(Loading & Saving, Drag & Drop) SETTING FILE TYPE ASSOCIATIONS

If you are wanting Photo Jockey to load up a photo when you dbl-click on it in the file manager window, then this is the feature you need to use. Just use the main menu and select the "Options" menu. Then pick the "Setup File Type Associations" menu item.

There are many different file types that are images. The most common are *.gif, *.bmp, *.jpg. You can tell Photo Jockey to associate itself with these file types and others as well. That way when you dbl-click on these file types in your file browser, then Photo Jockey will load and display the file you dbl-clicked on.

HINT: This is far easier than loading Photo Jockey and then clicking on buttons to browse for the image you are interested in. So, basically, the associations are a time saver. Nothing more, nothing less.

This feature has 3 modes of operation:

Quick Association for (*.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg): Setup the association for the 3 most common image formats in one step.

Quick Restore Association for (*.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg): Restore the associations for the 3 most common image formats. Use if you decide you don't want Photo Jockey to be the viewer for those file types any longer.

Custom Setup: You can pick & choose which file types for which Photo Jockey will be the default viewer.

NOTE: If you are running XP, 2003 and above, you may need to ask your system administrator to give you administrator privileges so that you can set your associations. You can't properly set them if you don't have administrator rights. Windows 95/98 do not have this problem.

WARNING: If you un-install Photo Jockey, WHILE Photo Jockey is associated with some file types, then when you dbl-click on those file types Windows may give you an error or not load any viewer at all for those file types. You will need to re-install Photo Jockey and then un-check ALL file types in the "Custom Setup". Then you can uninstall Photo Jockey again.



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