[ UPDATE: I have updated the download to version 1.1 as a noticed a bug with the original version where files that were previewed could not be deleted (why do bugs always show up just after you release something?) ]
Lone Wolf and others posted some questions about viewing Xara X files as thumbnials in Windows Explorer. As Karim and Michael pointed out, to do this requres a DLL file so Windows can read the preview out of the .xar files.
I have put together such a DLL and you can get it (with a nice installer) here:
Thumbnail viewer for Xara X
You can also get the source code (in C++ format) from here:
The source code
This is a personal project that I have created in my own time. I take no responsablity for any problems that this program may cause and I will not be able to offer any support for it. Be aware that as this program runs as part of Explorer so bugs in it could cause Explorer to go wrong.
I have tested it on Windows 2000 and Windows XP with no problems (if you are brave enough to try it on Windows 9x please post here with the results).
Please be aware that this program is not linked in any way with Xara Ltd (so don't blame them if it causes you any problems).
I have attached a screen grab of one of my folders showing the new icons.
Jonathan
[This message was edited by Jonathan Payne on February 02, 2003 at 07:31.]
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