# Viewer working as viewer pane (autoloading) **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [June 4, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961 "2007-06-04T01:24:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jabberwock)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/1 "2007-06-04T01:24:44Z")
Is it possible to make the external viewer load pictures automatically (just like viewer pane does)? I am using the viewer, as the pane is too small and I can position the external viewer window on my second monitor... However, to use it I have to select all the pictures to view, which is not convenient. ---
**Author:** ![Steve](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/steve/32/34171_2.png) [@Steve](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Steve)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/2 "2007-06-04T03:24:33Z")
Preferences -\> Viewer -\> Standalone Viewer -\> Generate Next/Previous list automatically on double-click. ---
**Author:** ![Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jabberwock)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/3 "2007-06-04T06:39:08Z")
This, however, requires associating the files with the viewer, does it not? I'd rather have the standalone viewer to display just the selected file... ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/4 "2007-06-04T07:16:39Z")
I don't think it does. Give it a try. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Jabberwock](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jabberwock)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/5 "2007-06-04T07:50:57Z")
"Does it not" was really a question tag, not a question. I did check it out before asking... Unless I'm missing something obvious... From the start: I have a directory with various files (pdfs, jpgs, unknown, etc.) I want to check quickly. I might select every one of them and use the standalone viewer button (or a shortcut), which I do not find too convenient. Mind you that if I do that, the Next/Previous list is not generated automatically, which is not surprising as there was no double click anywhere. When I double-click the file, naturally the associated application starts (which I would like, of course, to avoid). The standalone viewer and the Next/Previous list do not get updated. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewer-working-as-viewer-pane-autoloading/3961/6 "2007-06-11T22:00:22Z")
I see what you mean. I don't know if the Show command's behaviour is a bug or not but there is a workaround. Create a button (or hotkey) which runs this command: FileType ACTION=dblclk If you select some files and then run this button it will act as if they had been double-clicked, as a group. Assuming Opus is set to use the viewer on double-click the result is that a viewer will open with just the selected files in its next/prev list. I'm not sure if there's a way to make it work if you don't want the viewer to handle double-clicks, though. Perhaps one of the other actions could be made to do the same but I'm not sure.