# The &kuickshow; Handbook

Carsten
Pfeiffer

    &Carsten.Pfeiffer.mail;

2001
&Carsten.Pfeiffer;
&FDLNotice;
2005-12-29
0.8.7

&kuickshow; is a comfortable image browser/viewer.

KDE
kdegraphics
kuickshow
image
viewer

## Introduction

&kuickshow; is a comfortable image browser/viewer. It displays a filebrowser where you can select images which are then shown.

The following image formats are supported:

- jpg

- gif

- tiff

- png

- bmp

- psd

- xpm

- ppm

- pgm

- pbm

- pnm

- eim

- xcf

Images can be displayed either in their own window, as large as the image, or fullscreen.

## Using &kuickshow;

Using &kuickshow; is very simple. The file browser lists files, which you can select with a &LMB; click or the Return key.

Here's a screenshot of &kuickshow;
Screenshot

### More &kuickshow; features

The options dialog makes available more possibilities:

- Images can be automatically shrunk to fit onto the screen, if they are larger.

- You can configure whether images should show up in their own window, or always use the same window.

- You can set the delay time for a slide show.

- You can tell the browser which file types to show.

- You can tweak the speed/quality ratio

If you are looking for a certain file, just enter the first few characters of it's filename in the browser. A small edit window will pop up in the bottom right corner. When a matching file is found, it is highlighted. You can leave the edit window by pressing Return or &Esc;.

## The &kuickshow; Configuration Dialog

The &kuickshow; Configuration dialog contains 5 tabs. Three of them, General, Modifications and Slideshow configure the operation of &kuickshow;, and the other two, Viewer Shortcuts and Browser Shortcuts allow you to personalize the shortcuts for the respective windows.

### General Options

The General contains the options to configure and tune &kuickshow;.

Fullscreen mode

  If this is selected, images open in full screen mode. If the image is not large enough to fill the screen, the rest of the screen is filled with the background color selected below. The default is off.

Preload next image

  If this is selected, &kuickshow; will load the next image in the folder, while you are looking at the current one. This reduces the delay when you select the next image, and is especially useful for slide shows.

Remember last folder

  If this is selected, &kuickshow; saves the name of the last folder on exit. On next start &kuickshow; will open this folder in the browser window.

Background color:

  Click on the colored bar to select a background color. This is used to fill the screen in fullscreen mode, or the window, if you have resized it larger than the image.

Show only files with extension:

  You can configure &kuickshow; to only show you some of the file types it is capable of.

#### Quality/Speed

Fast rendering

  Render things fast.

Dither in HiColor (15/16bit) modes

Dither in LowColor (<=8bit) modes

Use own color palette

Fast palette remapping

Maximum cache size (MB):

### The Modifications Tab

Check Apply default image modifications to open an image with these modifications in &kuickshow;.

#### Scaling

Shrink image to screen size, if larger

  If this is selected, large images are displayed in maximized window. The default is on.

Shrink image to screen size, if smaler, up to factor:

  If this is selected, &kuickshow; increases the magnification of small images up to the selected factor.

#### Geometry

Flip vertically

  Flips the image vertically.

Flip horizontally

  Flips the image horizontally.

Rotate image

  Rotates the image to 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

#### Adjustments

Brightness:

  Lightens/darkens the image.

Contrast:

  Adds/Removes contrast.

Gamma:

  More/less gamma.

A Preview of the Original and Modified image is displayed below this options.

### The Slideshow Tab

Switch to full-screen

  Indicates if &kuickshow; should switch to full-screen mode when starting the slideshow.

Start with current image

  Indicates if the slideshow should start with the first image in the folder or with the image which is selected.

Delay between slides:

  The length of time between image changes during the slideshow. You can use the slider, type a new value into the field, or use the small arrows to increase or decrease the value. The default is 3 seconds.

Iterations (0 = infinite):

  The amount of iterations. If set to 0 it will loop untill you abort the slideshow. You can use the slider, type a new value into the field, or use the small arrows to increase or decrease the value. The default is 1.

### The Shortcuts Tabs

Change the shortcuts for the different modes of &kuickshow; in the Viewer Shortcuts and the Browser Shortcuts tabs.

## Menu Reference

### The File Menu

&Ctrl;O File Open

  Opens a new image in &kuickshow;.

File Show Image

  Displays the selected image in a new image window.

File Show Image in Aktive Window

  Displays the selected image in the active image window.

File Show Image in Fullscreen Mode

  Displays the selected image in fullscreen mode.

F2 File Start Slideshow

  Starts a slideshow of the images in the folder.

&Ctrl; P File Print Image...

  Prints the image.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

  Quits &kuickshow;. If you have several images windows open, all of them are closed.

### The Edit Menu

F10 Edit New Folder...

  Create a new folder.

&Shift;Delete Edit Delete

  Deletes the current file. You will be asked to confirm the action.

&Alt;Return Edit Properties

  Displays the properties of the current image file.

### The View Menu

F6 View Short View

  If this option is selected, only the names of the files and folders will be shown.

  Compare this to detailed view.

F7 View Detailed View

  If this option is selected, the names, sizes, dates, permissions, file owners and group ownerships are shown.

  Compare this to short view.

F8 View Show Hidden Files

  This will toggle between revealing and hiding normally hidden files.

F12 View Separate Folders

  Use this option to toggle between a 2 pane view of the file system (one pane for the folders and one pane for the files) and a one pane view of the file system with folders and files.

View Large Icons

  Display the image files in the folder with large icons. This item is only available in Short View mode.

View Small Icons

  Display the image files in the folder with small icons. This item is only available in Short View mode.

View Thumbnail Previews

  Display a preview of the images in the folder. This item is only available in Short View mode.

&Ctrl;- View Zoom Out

  Reduces the image size by ten percent. Again this refers to the current size of the image.

&Ctrl;+ View Zoom In

  Enlarges the image by ten percent. Notice that this refers to the current size of the picture.

### The Settings Menu

Settings Configure &kuickshow;...

  Opens a dialog for changing some options as described in the section

### The Help Menu

F1 Help &kappname; Handbook

  Invokes the &kde; Help system starting at the &kappname; help pages. (this document).

Help Report Bug...

  Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a wishlist feature.

Help About &kappname;

  This will display version and author information.

Help About KDE

  This displays the &kde; version and other basic information.

## Command Reference

### The Image Window

All the shortcuts are configurable from the Configuration Dialog.

#### Image Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Key | Action
--- | ---
Page Down | Load the next image
Page Up | Load the previous image
Home | Loads the first image
End | Loads the last image
+ | Zooms into the image
- | Zooms out of the image
* | Flips the image horizontally
/ | Flips the image vertically
7 | Rotates 270° clockwise (which is also 90° counter-clockwise)
8 | Rotates 90° clockwise
9 | Rotates 180° clockwise
Arrow keys | Move the image (or rather, you, the viewer,) if it is larger than the screen
Return | Toggles between fullscreen and window mode
Space | Toggles the display of the browser
&Esc; | Closes the image window. This will close &kuickshow; entirely, if you don't have a browser window open.
B/&Shift;B | Lightens/darkens the image
C/&Shift;C | Adds/Removes contrast
G/&Shift;G | More/less gamma
O | Shows the image in original size. This is only useful when you have enabled automatic scaling.
Enter | Redisplays the image with the default settings and size.
&Ctrl;S | Opens the Save As dialog
Delete | Deletes the current image. You will be asked to confirm the request.
&Shift;Delete | Deletes the current image without asking for confirmation
&Alt;Return | Displays the properties of the image
F1 | Opens the online help (this file)
&Ctrl;W | Quits &kuickshow;

#### Image Window Mouse Usage

Mouse button | Action
--- | ---
Right click | Opens the context menu, with several options
Left drag | Moves the image, if it doesn't fit in the window.
&Shift;Left drag | Marks a rectangle you can zoom into.
Left double click | Closes the current image

### The Browser Window

#### Browser Window Keybindings

Keybinding | Action
--- | ---
Return | Enters a folder, or opens an image window, depending on the item selected.
Page Down | Advances one page in the list of files
Page Up | Moves back up a page in the list of files
Home | Selects the first file or folder
End | Selects the last file or folder
Space | Toggles showing the browser, if an image window is open
any alpha-numeric character | Opens the edit field used for completion. Enter the first characters of a filename to search for, and if found, the file will be selected.
&Ctrl;G | Go to — lets you enter a folder to go to.
Delete | Deletes the current file. You will be asked to confirm the action.
&Shift;Delete | Deletes the current file without asking for confirmation.
F1 | Opens the online help (this file)
&Ctrl;Q | Quits &kuickshow;

#### Browser Window Mouse Usage

Mouse Usage | Action
--- | ---
Left click | Enter a folder, or select an image window.
Right click | Opens a context menu, with several options.
Double click | Loads the selected image or enters the selected folder

## Credits and License

&kuickshow;

Program copyright 1998-2002 &Carsten.Pfeiffer; &Carsten.Pfeiffer.mail;

Documentation copyright 2001 &Carsten.Pfeiffer; &Carsten.Pfeiffer.mail;

Converted to DocBook &XML; and extended by &Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;

&underFDL;

&underGPL;

## Installation

### How to obtain &kuickshow;

&install.intro.documentation;

### Requirements

To be written

### Compilation and Installation

&install.compile.documentation;

&documentation.index;