• AmigaOS 4 version fixed to run with the new memory system of Upd. 5

V7.246

• crash fixed in rename / move window
• option to remove border around thumbnails
• option to ignore icon files (useful if icon.datatype is installed)
• thumbnail size is now set for the actual picture without the frame
• minimum thumbnail size reduced to 10x10
• does not read the same directory again when choosen by requester

V7.224

• Starter program corrected to work on AmigaOS 4 Upd. 4
• Added mouse wheel support for AmigaOS 4 Upd. 4

V7.222

• bug fixed: crash when clicked into empty window

V7.221

• current work-in-progress version of Thumb. I don't remember what's changed.

V7.168

• HAM pictures are shown correctly
• locale bugs fixed

V7.107

• added option to read directories recursively
• added option to pause thumbnail creation
• MorphOS version fixed

V7.91

• save of index pages finished
• added options for thumbnail size and task priority
• AmigaOS 4 + MorphOS versions

V0.7

• save thumbnails as jpg pictures (needs jpeg.library)
• experimental save of index pages (needs jpeg.library)
• send a list of files to PicShow (or any other application that accepts the LIST switch)
• small stub program automatically starts the correct processor version
• update 23-Nov-2003: forgot to include 68k version

V0.6

• PowerUp version ! A really stupid little bug prevented me from compiling it for PowerUp. Fixed.

V0.5

• mark thumbnails by dragging a rubber band with the mouse. - hold down CTRL to unselect - hold down ALT to toggle selection
• slowly click a thumbnail twice to rename it.
• drag directory icon into thumb window to read it
• shift-click directory icon on startup to read it.
• directory requesters show files, too.
• stack is increased automagically.
• failure to rename a thumbnail gives an error message instead just a beep.
• some bugs fixed when move / rename fails

V0.4

• extended selection dialogue. You can select pictures by name pattern, by type, size, or by proportion (e.g. 4:3).
• PPC version: increased stack size for subtasks and added check for stack to be at least 100,000 bytes for main program.

V0.3

• reduced number of context switches in PPC version. GUI is much faster now.

V0.2

• WarpOS version
• Action menu
• Rename with pattern function. Use * as pattern. You can use multiple asterisks, but be careful: if the number of asterisks does not match, strange things may happen.

Warning: use the commands from the action menu with care ! I've not tested them very well.

Usage

Copy the executable to the same directory as PicShow. Please note that "Thumb" is only a stub program. You also need the actual processor version "Thumb.???", where ??? is 000, elf, wos, mos or os4.

Thumb can be called from Workbench or Shell. You can set these parameters in the Shell or in the icon's tooltypes:

To start Thumb from PicShow add a line like this to PicShow.keys:

F3 = SHELL run thumb "%p"

Notes:

• you have to use run, otherwise PicShow will freeze until Thumb is finished.
• if Thumb or PicShow is not in the DOS path, you have to specify the absolute directory. Example:

  F3 = SHELL run sys:utilities/Thumb "%p" sys:utilities/PicShow

Hints:

• I found a lot of bugs in PicShow when switching from PicShow to Thumb and vice versa. Please only use the latest update above with Thumb.
• to get the maximum performance you should quit neither PicShow nor Thumb. Press F3 to switch from PicShow to Thumb and double click a picture to switch back.