In Linux/KDE, I just switch to Konqueror's Photobook view. It generates thumbnails long the right side, and displays the selected image in the middle. Using the Linux version of Fractint also does away with filename limitations. Hal Lane wrote:
From: merren [mailto:merrenp@ihug.co.nz] ...but with no other form of sorting, I can't think how you could find a particular image...
merren, I use an image viewing program that creates 'thumbnail'- sized images of each image in the Fractint directory. The size of the 'thumbnail' image is controllable so one can adjust them to be able to tell what is in the original-sized image.
The viewing program I use is CompuPic. There are 'standard', 'express' and 'pro' versions with varying features and costs (from $20US to $50US).
To find a particular image -- even if I *don't* know its name -- I simply visually scan the small versions of the images.
One can additionally organize images into folders to keep the numbers of images one needs to visually scan at one time to find a particular image to a reasonable number.
I also like the ability to browse the thumbnails of my images. I often find an image that I have forgotten about.
The reason for keeping the length of the file names of Jim Muth's images at or below 8 characters is that Fractint is a DOS program and cannot display a meaningful version of a longer file name.
The 8 character DOS file name restriction is a very unfortunate limitation in specifying the contents of a file.
The users of Fractint all hope for the day when Fractint will easily run on modern computers and use modern operating system and programming language features.
- Hal Lane
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-----Original Message----- From: merren [mailto:merrenp@ihug.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 11:53 PM To: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com Subject: Re: [philofractal] Re: FOTD 02-09-06 (New View of SeahorseValley [6])
Nothing wrong with DDMMYY. At least half the world uses that. Quite rational, I think. There's a big world out here, beyond ther borders of the US.
I give my fractals names, sorted under subject. It works for me. I think numbering is probably ok, but with no other form of sorting, I can't think how you could find a particular image...a picture in your mind...when you don't remember when you made it.
merren
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