ToyAlbum Ver.1.0 (Mar. 2000)
Operation on Albums
In an album, buttons are displayed which show thumbnail images and file names. Let's call these buttons as ``Cells.''
Select a cell by clicking, then file name, size, and comment are displayed on the upper part of the window.
Double-clicking a cell displays the original image with some viewer. The applications used to display images are the defaults of Workspace.
Editing
Once an album has been created, you can edit it; change the order of cells, add other images, and so on. Saving an edited album could be done rapid, since changed parts only are saved.
Copy, Cut, and Paste
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Select a cell, and click ``Edit / Copy'' of the menu (or Cmd-c), then you can copy the cell into the pasteboard. ``Edit / Cut'' (or Cmd-x) removes the cell and copies it into the pasteboard.
By ``Edit / Paste'' (or Cmd-v), cells in the pasteboard can be inserted before or after the cell currently selected.
Also, cells can be copied and pasted among different albums.
Insert Mode & Append Mode
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When you are going to paste a cell, you can put it at left hand of the current cell (insert mode), or you can put it at right hand (append mode). You can select either mode by the menu items ``Edit / Insert Mode'' and ``Edit / Append Mode''.
Moreover, you can use Edit panel to select mode. To display the panel, click ``Edit / Edit Panel...'' of the menu.
Pasteboard
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The pasteboard of ToyAlbum differs from other applications. Copied or cut cells are put on the pasteboard one after another. Paste operation fetches cells in reverse order. That is, in the same way as a stack. For example, suppose that cells A, B, and C were copied in this order. The order cells will be pasted is C, B, and A.
The number of cells in the pasteboard is displayed on Edit panel. You can clear the pasteboard by clicking ``Make the Pasteboard Empty'' button.
Remove
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You can remove the selected cell by clicking ``Edit / Remove'' of the menu (or Cmd-r). Removed cells are not copied into the pasteboard.
Besides, ``Edit / Remove Cell & File'' removes not only the cell on the album but also the corresponding image file. When this operation is done, a panel is displayed to confirm.
Change Width
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To change the width of an album, click ``Edit / Increase Width'' or ``Edit / Decrease Width'' of the menu. Buttons on Edit panel (Width +/-) are also available.
Attach and Change Comment
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You can attach some comments to cells, which may be description of images, or memorandums.
First, select the cell. Type comment into the text field of ``Memo'', and then click ``Set'' button that is at the right hand of the field. Attached comment is displayed whenever the cell is selected.
You can also change comments in the same way.
Insert Empty Cell
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You can insert an empty cell at left or right of the current cell by clicking ``Edit / Insert Empty Cell''. Empty cells do not have corresponding images.
You can use them freely, for example, to separate images, or to arrange groups of images.
Drag & Drop of Icons
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You can drag & drop icons of image files, and icons of files in general onto an album. Dropped icons are inserted in the album as new cells.
Double-clicking a cell made in this way, you can open the corresponding file with the application which is set as the default by Workspace.
In this way, cells corresponding to other albums can be included, which could be used as links to other albums. You can also arrange image files and text files together.
Adjustment of Cell Size
You can resize cells in an album. At First, click ``Tools / Adjust Size...'' of the menu to display the panel as shown below.
The size of the cell on the panel is changed using the slider. You can shorten the width or the height of the cell. When the button ``Set'' is clicked the new size is applied to each cell of the current album.
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