# HG changeset patch # User Chong Yidong # Date 1177250311 0 # Node ID 12161d3863d5f34474794d1755e67eaacb451e04 # Parent 8a2381f5b72a21342032d2bb9dc06f8ca471df3f (Thumbnails): Node moved to Image-Dired. diff -r 8a2381f5b72a -r 12161d3863d5 man/misc.texi --- a/man/misc.texi Sun Apr 22 13:58:16 2007 +0000 +++ b/man/misc.texi Sun Apr 22 13:58:31 2007 +0000 @@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ key bindings. @end table -@node Hyperlinking, Thumbnails, Emulation, Top +@node Hyperlinking, Dissociated Press, Emulation, Top @section Hyperlinking and Navigation Features @cindex hyperlinking @@ -2401,76 +2401,7 @@ find the one you select (@code{ffap-menu}). @end table -@node Thumbnails, Dissociated Press, Hyperlinking, Top -@section Viewing Images as Thumbnails -@cindex thumbnails mode -@cindex thumbnails - - Thumbnails is a facility for browsing image files. It provides viewing -the images either as thumbnails or in full size, either inside Emacs -or through an external viewer. - - To enter Thumbnails, type @kbd{M-x thumbnails}. It prompts for a directory; -specify one that has images files. This creates thumbnails for all -the images in that directory, and displays them all in the ``thumbnail -buffer.'' This takes a long time if the directory contains many image -files, and it asks for confirmation if the number of image files -exceeds @code{thumbnails-show-all-from-dir-max-files}. - -@kindex C-t d @r{(Thumbnails)} -@findex thumbnails-display-thumbs - You can also enter Thumbnails through Dired. Mark the image files you -want to look at, using @kbd{m} as usual, then type @kbd{C-t d} -(@code{thumbnails-display-thumbs}). This too creates and switches to -a buffer containing thumbnails, corresponding to the marked files. - - With point in the thumbnail buffer, type @kbd{RET} -(@code{thumbnails-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display a sized -version of it in another window. This sizes the image to fit the -window. Use the arrow keys to move around in the buffer. For easy -browsing, type @kbd{SPC} (@code{thumbnails-display-next-thumbnail-original}) -to advance and display the next image. Typing @kbd{DEL} -(@code{thumbnails-display-previous-thumbnail-original}) backs up to the -previous thumbnail and displays that instead. - -@vindex thumbnails-external-viewer - To view and the image in its original size, either provide a prefix -argument (@kbd{C-u}) before pressing @kbd{RET}, or type @kbd{C-@key{RET}} -(@code{thumbnails-thumbnail-display-external}) to display the image in an -external viewer. You must first configure -@code{thumbnails-external-viewer}. - - You can delete images through Thumbnails also. Type @kbd{d} -(@code{thumbnails-flag-thumb-original-file}) to flag the image file for -deletion in the Dired buffer. You can also delete the thumbnail image -from the thumbnail buffer with @kbd{C-d} (@code{thumbnails-delete-char}). - - More advanced features include @dfn{image tags}, which are metadata -used to categorize image files. The tags are stored in a plain text -file configured by @code{thumbnails-db-file}. - - To tag image files, mark them in the dired buffer (you can also mark -files in Dired from the thumbnail buffer by typing @kbd{m}) and type -@kbd{C-t t} (@code{thumbnails-tag-files}). You will be prompted for a tag. -To mark files having a certain tag, type @kbd{C-t f} -(@code{thumbnails-mark-tagged-files}). After marking image files with a -certain tag, you can use @kbd{C-t d} to view them. - - You can also tag a file directly from the thumbnail buffer by typing -@kbd{t t} and you can remove a tag by typing @kbd{t r}. There is also -a special ``tag'' called ``comment'' for each file (it is not a tag in -the exact same sense as the other tags, it is handled slightly -different). That is used to enter a comment or description about the -image. You comment a file from the thumbnail buffer by typing -@kbd{c}. You will be prompted for a comment. Type @kbd{C-t c} to add -a comment from Dired (@code{thumbnails-dired-comment-files}). - - Thumbnails also provides simple image manipulation. In the thumbnail -buffer, type @kbd{L} to rotate the original image 90 degrees anti -clockwise, and @kbd{R} to rotate it 90 degrees clockwise. This -rotation is lossless, and uses an external utility called JpegTRAN. - -@node Dissociated Press, Amusements, Thumbnails, Top +@node Dissociated Press, Amusements, Hyperlinking, Top @section Dissociated Press @findex dissociated-press