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>If you can see an icon instead of the image when you >insert a JPG image, it is because the OLE server to >which JPG files are registered to is not fully OLE >compliant. But this has nothing to do with VTrain. The >same icon will be displayed if you try to insert the >file into a Word document, for example. > >So OLE registrations are a system-wide setting. > > >1. FILE TYPE REGISTRATIONS > >The file type registration you mention (accessible >from the Windows Control Panel) is a "standard" >registration. It is related to which program is >started when you double-click on a file in Windows >Explorer, for example. Unfortunately, the file type >registration related to OLE is not easy to customize >by hand in Windows. What is worse, certain programs >register themselves as OLE servers for a certain file >type (e.g. JPG) without asking the user. > >You will find some links to programs aimed at allowing >you manual customization of OLE registration on ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href=http://www.vtrain.net/ole.htm>http://www.vtrain.ne >t/ole.htm</a> >Unfortunately, these programs do not work very well. > > >2. A WORKAROUND FOR IMAGE FILES > >However, you can paste JPG images as metafiles on your >flashcards with the Edit menu | Paste special command. >In this case, the image should become visible. > > >3. A FUTURE WORKAROUND > >We are working on another solution that circumvents >Microsoft's OLE technology. > >VTrain 5.5 will support hyperlinks. Among many other >applications, this feature will allow you to add links >to external files on your flashcards which can be >activated automatically. In other words, when a card >that contains a link to an external image file is >displayed, the image file will be opened in a separate >window. (This setting will be optional, of course.) > >Using this feature instead of OLE, it will be much >easier for you to control which program opens each >file type, since it will be determined by the >"standard" file type registration. > >If you are interested in this feature, please <a >rel=nofollow target=_blank >href=http://www.vtrain.net/reg.htm>register</a>.<p>

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