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tshafer

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Registered: 2023-08-10

Posts: 7

XNview of .mp4 file - locks Q4os

XNview's screen goes black as the .mp4 file 'loads'.   Then entire system locks up.   
The cursor is blinking.   Ctrl + F12 blanks the cursor & locks the keyboard.

I'm using an iMAC  (sorry, no lites)    Hold power-button for 20 seconds.   Re-boot.
This is second occurance of this problem.   Simply delete the .mp4 files,,, grin-and-bear-it.

How / where do I remove .mp4 as xnview's default application ?

Note:  I have no interest in whatever the .mp4 file contains. Its simple email trash.

Any help is appreciated.

hchiper

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2020-07-28

Posts: 410

Re: XNview of .mp4 file - locks Q4os

It depends on the desktop you're using. You didn't specify.
For Plasma:
System Configuration > Applications > File Associations
then type the file type "mp4" to search, click the one you're interested in, select the associated application to remove and click the "Delete" button.

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tshafer

Member

Registered: 2023-08-10

Posts: 7

Re: XNview of .mp4 file - locks Q4os

Running  Plasma 5.27 ???   Do not have  "System Configuration > Applications > File Associations".

Found in "System settings", "File Associations".  Then set "Left Click Action (only blah,blah)   to "Show file in separate viewer".
Problem went away.
Thanks for your help.