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mikeoffy · 22-01-2009, 13:56

Hello to everyone. This is my first post.

Ok what i need help with is this. Is it possible to have pictures on your site and when they are clicked on they open to another window but that window is Microsoft picture viewer?

thanks for all your comments.

Mike

jesusfreak101 · 22-01-2009, 13:58

why would you want to do that?

fasterthanlight · 22-01-2009, 14:16

just write some code (probably php i think) that forces the "download" of the jpgs, which should open in windows crap viewer by default.

but... like jebus said, WHY !?!

mikeoffy · 22-01-2009, 14:20

I have a web based program at work that I would like to use this for. We have web based work instructions and it would be very handy to my employees if they could click on a picture have it open in Microsoft's picture viewer in case they want to zoom in on something.
Hope that makes sense.

jesusfreak101 · 22-01-2009, 14:27

yea makes sense. but what if they don't Microsoft Picture Viewer? what happens then?
i don't think you should do it like that. just make the images big enough so they can see them up close

fasterthanlight · 22-01-2009, 14:31

or use javascript.

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mikeoffy · 22-01-2009, 14:45

Well all the computers that view the web based work instructions are all tied to the same network. So they all have Microsoft picture viewer. If anyone has any ideas on how to do this it would be very much appreciated, or can point me in the same direction.

herkalees · 22-01-2009, 14:46

Are these people going to be zooming in on a picture/photo, or a jpg that contains textual content?

mikeoffy · 22-01-2009, 14:56

Yes they may be zooming in on pictures.

herkalees · 22-01-2009, 15:01

Just wanted to make sure we weren't attempting to fix the wrong end of the problem...

freelancr · 22-01-2009, 17:04

This isn't possible, and if it is, it shouldn't be.

Shiro · 22-01-2009, 22:00

You can't force it to open in that program from your browser. But you can force the image to download, and it will open in whatever picture viewer they have set as a default on their computer.

I use this force download script. It's not the easiest to implement, but unlike other force download scripts I have used, this one seems to work in all situations. If you have some php knowledge it should be fairly easy to implement. If you don't have php knowledge, you are probably screwed.

seen.to · 23-01-2009, 02:10

Size your image using ems or % and the user can zoom in/out in the browser.

rob* · 23-01-2009, 02:39

target="_blank" is deprecated so you shouldn't be using it to open new browser windows either.

22-01-2009, 13:56	#1 (permalink)
mikeoffy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4	target="_blank"---- help :) Hello to everyone. This is my first post. Ok what i need help with is this. Is it possible to have pictures on your site and when they are clicked on they open to another window but that window is Microsoft picture viewer? thanks for all your comments. Mike

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fasterthanlight FUNKTION GALLERY Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,348	just write some code (probably php i think) that forces the "download" of the jpgs, which should open in windows crap viewer by default. but... like jebus said, WHY !?! __________________ deviantArtz FunktionGallery

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jesusfreak101 ie must die Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 2,239	yea makes sense. but what if they don't Microsoft Picture Viewer? what happens then? i don't think you should do it like that. just make the images big enough so they can see them up close __________________ Twitter \| Flickr \| Last.fm

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fasterthanlight FUNKTION GALLERY Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,348	or use javascript. . . __________________ deviantArtz FunktionGallery

22-01-2009, 14:20	#4 (permalink)
mikeoffy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4	I have a web based program at work that I would like to use this for. We have web based work instructions and it would be very handy to my employees if they could click on a picture have it open in Microsoft's picture viewer in case they want to zoom in on something. Hope that makes sense.

22-01-2009, 14:45	#7 (permalink)
mikeoffy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4	Well all the computers that view the web based work instructions are all tied to the same network. So they all have Microsoft picture viewer. If anyone has any ideas on how to do this it would be very much appreciated, or can point me in the same direction.

22-01-2009, 14:46	#8 (permalink)
herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Beverly, Massachusetts Posts: 1,520	Are these people going to be zooming in on a picture/photo, or a jpg that contains textual content? __________________ Professional, accessible, and search engine friendly web site development by Boston Web Studio

22-01-2009, 14:56	#9 (permalink)
mikeoffy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4	Yes they may be zooming in on pictures.

22-01-2009, 15:01	#10 (permalink)
herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Beverly, Massachusetts Posts: 1,520	Just wanted to make sure we weren't attempting to fix the wrong end of the problem... __________________ Professional, accessible, and search engine friendly web site development by Boston Web Studio

22-01-2009, 17:04	#11 (permalink)
freelancr Web Developer Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,767	This isn't possible, and if it is, it shouldn't be.

22-01-2009, 22:00	#12 (permalink)
Shiro Sans Comic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 7,296	You can't force it to open in that program from your browser. But you can force the image to download, and it will open in whatever picture viewer they have set as a default on their computer. I use this force download script. It's not the easiest to implement, but unlike other force download scripts I have used, this one seems to work in all situations. If you have some php knowledge it should be fairly easy to implement. If you don't have php knowledge, you are probably screwed. __________________ This space for rent. After Hours Japan

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seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 4,717	Size your image using ems or % and the user can zoom in/out in the browser. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

23-01-2009, 02:39	#14 (permalink)
rob* you want it to do what!? Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 97	target="_blank" is deprecated so you shouldn't be using it to open new browser windows either. Last edited by rob : 23-01-2009 at 04:57.*

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