Gimp users

lost · 02-13-2008, 04:09 PM

I just installed Gimp on my Win XP machine and now whenever I click on a picture it automatically opens in gimp. How do I shut that off? I had it on this machine before I lost my HD, and it never did that before.

Thanks!

BTW, my Vista machine has photoshop and Gimp and neither opens when Iclick on a picture. Gimp didn't give me the option of choosing what files automatically open in it on this one.

Mikhail · 02-13-2008, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by lost

I just installed Gimp on my Win XP machine and now whenever I click on a picture it automatically opens in gimp. How do I shut that off? I had it on this machine before I lost my HD, and it never did that before.

Thanks!

BTW, my Vista machine has photoshop and Gimp and neither opens when Iclick on a picture. Gimp didn't give me the option of choosing what files automatically open in it on this one.

Check under GIMP's options\settings\preferences for file assosiation. Or right click an image file > properties and you should be able to set what program the file opens with by default.

Thanks

clawhammer · 02-13-2008, 07:55 PM

If you open any folder, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types. This gives you a list of all the file types on your computer. Select which file type you want to modify (you can type the first letter of the file type to jump the the first file type that starts with that letter), Select 'Change' in the middle of the window, select 'Select program from list' (if it opens the window that asks you if you want to browse the internet to try and find the appropriate program), then select the program you want to handle your files. I'll have both gimp and photoshop on my computer, but I'll let the Windows Picture and Fax viewer be the default application so that I can quickly view my pictures without opening gimp or photoshop.

lost · 02-13-2008, 08:51 PM

Thank you both! I actually didn't see the options tab in Gimp to do it the way Mikhail suggested, but Clawhammer's did the trick.
I actually prefer Windows picture and fax viewer to be default too.

Thanks again

clawhammer · 02-13-2008, 10:42 PM

It is quicker, but I wish M$ had coverflow...

rormeister · 02-13-2008, 11:00 PM

If you haven't tried FastStone Image Viewer for Windows, you really should give it a try. Free for home users (Win), I've found it to be a really slick program. Opens PEF Raw images, creates slide shows with ease, plus desktop backgrounds in a snap. Best of all it's got a very straight forward image editor. For the price, it blows the socks of anything M$ can provide.
Have Fun!

lost · 02-14-2008, 10:29 AM

I will check it out, thanks!

**rparmar** · 02-14-2008, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by rormeister

If you haven't tried FastStone Image Viewer for Windows, you really should give it a try.

If Picasa displayed PEF EXIF it would be great. But it doesn't. And so...

Seconded!

lost · 02-15-2008, 07:12 AM

Well, I downloaded the FasStone viewer as well as the resizer and they work great for the little I have played with them. Will have to spend some time working with them this weekend and learn a little more about how they work.

Thanks for the help!

02-13-2008, 04:09 PM	#1
lost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central Louisiana Posts: 161	Gimp users I just installed Gimp on my Win XP machine and now whenever I click on a picture it automatically opens in gimp. How do I shut that off? I had it on this machine before I lost my HD, and it never did that before. Thanks! BTW, my Vista machine has photoshop and Gimp and neither opens when Iclick on a picture. Gimp didn't give me the option of choosing what files automatically open in it on this one.

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02-13-2008, 05:19 PM	#2
Mikhail Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: York Region, ON Posts: 277	Originally posted by lost I just installed Gimp on my Win XP machine and now whenever I click on a picture it automatically opens in gimp. How do I shut that off? I had it on this machine before I lost my HD, and it never did that before. Thanks! BTW, my Vista machine has photoshop and Gimp and neither opens when Iclick on a picture. Gimp didn't give me the option of choosing what files automatically open in it on this one. Check under GIMP's options\settings\preferences for file assosiation. Or right click an image file > properties and you should be able to set what program the file opens with by default. Thanks

02-13-2008, 07:55 PM	#3
clawhammer Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Logan, Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 971	If you open any folder, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types. This gives you a list of all the file types on your computer. Select which file type you want to modify (you can type the first letter of the file type to jump the the first file type that starts with that letter), Select 'Change' in the middle of the window, select 'Select program from list' (if it opens the window that asks you if you want to browse the internet to try and find the appropriate program), then select the program you want to handle your files. I'll have both gimp and photoshop on my computer, but I'll let the Windows Picture and Fax viewer be the default application so that I can quickly view my pictures without opening gimp or photoshop.

02-13-2008, 08:51 PM	#4
lost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central Louisiana Posts: 161 Original Poster	Thank you both! I actually didn't see the options tab in Gimp to do it the way Mikhail suggested, but Clawhammer's did the trick. I actually prefer Windows picture and fax viewer to be default too. Thanks again

02-13-2008, 10:42 PM	#5
clawhammer Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Logan, Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 971	It is quicker, but I wish M$ had coverflow...

02-13-2008, 11:00 PM	#6
rormeister Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 626	If you haven't tried FastStone Image Viewer for Windows, you really should give it a try. Free for home users (Win), I've found it to be a really slick program. Opens PEF Raw images, creates slide shows with ease, plus desktop backgrounds in a snap. Best of all it's got a very straight forward image editor. For the price, it blows the socks of anything M$ can provide. Have Fun!

02-14-2008, 10:29 AM	#7
lost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central Louisiana Posts: 161 Original Poster	I will check it out, thanks!

02-14-2008, 02:16 PM	#8
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	Originally posted by rormeister If you haven't tried FastStone Image Viewer for Windows, you really should give it a try. If Picasa displayed PEF EXIF it would be great. But it doesn't. And so... Seconded!

02-15-2008, 07:12 AM	#9
lost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central Louisiana Posts: 161 Original Poster	Well, I downloaded the FasStone viewer as well as the resizer and they work great for the little I have played with them. Will have to spend some time working with them this weekend and learn a little more about how they work. Thanks for the help!