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From: David Rogoff on 18 May 2010 23:27 On 2010-05-18 15:58:38 -0700, Jochem Huhmann said: > Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> writes: > >> Oh, look. I don't want to have to perform some procedure every time I >> add pictures to a folder. What's the sense in that? I just want iPhoto >> to clue-up and add it like almost any Windows viewer can do. Thanks for >> your trouble, though. I do appreciate it. > > But then iPhoto is not a "picture viewer". It is a photo library > management system for people using a digital camera, that's all. You have a point. That is what I used it for a lot of the time. Any comments on Adobe Bridge for that? David
From: Tom Stiller on 18 May 2010 23:35 In article <hsvdm7$3pc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > On 5/18/2010 5:43 PM, Tempuser wrote: > > On 5/18/10 5:00 PM, Zar Zifodow wrote: > >> Ah, no, it doesn't. For you people late to the rodeo what we want iPhoto > >> to do is automatically refresh a "smart" folder kind of like Finder > >> does. You add a photo to a folder in Finder--and look--there it is in > >> thumbnail view if you so choose. iPhoto has no way of doing this without > >> flying to the moon. Someone out there must have made an app to do this. > >> I just can't believe otherwise. Please remember, the operative word is > >> automatically. Please don't tell me, "Oh, all you have to do is XY and Z > >> then AB and C to it. That's not helpful. > > > Picasa 3? > > Yes, that's an idea. I'll try it. Also try "Lyn" via MacUpdate. -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: isw on 18 May 2010 23:42 In article <dxizd0mOwXzR-pn2-deoYGjFN5O9o(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > On Tue, 18 May 2010 04:23:39 UTC, isw <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > > In article <dxizd0mOwXzR-pn2-FPPCCu3qllzV(a)localhost>, > > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 17 May 2010 16:32:35 UTC, isw <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <hspkbt$r5a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > > > > Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Anyone know of a picture viewer like Irfanview for the Mac? Failing > > > > > that, is there anyway to create smart folders that automatically > > > > > refresh > > > > > the contents in iPhoto? > > > > > > > > What's wrong with Preview? > > > > > > Open a folder, click on an image. Decide you want to look at the > > > next image in the folder. Can't be done from within Preview (or if > > > it can be done and I missed it, please tell me how). > > > > Just click-drag to "box" all the images you want (or just "select all"), > > then click. They all open and present thumbnails in the sidebar. You can > > even move selected ones to the trash from within Preview. Plus, it has > > fairly useful image editing capabilities. > > Why should it be necessary to select all before opening? There's no > good reason for that limitation. Well, it's a good way to let an app know what you want opened and what you don't. Or, you can just drag the folder containing the images onto the Preview icon; that'll open 'em all. Isaac
From: M-M on 19 May 2010 07:22 In article <hspkbt$r5a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > Anyone know of a picture viewer like Irfanview for the Mac? Failing > that, is there anyway to create smart folders that automatically refresh > the contents in iPhoto? > > Zar GraphicConverter. Just drag a folder of pictures to the GC icon in the dock and a browser with a slideshow button opens. I keep one finger on the spacebar to advance and the other on the delete key. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: Warren Oates on 19 May 2010 07:22
In article <dxizd0mOwXzR-pn2-THPVGKsdIX2m(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > I've never tried GraphicConverter. Does it open immediately, like > Preview, or does it impose a delay, like PhotoShop? Umm. GC imposes a "nag screen" delay, which is fine, because all the features work when it _does_ open; Photoshop just takes a long time to open, it's not a "viewer" like Preview is. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer |