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<H1>7.2 Sort Manager Sidebar</H1>
<P>The Sort Manager sidebar provides a convenient method to quickly
sort many files into a set of folders or collections.</P>
<P>To toggle display of the Sort Manager press Control + S or select
&ldquo;Sort manager&rdquo; from the View menu.</P>
<P>The mode of the Sort Manager is selected by the drop down list
under the sidebar title. The Folder mode allows moving or copying the
visible image to a folder, and the Collection mode allows adding the
visible image or file selection to a collection.</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>Folder
view</FONT></FONT></P>
<P>The Sort Manager folder view consists of a vertical list for
bookmarking folders, a section to select the operation to perform,
and a set of buttons along the bottom.</P>
<P>Clicking or activating an item in the list will copy, move, or
link the active image's file to that location. The active image will
then change to the next image.</P>
<P><U>Bookmark list</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">This is a list of possible folders to
use as a destination for the selected operation. A context menu will
appear by right clicking on an item, or pressing the menu key when
the item has the focus.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Folders can be added to the list by
activating the Add button at the bottom of the sidebar, or dragging a
folder onto the list.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">To edit an item select &ldquo;Properties&rdquo;
from it's context menu. A dialog will appear allowing the Name, Path,
and Icon for the item to be changed. Select OK to close the dialog
and apply the changes, or Cancel to close the dialog and discard the
changes.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">To change the order of the list,
select &ldquo;Move up&rdquo; or &ldquo;Move down&rdquo; from the
item's context menu. To move an item with the keyboard move the focus
to that item, then press Shift + Up or Shift + Down to move the item.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">To remove an item from the list select
&ldquo;Remove&rdquo; from it's context menu.</P>
<P><U>Copy, Move, and Link</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">These are the available operations to
use on the active image, they should be self explanatory.</P>
<P><U>Add button</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Activate this button to add a folder
to the bookmark list. A dialog will appear to allow selection of the
folder to use for the new item.</P>
<P><U>Undo button</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Activate this button to undo the last
copy, move, or link operation. The undo function can only reverse the
most recent operation.</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>Collection
view</FONT></FONT></P>
<P>The Sort Manager collection view consists of a vertical list of
collection, a section to determine the current selection, and a set
of buttons along the bottom.</P>
<P>Clicking or activating an item in the list will add the selected
image to that collection.</P>
<P><U>Collection list</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">This is the list of collections
located in the folder $HOME/.gqview/collections. Activating a member
of this list will result in the current image selection to be added
to the collection. If the image already exists within the collection,
it will not be added a second time.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">A new empty collection can be added to
the list by activating the Add button at the bottom of the sidebar.</P>
<P><U>Choosing the selection style</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The images to add when activating a
collection is determined by the selection style:</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 1.58in"><B>Add image:</B><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">
The visible image is added to the collection.</SPAN><B> </B> <BR><B>Add
selection:</B> All images selected in the file list will be added to
the collection.</P>
<P><U>Add button</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Activate this button to add a new
empty collection to the visible list. A dialog will appear to allow
entry of the name to use for the new collection.</P>
<P><U>Undo button</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Activate this button to undo the last
add operation. The undo function can only reverse the most recent
operation.</P>
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