PixiePlus Users Guide: Section 1.4
Viewing Images
Different View modes
In addition to the image preview, Pixie supports 4 different ways to view your
images when you double-click them. You can access them by selecting the
"View" item on the menubar, then going to the "View images as..." option.
You can select from:
- New window, scaled to desktop size. This option is most useful for
if you want to view both the browser and the image at the same time. It
displays the image in a new window, scaling down the size if needed.
- New scrollable window. This option also displays the image in a
new window, but instead of scaling down the image if it is too large it
provides scrollbars so you can scroll through parts of it. While usually you'll
want to see the whole image and not have to scroll through parts of it, this
option can be useful when dealing with huge images you don't scaled down to
your desktop's size.
- Fullscreen. The default mode. When an image is double-clicked
the entire screen is used to display the image. If it is smaller than your
monitor it is centered on a white background. This is better than a
separate window because there is are other distracting windows on the screen
and your eyes can focus on just the image. Simply click on the screen to close
the image and return to the browser.
You also are provided with 4 navigation buttons aligned to the top-left of
the screen. The first two are used to go back and forth between images in
the FileList, and the second two are used to go back and forth between images
in the current browser folder. In this manner you can view several pictures
without having to go back to the browser.
- Fullscreen/Maxpect. This operates the same as the normal
Fullscreen mode, but enlarges images to fill the entire screen while
maintaining the aspect ratio. This is great for photos are other medium sized
images, but things like 16x16 icons don't look good when enlarged to your
entire screen size... :)
Keyboard Navigation
All the View Modes support using the following keystrokes to navigate your
images:
- Left and right cursor keys.
Go to the previous or next image
in the FileList.
- Up and down cursor keys.
Go to the previous or next
image in the current browser folder.
- Space key.
This also goes to the next image in the FileList.
- Escape and Enter keys.
Both of these keys will close the image
and return you to the browser.
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