> > > > will open a thumb at the bottom of the Picture
> > > > Tasks pane. You can also navigate through
> > > > the file names with your arrow keys.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > John Inzer
> > > > MS Picture It! MVP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote in message
> > > > news:%23gZuePwkFHA.572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >I am not sure, but my guess was that placing your mouse pointer over
> a
> > > jpg
> > > > > file normally opens a text box with the jpg information (pixels
> > > > > dimensions,
> > > > > camera, date picture taken etc.) and this was not happening. The way
> to
> > > > > get
> > > > > this again is what I posted.
> > > > > As far as I know, there is no way with XP to open a thumbnail by
> simply
> > > > > having your mouse pointer over a jpg file name.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
.

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