Settings - Interface - "Purge now" removes the contents of the 'History=' field in the [Start] section in xnview.ini, (with some limitations per bug https://forum.xnview.com/viewtopic.php? ... 9aa1b28fc2), but it does not remove several important file history entries in the same xnview.ini (and obviously that shows elsewhere in the program), leaving a false sense of minimum security. This is a significant loss of privacy, for those who expect to clear at least the files paths and names after using the program, because that info is shown in various parts of the program anyway. Of course, this is relevant only to any users that are interested in any privacy settings. This may even be critical in usage within a work environment.
More especifically:
1. After having used xnview to view a significant amount of files in different directories, and having performed operations such as batch rename, batch convert, the xnview.ini file will keep the following entries, regardless of having checked "Purge Recent files and folders on exit" and clicked "Purge now" in different scenarios (with or without Browser tab open, Viewer...), and regardles of having done what is recommended here: https://forum.xnview.com/viewtopic.php? ... 42#p171747
So, in the file xnview.ini:
In the following sections and fields, the content is not removed (on exit or on purge), and it definitely should, when the user clicks Purge* and on exit when the option is checked:
[File]
History=.... (this content)
[Search]
default=... (this content)
folder=.... (this content)
[Start]
LastFilename=.... (this content)
PathBrowser=... (this content)
The above part is a bug, because purging only some path/file entries and leaving many others equally visible in other places is not desirable to whom trust the purge feature.
The next part, however, is more a feature request of options that don't exist, but which should definitely be there to make sense of the above, or else the purpose of the previous feature is defeated:
2. In the same xnview.ini file, the following entries (at least) should have the option to be cleaned as well, to complete the privacy features offered by xnview. Better if that would be located in the same place where Purge is, (perhaps a "super purge" option?) or perhaps individually in each respective menus, may make more sense, but should always be easy to find:
[History]
Filename=...(this content)
Path=...(this content)
[Rename]
replace=....(this content)
template=...(this content)
with=...(this content)
[Print]
headerInfo=...(this content)
*) Or any other adequate cleaning button or checkmark, easily found
More especifically:
1. After having used xnview to view a significant amount of files in different directories, and having performed operations such as batch rename, batch convert, the xnview.ini file will keep the following entries, regardless of having checked "Purge Recent files and folders on exit" and clicked "Purge now" in different scenarios (with or without Browser tab open, Viewer...), and regardles of having done what is recommended here: https://forum.xnview.com/viewtopic.php? ... 42#p171747
So, in the file xnview.ini:
In the following sections and fields, the content is not removed (on exit or on purge), and it definitely should, when the user clicks Purge* and on exit when the option is checked:
[File]
History=.... (this content)
[Search]
default=... (this content)
folder=.... (this content)
[Start]
LastFilename=.... (this content)
PathBrowser=... (this content)
The above part is a bug, because purging only some path/file entries and leaving many others equally visible in other places is not desirable to whom trust the purge feature.
The next part, however, is more a feature request of options that don't exist, but which should definitely be there to make sense of the above, or else the purpose of the previous feature is defeated:
2. In the same xnview.ini file, the following entries (at least) should have the option to be cleaned as well, to complete the privacy features offered by xnview. Better if that would be located in the same place where Purge is, (perhaps a "super purge" option?) or perhaps individually in each respective menus, may make more sense, but should always be easy to find:
[History]
Filename=...(this content)
Path=...(this content)
[Rename]
replace=....(this content)
template=...(this content)
with=...(this content)
[Print]
headerInfo=...(this content)
*) Or any other adequate cleaning button or checkmark, easily found
Statistics: Posted by xnviocumo — Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:43 pm