CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I'll be watching, but not expecting, such an apology ....

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

Thank you for the info on Windows 11. I am really thinking of getting a laptop with Win11 to try it out and also as a back up to my aging desktop.
This is good info. Thanks for sharing.
bruce.

Badgertale Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Badgertale Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Badgertale Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Badgertale Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

BebuLamar

He did not offend me but all caps is harder for me to read. Writing with correct capital is easiest to read but all lower case is easier to read than all caps.

radiojohn

I second Faststone!

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

I do owe one to you one Paul.

profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA

I, too, use IrfanView on a regular basis along with MS Paint when I need it to cut and/or create new patches to my images.

However, since I have dealt with dramatically reduced eyesight for more than 48 years, I want to add some to that part of this thread.

There are at least two general sources of reduced eyesight, particularly as we age. First, there can be diseases of the eye.

For me, forty-eight years ago my body, fighting a fungal infection (labelled as histoplasmosis), caused scarring on my retina as did laser treatment to stop subsequent bleeding. Then a couple of years ago my vision got even worse due to the destruction of a lot more of my optic nerve from uncontrolled glaucoma.

I am guessing Bob, and many others, are dealing with our aging bodies that make our eyes and the surrounding muscles to be unable to adjust so we can read small print without glasses or other aids

The diseases will often make "holes" and distortions to our retina while aging will often keep the eye fully intact but just not as flexible. These differences can call for different solutions to our low vision.

Since social media defines all caps as "shouting," I shy away from using it. In fact, the different heights and other complications of lower-case letters often mean that this works best for most people so that our brains have more details upon which to make decisions about recognizing letters and words. If aging is what is causing low vision, then simply enlarging the font (for example, by reducing the resolution of our monitors) can be the needed solution.

For people with holes and distortions in their retinas due to macular degeneration, for example, enlarging fonts may help. But, using fonts with more details in lower case letters and learning to use averted vision may be some of the tools needed.

This has gotten a bit long, so if anyone wants more conversation, they can send me private email letters from my UHH profile. --Richard

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Do you think that a groundswell of opposition and complaints/concerns would get Microsoft's attention?
The hue and cry have been such that it might convince them of our dissatisfaction and plea for a return to the status quo!

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee, WA

I agree Windows 11 photo viewer is not as good as Windows 10 was. My primary gripe is there is no way to do a slide show of a group of selected photos. Here's how I have gotten around that issue. In the "Search" panel at the bottom of the screen type in "Control Panel". From the Control Panel screen click on the up arrow at the top left side of the page. From there hit the "Photos" icon and you are back to a Windows 10 screen.

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

I am running Windows 10. When I try to open Photos all I get is a black screen.

profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA

By now I like the Photos in Win 11. When it first showed up in Win 11, it was not feature rich, but by now it sure is.

I am curious about what features people miss in the new version. I just opened the latest updated version on my desktop, and "Slideshow" was an option right at the top. After selectins the photos you want, they will open in a slideshow running by default. However, there is an icon for settings from there which is helpful.

Please share what else you are missing, and I would guess it is there. --Richard

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee, WA

A helpful response, thank you. If the slideshow tab in Win 11 Photos has been there for a long time then I simply missed it. Or perhaps enough people complained that Microsoft made some improvements. In either case, I see it there now. Thanks again.