Getting the Open with subcontext menu to show PDN is really simple, but requires two layers to navigate to when right cliicking and may require using Shift at times: Modify HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif\OpenWithProgids and add the value Paint.NET.1 Re-asssociating the default edit command is a real quagmire with Vista and Windows 7 especially. If your needs are simple and this isn't being rolled out to thousands of client machines, you may want to try that first. gif images when you click edit? Edited Januby pdnnoobĪdding 'EDIT with (application name)' is a simple method but it will be on any file type. gifĮDIT: I just finished reading the entire thread (shoulda done that earlier). Once you are done with the image, save it (as the. agif files with for you after you do it once. To open an animated gif file after you install the plugin, just rename the extension to.
It's a filetype plugin, so make sure you put it in the filetype folder rather than the effects folder. Here's an animated gif image plugin for you. Right click the file and look for the 'Open with' section and scroll down to 'choose default program' Normally for gifs, the default programs be your default browser You do it the same way as any other file format. The other part to your question, how to set default program status.
Unless your using a plugin im not aware of, Paintnet cant display or create animated gifs so sortof pointless using to edit them otherwise.
