[help] force load unindexed properties for current results

[asamirid]

greetings ..

i don't index dimensions properties for bmp images as i don't need it.

but in some situations like in this one in the attached image ..

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this is a one example of many i go through every now and then..

i want force everything load all columns properties for current results in this window without continuing to index this file types..

is this possible??

thank you

[therube]

It should be reading it.

That it is not, I'll suspect it may be a permissions issue?
Does Windows Explorer display that image? Does WE show its' properties including dimensions?

If you copy that file elsewhere, say c:\tmp\, can you then see its' dimensions?

[asamirid]

yes windows explorer "and any photo viewer" can view it normally and read the file properties just fine.

i also copied the files to new drive location as in the image below but nothing happened or changed ..

then i converted the 2 photos to jpg format "a file type i index it's dimensions" and all properties displayed fine.

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if you say that everything normally read this properties and information then it's a settings thing i should modify..

what do you think, any hints is appreciated..

thank you

It should be reading it.

That it is not, I'll suspect it may be a permissions issue?
Does Windows Explorer display that image? Does WE show its' properties including dimensions?

If you copy that file elsewhere, say c:\tmp\, can you then see its' dimensions?

[void]

Everything will avoid gathering properties for information you do not want indexed.
Gathering this information would defeat the purpose of property indexing and would make searching, sorting and displaying slow.



I recommend the following:

Include .bmp in your dimensions index.
If you don't want to include all bmp files, set include files to a specific drive or folder, for example:
o:\**.bmp


-or-


Disable property indexing and gather the information as needed.

[asamirid]

ok i will go with this advice..

but i think if there is a hotkey/switch to force do this one time in the current window to current results and back to normal stat once this window closed that would help in many situations.

thank you.

[void]

I will consider an option to toggle the property index.

Thank you for the suggestion.

[therube]

Everything will avoid gathering properties for information you do not want indexed.

But shouldn't it still get it, assuming available, in any case?

Some Properties I'll index & some (Property) columns I'll just add as a "lazy-load", kept out of focus, so nothing is loaded - until the column is brought into focus, & then for only those that are focused (at that point in time) are the Properties actually gathered (so I'm working on a much smaller subset of data then I might be, otherwise).


@asamirid, did indexing that file (location) turn up its dimensions?

[asamirid]

i didn't do that, i don't wanna index any bmp properties ..

what is interesting though, i also don't index mp3 files years metadata, but when i add year: function to my search it automatically gathering this information from mp3 results files, but not the same case if i added dimensions: function to the search box, it doesn't "lazy load" dimensions property for images in the results .

@asamirid, did indexing that file (location) turn up its dimensions?