Thumbnail view for DJVU files

justauser · September 4, 2007

Hello ,

I have the following problem :

I want my windows explorer ( winxp mce) to display the first page image of the .djvu files that exist in my folders,

when the thumbnail view mode is selected. At the moment it doesnt show it.

But it can show the first pages of PDF files. So I want to find out a way to see the first pages of djvu files as well.

Cause this way it is easier to recognise a book from a hundred of books or so...

is there anyone who knows how to fix this problem???

thanks a lot,

bulent

NIM · September 4, 2007

From Microsoft Forums:

The only reason you are seeing a PDF thumbnail is because you have installed

adobe acrobat reader that adds a dll for the extraction and display of that

thumbnail in explorer. In XP its located here: C:\Program Files\Common

Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\PDFShell.dll

The free djvu viewer does not add a dll to work with windows explorer and

that is why you cannot see it.

In vista people are now developing what is called "PREVIEW HANDLERS" for

various file types...

Now there IS a file-thumnail viewer that can view djvu files if you install

quicktime as well...

its called XNVIEW free viewe www.xnview.com take a look at the format file

types list here and the ledgend

From what I have seen from other programs (like the old photoshop and

paintshop pro) what they do is usually add a dll and load it onto

explorer.exe as an extension thus providing the generation of thumbnails.

IF you find or develop a way to show djvu files in window explorer please

tell me because I am interested too..

as well as viewing other file formats as thumbnails.

justauser · September 5, 2007

Hello ,

I found a reply in microsoft page and repleid it,

then I understood it was yours at the moment I visited this page,

so I put an answer there...

thanks

best regards

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