Re: Change Defaults in MS Paint by DallasMatt
DallasMatt
Sun Apr 06 04:25:00 PDT 2008
Thanks anyway, and I appreciate the help with my original issue!
"LVTravel" wrote:
> While there may be a way to make it revert to the list instead of
> thumbnails, I have never been able to find it. I think that this is one
> situation where Microsoft thinks it knows better where, in fact, it doesn't.
> Since you are dealing with graphical images, I believe that MS has "hard
> wired" the display as a thumbnail even though the rest of the computer's
> folders are set to list view. I have the same issue when I open my graphic
> folders in any other graphic program even though in Explorer the folder
> opens in list view.
>
> Hopefully someone else will know of a way, but I'm stumped.
>
>
> "Dallas Matt" <DallasMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D1A8524-1E4B-41BD-A7C4-1E6D79EEC435@microsoft.com...
> > Yes! It didn't work at first but once I put the quotes around the path it
> > worked like a charm. Thank you very much! I have a follow-up question if
> > you don't mind.
> >
> > When I press Ctl-S to get the "save as" dialog, existing files in that dir
> > always display as thumbnails (even though the directory displays as "list"
> > in
> > explorere which is what I want. I've tried changing it to list in the
> > "save
> > as" dialog display, but it doesn't stick.
> >
> > "LVTravel" wrote:
> >
> >> While I don't know if there are any default settings that can be changed,
> >> there may be a workaround for your issue.
> >>
> >> Try this to see if it works for you.
> >>
> >> Open a blank screen in Paint and save it as a .jpg in the location you
> >> want
> >> as your default with the name "default.jpg".
> >>
> >> Now, right click and drag the Paint program from the Start, Programs,
> >> Accessories location onto the desktop and select copy here. Right click
> >> on
> >> the Paint icon and then left click Properties. You should see a line
> >> like
> >> this "%SystemRoot%\system32\mspaint.exe" (of course without the quotes.)
> >> Without deleting the information on the line, click behind the .exe and
> >> press the space bar one time. Type the full path and filename for the
> >> default.jpg file you saved (if there is any spaces in the path you need
> >> to
> >> enclose anything you type in quotes. The final line should look
> >> something
> >> like this
> >>
> >> %SystemRoot%\system32\mspaint.exe "C:\this is the path here\default.jpg"
> >> Once you have that click OK.
> >>
> >> When you double click on the new desktop icon, the file will open and the
> >> Save As default location will be where the file is located. Of course if
> >> you right click on the default.jpg file and then click properties and
> >> make
> >> it read only, you won't inadvertently change the file and a Save As will
> >> then pop up for any attempt to Save.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps, let us know..
> >>
> >>
> >> "Dallas Matt" <DallasMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5060B7B8-F717-42B9-BCEA-BC8F8B03AC1C@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'd like to use Paint as a very basic photo editor since it starts up
> >> > with
> >> > a
> >> > blank canvas that I can paste a image into.
> >> >
> >> > Is there a tweak that will allow me to set it to default "Save As" to a
> >> > different location than "MY Pictures" and change the default file type
> >> > from
> >> > BMP to jpeg?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance, all.
> >> >
> >> > Matt
> >> >
> >>
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> >>
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