PixiePlus Users Guide: Section 1.7
Right-Click Options
Different Features Available
Many of the features available in Pixie's browser are accessed via the
"right-click" menu. In order to use them, simply select one or more images
using the mouse then hit the right click button. The options listed here apply
to images, some may be disabled for other types of files.
- Edit image...
This brings up the Pixie Image Editor. Pixie's image editor allows you to quickly
do things like adjust colors, brightness, or contrast, crop, rotate, or apply
over 30 effects to your images - all from inside Pixie! See the
Pixie Image Editor section for how to use the image editor.
- Convert...
This is used for converting multiple images to any other format supported by
Pixie. You simply select all the images you wish to convert then select the
destination format type from the menu. New images will be created using the
default filename extension for the image format. If any of the selected images
are already in the destination format they are skipped.
- Copy files
Copies the selected files to the KDE clipboard.
- Paste
If you've copied files to the KDE clipboard from Pixie or another application
such as Konqueror, you can "Paste" them into the current browser folder using
this item.
- Copy selection to FileList
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Copies the selected files to the FileList.
- Copy all images to FileList
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Copies all the images in the current browser folder to the FileList
- Copy file location
Copies the filename and path to the KDE clipboard.
- Copy filename only
Copies the filename, (without the path), to the KDE clipboard.
- Rename
Pops up a small little dialog that lets you enter a new name for the selected
file. PixiePlus also supports in-place renaming, so you can rename a file by
just clicking on it's filename as well.
- Delete
Deletes all the selected files. This does not move the files to the trashcan
but actually deletes them, so use with care!
- Properties
This option brings up the KDE standard dialog for viewing and editing file
attributes. It's mostly useful for changing permissions. Pixie also uses
tooltips for displaying file properties, which is more convenient.
- Play Animation
If an animated GIF file is selected you can select this to play it. In
version 0.1alpha only fullscreen mode is supported, but other view modes
are planned as well as automatically detecting animated GIFs.
- Batch effects
This option has it's own section below.
- Send to Hotlist...
The rest of the menu allows you to copy, move, or link the selected files
to one of your Hotlist folders. See the
Hotlist
section for how to use the Hotlist to manage your images.
Batch effects
One of the options available through the right-click menu is "Batch effects".
In addition to the many effects available in the Pixie Image Editor, the
browser also has some built-in effects you can use. This is sometimes
more convenient because you can select multiple files and do things like
add your website location or scale their sizes automatically instead of opening
each image individually. To use them simply select all the images you wish
to apply the effect to, then select the desired effect. Be careful, though!
Make sure you really want to apply the effect to all the selected images
beforehand, because you won't see the results until after it is completed. If
your not sure make backup copies of the images.
Here is a list of the supported effects:
- Transform Effects
- Scale to max size...
A feature oriented towards webmasters, this option scales down all the
selected images to a maximum width and height. If the image is already less
than or equal to the requested size it is unaffected. Also note that the
aspect ratio of all the images is retained, the "Maintain aspect ratio"
checkbox on this dialog is only used when selecting the maximum size.
The Scale image dialog
- Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical
This flips the image horizontally or vertically
- Rotate 90, 180, or 270 degrees
Rotates the image by the specified degrees.
- Enhance Effects
- Spiff, Dull
Spiffs or Dulls the image. This is an HSV contrast enhancement.
- Equalize
Performs histrogram equalization on the image.
- Normalize
Normalizes the pixel values to span the full range of color values.
- Invert
Inverts all the pixel colors.
- Grayscale
Grayscales the image.
- Normal Effects
- Add text...
This is another feature aimed primarily at webmasters who deal with a lot of photos.
It can add text to multiple images using any color or font, in either the
center, top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right edges of the image.
Before applying this effect make sure that the text color will be visible
on all the destination images. For example, just because white text is
visible on your dark nightime clubbing shots doesn't mean it will be visible
against a white indoors wall.
The Add text dialog
- Add border...
Adds a border around the image. You can select the colors to use, the
frame width, and 4 different styles: Solid, Beveled, Liquid, and
Round Corners.
The borders dialog.
- Add Noise...
Adds random noise to the image. You may select from 4 different algorithms.
- Despeckle
Minimizes speckle noise.
- Emboss
Produces a raised, metallic effect.
- Sharpen, Blur
Sharpens or blurs the image.
- Threshold
Lets you specify a threshold value. All pixels below the threshold turn
black, all the pixels above turn white.
- Edge Detect
Detects lines and edges in an image.
- Spread
Spreads and displaces the pixels by a specified amount.
- Shade
Emulates shading by a distant light source.
- Special Effects
- Solarize
Produces an effect seen when exposing photographic file to light
during the development process.
- Swirl
Swirls the pixles in an image.
- Implode
Implodes an image, making it seem like the pixels are being sucked into
the center.
- Wave
Displaces pixels along a sine wave.
- Oil Paint
Produces an oil painting effect.
- Charcoal Draw
Produces a charcoal or chalk effect.
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