Petition to Replace Gwenview with Nomacs as Default for Both MX19 and MX21

[Fontman]

Can anyone suggest a simple way for me to use nomacs on MX-21 as it has a number of image enhancement features that I really need. I'm not that familiar with compiling source code.

[Eadwine Rose]

If it is not installed, use MX Package Installer, and it is in the stable repo tab.

[chrispop99]

If you want to install Nomacs on MX-21 then fine. It's what I use.
Just be aware of the reasons it was not made the default for MX-21:

1) If you use the shortcut keys, it will overwrite the file without giving a warning.
2) It has not been updated in quite a while.

I don't use the shortcut keys, so it's not an issue for me. I keep looking, but can't find another image viewer that has all the features that I want.

Chris

[Eadwine Rose]

Ah yeah.. I remember now.

I wrote this in my note files to do after installing:

These are the two steps needed that will keep Nomacs from silently modifying an image file:
Edit - Settings - Advanced - de-select "Save Exif Orientation"
Edit - Keyboard Shortcuts - expand "Shortcuts" - remove the six "Star Rating" shortcut keys (0-5)
Set up to open as default for images


Of course YMMV.

[Fontman]

Thanks, I do see it in the Stable Repo. I'm not sure what I did, but it appeared in the Synaptic Package Manager prior to install. I don't generally use the shortcut keys, except Crtl-Z and K.