1 <chapter id="interface">
2 <title>The interface</title>
4 <section id='image_operations'><title>Image Operations</title>
5 <para>Gwenview has a few features which are available in both Browse, View, and
6 Full Screen view. Gwenview has the capability to do basic alteration of your
9 <listitem><para>Rotate: A rotate operation will rotate the image either to the left
10 or to the right, depending on whether you do
13 <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>
15 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
16 <guimenuitem>Rotate Right</guimenuitem>
21 <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo>
23 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
24 <guimenuitem>Rotate Left</guimenuitem>
25 </menuchoice> </para></listitem>
29 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
30 <guimenuitem>Mirror</guimenuitem>
32 This operation will reflect the image along the vertical
33 axis, as if you were seeing it in a mirror.</para></listitem>
37 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
38 <guimenuitem>Flip</guimenuitem>
40 This operation will reflect the image upside-down (a
41 reflection along the horizontal axis)</para></listitem>
45 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
46 <guimenuitem>Resize</guimenuitem>
48 This operation will allow you to shrink or expand the image. Note that if you
49 increase the size of an image, it may appear
50 blurry and/or pixelated.</para></listitem>
54 <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
55 <guimenuitem>Crop</guimenuitem>
57 This operation lets you discard parts of the image you don't want.
63 <section id='browse_mode'><title>Browse Mode</title>
65 <para>When in Browse Mode, you can easily navigate through your files and folders.
66 The preview window shows thumbnails of the images in the current folder, as
67 well as subfolders. </para>
71 <screeninfo>Browse Mode Screenshot</screeninfo>
74 <imagedata fileref="browse_mode.png" format="PNG" />
80 Moving the mouse over an image shows buttons to rotate the image as well as
81 a button to enter Fullscreen Mode. Clicking on an image takes you into View
82 Mode. The sidebar on the right does not appear
83 by default, but its appearance can be toggled using
88 <guimenu>View</guimenu>
89 <guimenuitem>Show/Hide Sidebar</guimenuitem>
91 or using the <guiicon>Show/Hide Sidebar</guiicon> button. Note that the
92 option will appear as either <guiicon>Show Sidebar</guiicon> or <guiicon>Hide
93 Sidebar</guiicon>, depending on whether the sidebar is currently shown. The
94 slider at the bottom right allows you to change the size of the image
95 thumbnails. You can also filter the images by filename using the box on the
96 lower left. The toolbar (left) appears in both Browse mode as well as View
97 mode and contains the most commonly used actions. </para>
99 <listitem><para>Browse: Switches to Browse Mode.</para></listitem>
100 <listitem><para>View: Switches to View Mode.</para></listitem>
101 <listitem><para>Full Screen: Switches to Full Screen Mode.</para></listitem>
102 <listitem><para>Go to Previous Image: Clicking this icon will go
103 to the previous image in the folder.</para></listitem>
105 <listitem><para>Go to Next Image: Clicking this button will go to
106 the next image in the folder.</para></listitem>
108 <listitem><para>Rotate Left/Right: Same as discussed in
109 Image Operations</para></listitem>
111 <listitem><para>Show Sidebar: Shows the sidebar (right) which
112 displays information about the current image.</para></listitem>
117 <section id='view_mode'><title>View Mode</title>
118 <para>View Mode displays one image at a time. At the bottom, there is the
119 Thumbnail Bar, which allows you to scroll through the images in the current
120 folder. The Thumbnail Bar can be minimized by clicking on the Thumbnail Bar
121 button. Clicking again will restore it. </para>
124 <screeninfo>View Mode Screenshot</screeninfo>
127 <imagedata fileref="view_mode.png" format="PNG" />
132 <para>The slider at the bottom right controls the zoom of the image. The
133 <guiicon>Zoom to Fit</guiicon> button and the <guiicon>Actual Size</guiicon>
134 button are next to the zoom slider and are two preset zoom levels. The
135 <guiicon>Zoom to Fit</guiicon> button zooms the current image to fit the size
136 of the window, and the <guiicon>Actual Size</guiicon> button zooms the image to
137 the actual pixel size.</para>
139 <tip><para>You can start directly in View mode by starting &kappname; from a
140 context menu like Open With in another program or by launching it from the
141 command line with an image as an argument.</para> </tip>
145 <section id='fullscreen_mode'><title>Full Screen Mode</title>
147 <para>The Full Screen Mode shows a slideshow of your images. Access Full Screen
148 Mode by clicking on the button that appears when you move the mouse over the
149 thumbnails in Browse Mode, by pressing the <guiicon>Full Screen</guiicon>
150 button on the taskbar, or by
153 <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
155 <guimenu>View</guimenu>
156 <guimenuitem>Full Screen Mode</guimenuitem>
157 </menuchoice>.</para>
160 <screeninfo>Full Screen Mode Screenshot</screeninfo>
163 <imagedata fileref="fullscreen_mode.png" format="PNG" />
168 <para>The top bar will hide itself automatically; to show it simply move the
169 mouse to the top of the screen. If the mouse cursor is over the top bar, it
170 will not autohide. Most of the buttons on the bar are the same as the ones on
171 the toolbar in Browse or View Modes, except for the <guiicon>Exit Full
172 Screen Mode</guiicon> button which returns you to the &kappname; window, the
173 <guiicon>Start/Stop Slideshow</guiicon> button, and the
174 <guiicon>Configure Full Screen Mode</guiicon> button which shows a
175 small settings dialog that allows you to easily and quickly configure the
176 slideshow. The slideshow controls there are: </para>
179 <listitem><para>The Interval slider controls how long &kappname; will show
180 an image before it move to the next one.</para></listitem>
181 <listitem><para>If the Loop checkbox is checked, when the end of the
182 slideshow is reached, it will continue from the beginning instead of
183 stopping. </para></listitem>
184 <listitem><para>If the Random checkbox is checked, instead of progressing
185 through the folder alphabetically, images will be shown in random
186 order.</para></listitem>
189 <para>Also in the top bar is an area that shows you the other images in the
190 current folder. Clicking on one will display it.</para>
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