image viewer for mac + hovering over folders

Hi,
Does anyone know any image viewing software other than Xee that can view images like the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or Windows Live Photo Gallery?
There's one function that I want but I can't use it with Mac's Preview or Xee: I want to be able to use the scroll wheel on my mouse to zoom in and out of an image easily.

Another question about mac: When I want to move files to a folder, the folder automatically opens after I hover over it for a very short while.
I find this feature a little annoying as I am used to Windows.
Does anyone know how to disable/change this?

Go to Finder/Preferences/General and turn off Spring-loaded folders.

cradom said:

Go to Finder/Preferences/General and turn off Spring-loaded folders.

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Thanks!

Can anyone help me with the image viewer thing?

Might not be what you want but I use Download Phoenix Slides for Mac - Image browsing/slideshow application. MacUpdate Mac Software Downloads

cradom said:

Might not be what you want but I use Download Phoenix Slides for Mac - Image browsing/slideshow application. MacUpdate Mac Software Downloads

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Thanks! I'll try it out.

Picasa also has a version for OS X that you might want to try. Don't know about using the scroll wheel for zooming though.

I like CocoViewX. There's also ACDSee for Mac, but that's still in beta.

Also, don't forget about QuickLook (built into OS X). Single-click to select a file, then hit the Space bar.

cwa107 said:

Also, don't forget about QuickLook (built into OS X). Single-click to select a file, then hit the Space bar.

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And I just found out it will let you view multiple files with the arrow keys just like Microsofts preview command. (learn something every day)

cradom said:

Go to Finder/Preferences/General and turn off Spring-loaded folders.

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Or just make it a little slower to "spring". Work with it. Someday you might find that it's a useful feature. I don't use it all the time, but every once in awhile it comes in handy.

cwa107 said:

I like CocoViewX. There's also ACDSee for Mac, but that's still in beta.

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Thanks for saving me a plug!

Also, don't forget about QuickLook (built into OS X). Single-click to select a file, then hit the Space bar.

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Also works on a whole group of image files. And other file types. It's pretty cool, really.