Rotate JPG according to EXIF

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I notice that TE has been enhanced to do so, but this is successful only with 4 add-ons. At least 6 other add-ons fail. Please help to solve this problem. Thanks.

• Succeeds:
  Tooltip preview
  Preview in background
  Thumbnail plus
  Show thumbnails with small icons

• Fails:
  Preview
  Preview window
  Menu image
  Menu image plus
  Retouch
  Background image

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The latest version can now do the rotation. However, there are 3 small problems:

Background image
On OPTIONS page, JPG image is not rotated according to EXIF (the add-on works on file list background).

Tooltip preview
The pop-up seems to be NOT FITTING if JPG image has been rotated according to EXIF.

Preview / Preview window
Big image shows up much SLOWER than when it is shown by other add-ons.

[ccfs]

With the latest version, the problem of "Tooltip preview" is solved. The problems of "Background image", "Preview" and "Preview window" still happen.

Regards,

[ccfs]

The problems are solved. "Preview" and "Preview window" now needs 2 seconds for the above file. Not as fast as other add-ons but are acceptable.

[ccfs]

Please help to solve 3 issues. Thanks.

(1) Speed up "Preview window" and "Background image"
I notice that "Preview" 1.39 successfully speeds up in JPG rotation. Please make the same enhancement to "Preview window" and "Background image" (options page).

(2) "Preview" over-shrinks
If a pane height has been specified, a big image may over-shrink and does not fit the pane.

(3) Shortcut and symbolic link - not rotated
JPG rotation is missing if the file is a shortcut (.LNK) or a symbolic link.

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I have tried TE 22.1.31 regarding SHORTCUT file. Thumbnails and previews of image shortcut files are OK, except "Preview" [problem (3) above] and "Preview window" add-ons.

(S1) JPG rotation takes too long for a big image

(S2) The image flashes once after it shows
(S3) GIF animation does not work

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I have tested the latest version of TE and add-ons for certain cases. Problem (1), (2), (3), (S1) and (S3) are solved.

3 problems are found:

(P1) Preview - Cannot playback MP4
The play button no longer works for MP4 (but WAV and MP3 are OK).

(P2) Preview window - Rotated JPG flashes once
Problem (S2) is now narrowed down to rotated JPG only.
If a JPG that requires ROTATION is chosen by moving BOTH selection rectangle and focus rectangle to it while TE is the ACTIVE window, the image in the Preview window flashes once after it shows up.


It means that the problem does NOT happen if either:
. No rotation is required
. Focus rectangle is moved but not selection rectangle (by pressing Ctrl + arrow key)
. Preview window is the active window (and use an arrow key to go to a file)

(P3) Tooltip preview - JPG drawing fails
My failed files are with "Standard" orientation (no rotation)

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The latest version as at 2022/2/4 just solves problem (P1). However there are some new problems:

(P4) Preview - After playing MP3 file, a TypeError occurs when another item is selected.
Finish playback of MP3 file

Select another item

A TypeError occurs

(P5) Preview - "Cannot play" indicator is changed to something not understandable.
Playback MPG file

Windows Media Player has been disabled on my system. The pane should have shown a "cannot play" indicator.

The previous version did this correctly.

(P6) Preview - Snapshot of MP4 file produced by "Thumbnail engine" add-on should better be hidden when the film is played.

(P7) Preview window - Incorrectly shows the info of a previous item (or does not show any)


Move to another item

(P2) Preview window - Flashes once
The flash problem of rotated JPG is solved. However it still happens in "Preview window" when a snapshot of MP4 file (and MP3 cover page) produced by "Thumbnail engine" add-on shows.

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The latest version as at 2022/2/5 solves problem (P4), (P5) and (P6). However there are still some problems:

(P7) Preview window - Last image and info incorrectly shows for a text file
Problem (P7) has been narrowed down to text file.

Select an image file


Switch to a text file

(P8) Preview window - Change window title for text file
(P9) Preview window - Disable editing for text file

(P10) Preview window - The tip of an image file may incorrectly be from the last selection.
Select an image file


Select another

(P11) Preview window - The window should become blank when nothing is selected
Select an item


Deselect all


If the image is a MP3 cover page or a MP4 snapshot (produced by "Thumbnail engine"), and the image is clicked, a script error occurs.

(P12) Allow translation of "Play" to local language
Preview

Preview window

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The latest version as at 2022/2/7 solves problem (P8) to (P12). However there are still some problems:

Problem (P2), (P3) and (P7) still occurs.
(P7) Info is correct now but the last image still incorrectly shows up for a text file.

(P13) Preview window - MP3 playback panel does not show up
If the preview window is opened BEFORE a MP3 file is selected, when the file is played, MP3 playback panel does not show up.

Open the preview window


Select a MP3 file


Click the play button. The file is played, but the playback panel does not show up.

(P14) Preview window - TXT file content does not show up
If the preview window is opened BEFORE a TXT file is selected, the file content does not show up.

Open the preview window


Select a text file. The file content does not show up.

(P15) Preview - Title bar disappears after restoring from full screen

1. Press F11 key to change to full screen
   
2. Play a MP4 file in preview pane.
   
3. Click the "Full screen" button of playback panel. It is now in full screen.
   
4. Restore TE window by pressing F11 key or clicking the "Full screen" button. Title bar disappears.
   

(P16) Preview - File info unexpectedly remains after deselecting all
If the current selection is a media file,

after deselecing, file info unexpectedly remains.

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My test results of the latest version as at 2022/2/8:

• Problem P2, P7, P13, P14 and P15 are solved.
• Problem P3 still happens.
• Problem P6 re-happens.

(P17) Tooltip preview - Malfunction after the tip of a shorten column shows
View an image

Move the mouse pointer to a shorten column (Date Modified). The tip pop-up showed the full text. However a thumbnail of the image also unexpectedly showed.

Move the mouse pointer to the name column. The add-on malfunctioned.

(P18) Tooltip preview - A tall image may go beyond screen top if KEYBOARD is used for selection

Press UP key. The tip pop-up goes beyond screen top, although there is enough space below the selected item.

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My test results of the latest version as at 2022/2/9:

• Problem P6 and P17 are solved.
• Problem P3 still happens. Please use this JPG file to reproduce and solve the problem.
• Problem P18 still happens.

(P19) Tooltip preview - Preview does not show if a user TYPES to jump to an item.

Type "p". "Printer.png" is selected but no tip pop-up shows.

(P20) Tooltip preview - Should also work on a shortcut (LNK) to a text file

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Problem (P3) and (P20) are solved with the latest version as at 2022/2/10.

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(P18) is also solved.