Re: Image-Dired thumbs issue

[Kevin Rodgers]

Allan wrote:
> The workaround, which is basically unsatisfactory, is to place the
> ImageMagick binaries folder/directory as the first item in the `PATH'
> environment variable. The problem is that if you do this you cannot use the
> Windows XP "convert" built-in command. You might be able to get around
> this with commands such as "set path=%path%;<my folder>" but it will
> only work within a command window temporarily.
> In my case once I tried the workaround I changed it back to the
> default `PATH' environment variable setting. 

Why not try leaving your PATH environment variable as is, and adding the
ImageMagick bin directory to the front of the Emacs exec-path variable?

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA