Thanks. That works. I had seen the docs, but was working off the example on the Helper Applications section of the Preferences screen, which seemed to me to indicate that file types should be separated by commas (i.e., "txt,jpeg,jpg,xls."
Regards, Pierce Hussein Shafie wrote: > Pierce Tyler wrote: >> I'm running Professional Edition 4.3.0_01. I can't figure out why the >> helper application I set up to help me view images isn't working. See my >> attached screenshot. > > Multiple extensions must be separated with whitespace and not commas. > See > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/com.xmlmind.helperapps.HelperApplicationEditor.html > > > >> As you can see I'm trying to use IrfanView as my >> helper application. >> >> When I use this: >> >> 1. Images displayed as thumbnails in DocBook file >> 2. Select image >> 3. ESCAPE key + x > > It's Ctrl+Shift-O and not Esc x. > See > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/toolsMenu.html#helperApplicationMenu > > Esc x is the binding of "Tools|Execute Command" (i.e. execute command > "insert after"). See > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/toolsMenu.html > > > >> 4. Choose Attribute fileref or imagedata >> 5. Select OK >> 6. Viewer fails to launch >> >> I used to have this working in an earlier edition. > > I don't see how this could be possible. We changed nothing at all > related to helper applications since a very long time. > > > >> Is there something I'm missing. > > If after changing the specification of the helper application and using > Ctrl+Shift-O, it still does not work then this means that for some > reason, i_view32.exe is not designed to be used as a helper application. > > Example of such application: write.exe which in fact starts wordpad.exe > (or is it the opposite?) > > > >> Or, hopefully, an easier way to launch images? >> > > I'm sorry but the answer is no. > > > > > > > > > -- Pierce Tyler Director of Product Support xTuple 119 West York Street Norfolk, VA 23510 tel. 757.461.3022 x103 fax. 757.461.3021 skype: pierce.tyler email: pierce at xtuple.com www.xtuple.com
