Do I need the thumbnail viewer in CE Pro 5?

[gchampoux]

When I launch Creo Elements/Pro 5 (Wildfire 5) for the first time, I am prompted to install the thumbnail viewer.
What does this viewer do?
It was not in Wildfire 3, which is our currently-deployed release.

When I deploy WF5/CEP5, I do not want the users to see this prompt.
If the viewer is needed, I will arrange to have it installed silently.
If it is not needed, I would like to block the install prompt.

Gerry

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[BobSchwerdlin]

When you slide your mouse over a part or assembly icon (NOT the actual file name) in the current "working directory", a small thumbnail image will pop up in a separate sub-window. It's actually just eye candy and of ne real importance. Just trying to keep up with the "CAD" Jones' out there in the marketplace. It would be nice to turn it off or be allowed the option to not install, but it'll pop up every time unless you install. Dumb !

Bob

[hippe]

It's actually nice to get a preview of a file without having to actually select it and expand the viewer. You can also have a thumbnail image pop up within the model tree by hovering your cursor on the icon in the same manner. These behaviors arecontrolled by a config option. Install the viewerto eliminate the annoying prompt and then you can disable thumbnail popups byusing the config option: display_popup_viewer set to no. Between thumbnail images and the search tool for filtering files in the File Open dialog box, it is a time saver for many users.