Hi Tamar,

You'd have to talk to the Windows UI folks about that; VFP simply inherits the default Windows behavior. I agree that when you have an Open dialog with a specific purpose such as GETPICT(), it'd be nice to default to the Thumbnail view. However, I'm not sure that's possible (have to check API). File an ER; it's not a bad idea if that's where you're going with this.

>>As to previewing, simply click on the View Menu button and choose "Thumbnails". There's your preview capability and this selection will stay this way since it's tied into the Windows Folder Options (see the Control Panel) for displaying files.
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>Well, it'll stay that way for that folder, but as soon as you navigate to another, you have to switch to thumbnails again. I can't imagine who thought this was a better way to do things.