[gthumb] more updated help - how to open files
- From: Michael J. Chudobiak <mjc src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gthumb] more updated help - how to open files
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:00:40 +0000 (UTC)
commit f31970089f3a511bf7082a8f44e3dcd1c8870a93
Author: Michael J. Chudobiak <mjc avtechpulse com>
Date: Tue Apr 6 16:00:19 2010 -0400
more updated help - how to open files
help/C/gthumb.xml | 139 ++++++++++++++--------------------------------------
1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/gthumb.xml b/help/C/gthumb.xml
index 56a91b5..9544400 100644
--- a/help/C/gthumb.xml
+++ b/help/C/gthumb.xml
@@ -545,116 +545,55 @@
<!-- ============= Viewing ================================== -->
<sect1 id="gthumb-image-viewing">
- <title>Viewing Images</title>
+ <title>Opening Images</title>
<para>
Keyboard shortcuts to view images are described in <xref
linkend="gthumb-TBL-keyword-shortcuts-viewer"/>.
</para>
<sect2 id="gthumb-view-images">
- <title>To View an Image</title>
+ <title>To Open an Image</title>
<para>
- In order to view an image just click on its thumbnail and the image will
- be visualized in the viewer pane. If the image does not fit the viewer
- pane you can give more space to the viewer hiding the browser, this can
- be accomplished double-clicking on the thumbnails or pressing the
- <keycap>Return</keycap> key, pressing it
- again the browser will be displayed again.
- Another way of viewing a big image is to view it in full screen
- mode, type <keycombo><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> to
- activate/deactivate the full screen mode.
+ The browser view shows the images in the current folder (see
+ <xref linkend="gthumb-main-window"/>).
</para>
<para>
- Mouse operations :
+ Single-clicking an image will enable the Information Sidebar
+ for that image.
</para>
- <informaltable frame="topbot">
- <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
- colwidth="30.65*"/>
- <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="69.35*"/>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>
- <para>Holding down the left button and moving the mouse</para></entry>
- <entry>
- <para>move the image.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>
- <para>Left-click</para></entry>
- <entry>
- <para>Show next image.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>
- <para>Middle-click</para></entry>
- <entry>
- <para>Show previous image.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>
- <para>Right-click</para></entry>
- <entry>
- <para>Pop up the image menu.</para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
<para>
- Another way of moving images is by the navigation button :
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/nav-button.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- located in the
- right bottom corner of the viewer window when the images does not fit
- in the window. Clicking and holding this
- button will show you a preview of the image. Moving the mouse you will
- move the image to the desired position.
+ Double-clicking an image (or pressing <keycap>Return</keycap>)
+ will open it in the viewer mode.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Double-clicking with the middle mouse button (or pressing <keycap>f</keycap>)
+ will load the image in fullscreen viewer mode.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Pressing <keycap>Escape</keycap> will exit the viewer mode, and return
+ the user to the browser mode. A toolbar button (<guibutton>View the folders</guibutton>)
+ is also provided for this purpose.
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="gthumb-view-prop">
- <title>To View the Image Properties</title>
- <para>
- To view the image properties, perform the following steps:
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Select the image.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties
- </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. &app; displays a
- <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- </para>
+ <sect2 id="gthumb-change-images">
+ <title>Opening a Different Image</title>
+ <para>
+ Once in image has been opened in viewer mode, the image is displayed in the
+ main body of the window. A thumbnail pane may be optionally displayed along the
+ bottom of the window (<menuchoice><guisubmenu>View</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Thumbnail Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can advance to the next image by clicking the <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
+ button, or by pressing <keycap>Space</keycap> or <keycap>Page Down</keycap>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can go back to the previous image by clicking the <guibutton>Previous</guibutton>
+ button, or by pressing <keycap>Backspace</keycap> or <keycap>Page Up</keycap>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can go also click on thumbnails in the thumbnail pane to open a different image.
+ </para>
</sect2>
- <!-- ============= EXIF ================================== -->
- <sect2 id="gthumb-exif">
- <title>To View the Image EXIF Data</title>
- <para>
- To view the exif data attached to an image, use the
- <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog (<xref
- linkend="gthumb-view-prop"/>) or perform the following
- steps:
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- Select the image.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- View the image pressing <keycap>Return</keycap> or double
- clicking on it.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- Choose
- <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>View/Hide</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Image
- Comment</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or press
- <keycap>I</keycap>. &app; displays the exif data.
- </para></listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- </para>
- </sect2>
+
</sect1>
<!-- ============= working with images ================================== -->
@@ -2102,13 +2041,13 @@
<listitem>
<para>Press <keycombo action="simul">
<keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo action="simul">
- <keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>. &app; displays the next image.
+ <keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo>. &app; displays the next image.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Press <keycombo action="simul">
<keycap>BackSpace</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo action="simul">
- <keycap>B</keycap></keycombo>. &app; displays the previous image.
+ <keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo>. &app; displays the previous image.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -3572,7 +3511,6 @@
<row valign="top">
<entry>
<para>
- <keycombo><keycap>n</keycap></keycombo> or
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo> or
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo>
</para>
@@ -3587,7 +3525,6 @@
<row rowsep="0">
<entry>
<para>
- <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>b</keycap></keycombo> or
<keycombo><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo> or
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo>
</para>
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