xPainter

Thanks - but it's edit/command subkey - I don't even have an "open/command" one; but amended the edit one as you suggested and it now works

As the title says - select an image in Windows Explorer, right-click and select "Open with..." - choose Paint.net from the options and it open the program, but jus with a blank canvas, not the selected image. ??

Excellent - and I also discovered in the course of all this that Ctrl+B is a useful command.... so something +ve came out of it! And for all your hard work, I guess it's time I made (another) donation on the next update/install

Well, that's a relief to hear! Thanks. Much calmer now

WTF is that all about? I read somewhere ()in another thread) that this was a "requested feature". Seriously? Why? It's horrible - I can't think of a single redeeming feature of it. Perhaps someone can enlighten me....