I really like the RadiAnt product but find it frustrating that I cannot set a 2X1 screen as default, especially as I use use it mostly to review ultrasound where the images and operator worksheet need to be displayed side by side. This means every time I scan a directory, I must reset the Split Screen to 2x1. Is there a way of setting this as a default?

I'd like to have instead a 2x2 default format, since I mostly use RadiAnt for MRI in a vertical monitor.

Currently you can't customize a default split setting.
I think we could add this as a command line parameter.
Check out our next beta once it's available, it might be implemented by then.

awesome!!!

Much appreciated.

Please check this beta version: http://www.radiantviewer.com/files/radiantsetup35113415beta.exe and use -sp command line parameter, e.g. radiantviewer.exe -sp 2 1

for those who are not familiar with command line parametes, you should right click on the RadiAnt shortcut icon you have on your desktop, then chech the tab "link" and edit the "destination" field:

i.e. "C:\Program Files\RadiAntViewer64bit\RadiAntViewer.exe"

and modify it accordingly to your desired split screen default setting

i.e. "C:\Program Files\RadiAntViewer64bit\RadiAntViewer.exe" -sp 2 2

this will work when you launch radiant from that link. however if you launch RadiAnt in other ways (i.e. with the "open with" right click explorer option) it will still open with the default 1x1 split setting

is there a way we can set the split setting even from the "open with" menu?

Yes, you can set it in the options.xml file.
Just download the latest beta 3.5.2

<screen>
<split c="0" r="0"/> <!-- default split screen preset c - columns, r - rows -->
<clp>0</clp> <!-- close panel button behavior (0 - closes panel, 1 - clears panel) -->
</screen>

great!!! it works!!!

from those who are not aware of the options.xml location here's what the online manual says.

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The options.xml file can be used to set RadiAnt DICOM Viewer default preferences.
It is located either in the "C:\ProgramData\RadiantViewer" (Windows 7, 8, Vista) or "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\RadiantViewer" (Windows XP) folder.
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in the future we may also do further tweaking and set different default presets according to modality... like hanging protocols.

It would be nice to have a possibility to copy the whole set of pictures visible on the screen - not using the PrintScreen button. For now U can only have active window or the whole set from active window but not a picture with two different series.

@tomb745

Please download our latest beta (3.5.3) and see if this is what you meant: press Shift + C to copy all displayed images to clipboard.

nice new feature as well.

however I just wanted to let you know that after installing 3.5.3 over 3.5.2, my edited setting in the options.xml that I set to a 2x2 scheme was lost and set back to default 0x0

it seems that that custom split default scheme did not stick after beta upgrade.

Tommy, please copy your options.xml file to:
c:\Users\_USERNAME_\AppData\Local\RadiantViewer\options.xml
It won't be overwritten during installations.

I'll do that. however it would be nice that those configuration would be kept and not overwritten during installation of new betas.

I never uninstall the previous version but I always install the new one over the old one. other configurations like PACS settings and keyboard custom setting were never lost doing this.

one more question...
should I just copy the options.xml file from
C:\ProgramData\RadiAntViewer
into
C:\Users\Tommy\AppData\Local\RadiantViewer

and leave two copy of them , or should I delete the first one from ProgramData?

Radiant reads options.xml file from two locations, first from global then from local application folder. The global options.xml file is always overwritten during installation (it has to, there are sometimes new options coming). So just customize the options.xml file in local application folder and leave the global one as it is.

ok, got it! thanks for explaining.

Thanks for this fix. I can get it working via CMD and batch file and by editing destination link. XML edit didn't work for us so I'm not sure whether the edit needs to be in a particular location in the xml file. I set edit as:

<screen>
<split c="2" r="1"/> <!-- default split screen preset c - columns, r - rows -->
<clp>0</clp> <!-- close panel button behavior (0 - closes panel, 1 - clears panel) -->
</screen>

shift+C rules! Thank you, waiting for non-beta with this feature.

Ruben, it should work, just checked it and it's ok. Are you using the latest beta?

tomb745, probably we'll release a non-beta when the oblique MPR is ready.

Hi,
Despite the program has only 5x4 option in "Split screen" button I have tried this and it works:
<split c="6" r="2"/>

But, if one is working with 34" Ultra-wide Curved Screen (most wanted monitor) the 5-column split will not be enough. May be it is time to add one or two more columns to 5-column option.

Thank you for adding options.xml file feature to Radiant. I love customizations.

We'll surely consider it.

Thanks to all for this great fix. Modified XML file in latest beta is perfect! I am both very impressed and grateful by your speedy solution to this issue and am sure it will provide even greater functionality for all users.

Hello,

Thanks for variable split screen.

How can i specify exactly which series to load in a specific window.
I want to this automatically in options.xml in CD/DVD viewer.

Thank in advance.

@Plamen Mihaylov

There is no such feature in RadiAnt yet.

Thanks for answer.

Good luck.