PSP 2022: How to hide tutorials in central area after start?

[Radim]

Hi,
is there a way to remove this?

[Kathy_9]

No, there is not. However you cannot see them as long as you have an image open.

[Jean-Luc]

You may replace the thumbnails with yours or remove them.
See here (use Google webpage translate):

http://www.paintshoppro.fr/viewtopic.php?p=16289#p16289

[Radim]

Thanks, replaced 8 times.

Still it needs some [x] Switch off for next update.

EDIT:
with program strings64.exe from https://docs.microsoft.com/sk-sk/sysint ... ds/strings

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strings64.exe -s "C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)" > c:\psp2022.txt

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C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Workspaces
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: AI Portrait Mode
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Replace Background
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: AI Style Transfer
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Frame Tool
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Layers
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Selection
C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)\Languages\EN\Corel PaintShop ProRC.dll: Video Tutorials

[Radim]

So to completely "hide" tiles and texts I edited one DLL and cleared a few texts and replaced 8 tiles (.png) with its transparent version. Result is below.
PS: Do make a backup of original DLL.

[spitfrog]

Thanks Radim, your procedure works perfectly on another language. It's just that string64.exe truncates words with accents, not easy to find words like "échoué" (failed in english) which displays only "chou", but in this case there was no difficulty to find the expressions. Good work !

[kjd03842]

I've managed to hide the images with the transparent .png files, so the appearance on startup is better. But the links are still there.
What did I miss? Something about modifying the text within the dll using the strings command? Anyone able to walk me thru it a little better? Thanks

[CDPSP Sandy]

I found the easiest way is to just have the organizer docked at the bottom of the workspace and leave it there. It is not intrusive and when opening PSP the workspace is always clear.

[Jean-Luc]

Hi Sandy,
I tested your suggestion but it doesn't work. The central thumbnails are still visible.

[CDPSP Sandy]

Jean-Luc, when you have the organizer at the bottom, is it open or closed? I have mine docked but closed. Check when it is open - on the left side there is an X for closing it, A push pin and also a little triangle. Check the push pin - which way is it pointing? Down or to the left? Have it pointing to the left. That is how I have mine set up and I don't have the images in the centre. If I change that push pin to pointing down, then the images return.

[Jean-Luc]

Hi, Sandy
the tutorial's thumbnails are still visible when my Organizer is docked or not, push pin down or left.
You have perhaps another setting that I don't apply.

[LeviFiction]

EDIT: So I originally asked what Sandy's screen resolution was thinking maybe it was a rendering error caused by something obscure, but nope I too can get the tutorial images to vanish by opening the organizer and setting it to auto-hide. I have it docked to the bottom and specifically chose "Auto-hide" from the menu. Sometimes they come back, but it is working. Interesting bug.

EDIT EDIT: Screen resolution or, more specifically, the size of the PSP window might also play a role. I always have PSP set to 1240x720 for recording purposes. And with it like that the organizer trick works, but if I go full screen on my 1920x1080 monitor the tutorials come back. So I did some more tests, once the window gets tall enough the tutorials show up. For me that's around 820 or 821 pixels high. Anything smaller and the tutorials vanish.

[Jean-Luc]

I am working at 1920 x 1080 and never smaller. If I reduce the size of the PSP window to the smallest possible, the thumbnails never disappear.

While I was testing I enlarged the Organizer to half the height of the workspace, I get some screen refresh bug (see attached).

[LeviFiction]

The auto-hide on the pallete is important for this bug.

[CDPSP Sandy]

My screen resolution is 1920 x 1080 and I do have the auto hide selected.