kuView Changelog

What's new in kuView 1.7pre

Jul 20, 2015
  • Feature:
  • let thumbnail panel have multiple selections
  • show GPS location on Google Maps
  • French translation
  • Bugfix:
  • fix bug: cannot next/prev by mouse wheel
  • fix bug: crash when down cross tree
  • fix bug: keep lefttop doesn't work
  • fix bug: position of zoom by mouse wheel is incorrect
  • fix bug: image is not updated after rotate and save
  • fix bug: Loaded didn't be handled correctly when exploring
  • fix bug: h>w images will be distorted in rescale task fix bug: format in rescale manager is not shown correctly
  • fix bug: get size from Exif instead of real size
  • fix bug: cannot explore rescaled folder by click on the row except status col
  • fix bug: status is incorrect when moving item in rescale manager
  • fix bug: crash when rotate a read only file
  • fix bug: bmp rotation is incorrect after rotate jpeg losslessly
  • fix bug: didn't use original bmp as source when save as new file
  • fix bug: images like png won't be loaded completely
  • fix bug: thumb size is original size for non-JPEG files
  • fix bug: sometimes dragging from image to thumbnail panel causes error
  • fix bug: thumbnail button cannot be clicked normally
  • show FNumber instead of MaxApertureValue in summary
  • add Flash into summary and sort them
  • add view style option: autofit, bestbit, and extend
  • let image be shown before its path is located
  • avoid unnecessary reload when locate file
  • let getting properties/metadata work when exploring
  • raise upper bound of target size in rescale task
  • sync the creation/modification time of saved image to the source
  • don't set edited when not load completely
  • let not load completely be more transparent to user
  • still append sub directory according to size string after user select directory by dialog in rescale manager
  • double confirm when overwriting original file
  • rotate losslessly without asking

New in kuView 1.6 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • show rough preview before picture is fully loaded
  • rescale manager
  • Russian and Ukrainian support (thanks Alex Po)
  • Simplified Chinese support
  • export options to file and load it if exists
  • accept UNC path
  • more information on status bar which can be shown on fullscreen
  • draw text of EXIF subset as summary
  • explore and set external tools
  • file association backup and restore
  • reg/unreg command
  • automatically rotate according to EXIF
  • traverse in history
  • drag and drop
  • let direct keys work when browsing with filesystem
  • zoom selected area only and load completely automatically for it
  • Bugfix:
  • improve loading time and avoid unnecessary refresh
  • fix abnormal auto fit when browsing different w/h ratio
  • fix failing to start new slideshow if escape after pause
  • use TAB to switch instead of setting focus when mouse over
  • fix abnormal rotation
  • saving JPEG with normal quality to avoid increasing size
  • fix incorrect toogle status after switching locale or resizing
  • show alpha picture correctly
  • fix the error when exiting by x button
  • fix the error in thumbnail panel when clear and show new thumbnails
  • resize toolbar more accurately

New in kuView 1.5 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • prefetch files
  • Italian language support (thanks Giacomo Margarito!)
  • Japanese language support
  • link FreeImage statically (one executable)
  • recompiled with vc compiler
  • compiled binary for Ubuntu
  • may repeat slideshow in directory
  • toolbar icon fits window width automatically
  • map ESC to quit if not in slideshow or fullscreen
  • auto hide cursor when fullscreen
  • command line interface
  • Bugfix:
  • don't load image twice sometimes
  • keep using converted bmp as wallpaper after theme changed
  • use filter for scaling correctly
  • save button is not set correctly when not load file completely
  • refine the way of not load file completely
  • upper case of extensions are added to filter under gtk
  • stop immediately when slideshow
  • disable screensaver during slideshow
  • pause slideshow first if traversing in tree
  • change cursor when drag picture
  • set window size appropriately when opening single file
  • may adjust slideshow interval by mouse clicking
  • cannot do slideshow if no file selected

New in kuView 1.4 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • rotate JPEG file losslessly
  • zoom extend
  • set as wallpaper (scale to fit, scale to extend)
  • none wallpaper, background color
  • pause/continue for slideshow
  • scale and align for printing
  • rebuild for FreeImage 3.11.0
  • Bugfix:
  • can input number directly for slideshow interval

New in kuView 1.3 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • file quality and information can be kept when saving
  • extract EXIF metadata
  • zoom in directly by mouse select
  • print, print preview, page setup
  • set as wallpaper (center, tile, stretch)
  • Bugfix:
  • traverse to sibling after deleting file
  • zoom in/out with fixed mouse position

New in kuView 1.2 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • load picture not completely by default (scale to fit directly)
  • slide show with adjustable interval
  • rebuild for FreeImage 3.10.0
  • Bugfix:
  • error occurs if paste before any copy/cut
  • error when recreate menus

New in kuView 1.1 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • load FreeImage.dll automatically (in the same directory or system directory)
  • zoom in/out with various filters (with FreeImage.dll)
  • may scale pictures and save (with FreeImage.dll)
  • faster thumbnails loading for local files (with FreeImage.dll)
  • browse files with fixed scale/rotation/lefttop
  • filter can be switched to *.* for managing files
  • show current scale in status bar
  • Bugfix:
  • show pictures with rotation 90/270 in full screen mode correctly
  • copyto/moveto won't leave current directory
  • regenerate popup menu when switching language
  • JPG files will be saved with better quality (NOT complete)
  • show archive panel when using "Browse with kuView" to open archive files
  • open *.jpeg as JPG files automatically
  • click on tree won't cause renaming

New in kuView 1.0 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • copy/paste/delete/rename files
  • language modules detecting
  • show progress when loading/copying/moving/deleting
  • thumbnails loading can be interrupted
  • resize icon according to screen width
  • zoom can be controlled by Ctrl+MouseScroll
  • file can be saved after rotating (NOT complete)
  • save as supported picture format
  • popup menu
  • Bugfix:
  • MouseScroll/KeyPress behavior depend on panels
  • auto focus on panels according to cursor
  • remove flicker in thumbnail panel when loading
  • replace "Home Directory" with "Go Home"
  • reclassify menu and toolbar icon
  • can load thumbnails in root directory
  • restore panel status after exiting fullscreen

New in kuView 0.9 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • filesystem/archive/thumbnail window
  • file association (WITHOUT restore function!)
  • show busy cursor when loading
  • add "Home Directory" shortcut in filesystem window (win32)
  • switch view mode automatically when opening file/dir
  • Bugfix:
  • keep view mode after changing language

New in kuView 0.8 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Feature:
  • multiple language support (traditional chinese)
  • browse pictures in archive (zip file)
  • standard/archive view switch
  • popup menu on system tray icon
  • rotate picture ccw/cw
  • Bugfix:
  • skip scale operation if no picture
  • delete about dialog after show