Control Panels

Standard Control Panel

This is the default control panel and contains the most often used set of controls.   The control panel will always float above the currently displayed image and can never be obscured when large images are being displayed.

basiccontrols.jpg (20087 bytes)

selectedfile.jpg (1600 bytes) Selected Image File - Single clicking on a listed file will select the file.  Double clicking on a file will select and display the image.  If the Advanced Control Panel is displayed single clicking on a file will also cause the image to be displayed in the preview well.
arrowdown.gif (157 bytes) Next Image Button - Press to display the next image in the list.   When the bottom of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the first image in the list.
allimages.gif (223 bytes) Start Slide Show Button - Press to start a slide show of all images that are in the list.
stop.gif (223 bytes) Stop Slide Show - Displayed only when a slide show is running.  Press to stop the slide show.
arrowup.gif (151 bytes) Previous Image Button - Press to display the previous image in the list.   When the top of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the last image in the list.
status.jpg (1141 bytes) Status Display - Displays information about the application and the image being displayed or previewed.

 


Advanced Control Panel

The Advanced Control Panel gives additional control over the display of images and provides the ability to file images via drag and drop functionality along with the capabilities of the Basic Control Panel.

advancedcontrols.jpg (46350 bytes)

selectedfile2.jpg (1672 bytes) Selected Image File - Here the file "fractals.gif" is selected and is being previewed.
arrowdown.gif (157 bytes) Next Image Button - Press to display the next image in the list.   When the bottom of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the first image in the list.
allimages.gif (223 bytes) Start Slide Show Button - Press to start a slide show of all images that are in the list.
stop.gif (223 bytes) Stop Slide Show - Displayed only when a slide show is running.  Press to stop the slide show.
arrowup.gif (151 bytes) Previous Image Button - Press to display the previous image in the list.   When the top of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the last image in the list.
status2.jpg (1154 bytes) Status Display - Displays information about the application and the image being displayed or previewed.
sortlist.gif (600 bytes) Sort Control List - Choose to sort images in the list by one of the following methods:
  • Name - Sorts the images in the list by a strict alphanumeric comparison of the image file names.  This is the default sorting method.
  • Letters - Sorts the images by analyzing their file names.  Files are sorted first alphabetically by only the letters within their name and then, if the letters of two or more file names are the same, by numeric comparison of any numbers within their name.   This method is useful to view a series of images with names that are differentiated only by a numeric component.
  • Numbers - The opposite of the above Letters option.  Files are sorted first by the numbers within their name and then by the letters within their name.
  • Type - Sorts the images alphabetically by the type extension portion of the file name.
  • Date - Sorts the images by the age of the file.  Newest files are listed first, oldest last.
  • Size - Sorts the images by the size of the files.  Smallest files are listed first, largest last.
  • Random - Randomly changes the sequence of the images.
size.gif (611 bytes) Size Control List - Reduces a displayed image to specific percentage of its original size.  Available reductions are:
  • 100% - No reduction - The default.
  • 75% - Three quarters of original size.
  • 50% - One half of original size.
  • 25% - One quarter of original size.
  • 10% - One tenth of original size.
draganddrop.gif (3113 bytes) Drag and Drop Source - Drag the image to the Index Maker or to external applications such as a directory in the File Viewer, the desktop Trash Can, or anyplace which accepts image file names.  Image files dragged to destinations outside of the Slider application will be removed from the loaded image list.
delayslider.jpg (2515 bytes) Slide Show Delay Control- Use the slider to control the amount of delay between images displayed during a slide show.  The amount of delay increases as the control knob is moved from the left to the right.  The amount of delay is in seconds and can be adjusted between 5 and 120 (2 minutes.)
delaynumber.jpg (1412 bytes) Slide Show Delay Value - Shows the amount of delay in seconds between images displayed during a slide show.  This value is changed using the Slide Show Delay control described above.
preview.jpg (9344 bytes) Preview Well - Images are previewed by single clicking on an image name displayed in the loaded image list. Here the image "fractals.gif" is being previewed.

 


Index Maker Panel

The Index Maker Panel allows attributes controlling the creation of thumbnail image indices along with the capabilities of the Basic Control Panel.

indexmaker.jpg (44368 bytes)

selectedfile2.jpg (1672 bytes) Selected Image File - The currently selected file will be used as the starting point for the "Fill" function described below.
arrowdown.gif (157 bytes) Next Image Button - Press to display the next image in the list.   When the bottom of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the first image in the list.
allimages.gif (223 bytes) Start Slide Show Button - Press to start a slide show of all images that are in the list.
stop.gif (223 bytes) Stop Slide Show - Displayed only when a slide show is running.  Press to stop the slide show.
arrowup.gif (151 bytes) Previous Image Button - Press to display the previous image in the list.   When the top of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the last image in the list.
status2.jpg (1154 bytes) Status Display - Displays information about the application and the image being displayed or previewed.
indexsize.jpg (2347 bytes) Index Size - These fields display the width and height in pixels of the overall size of the thumbnail index image which is being created.  The overall size is changed by resizing the Index Maker window itself.
thumbsize.jpg (2174 bytes) Thumbnail Size - These fields display the width and height in pixels of the maximum size of each thumbnail image on the index.  The size of the thumbnail image is controlled by resizing the thumbnail within the Index Maker window.  Actual images may not use all of the space available for a thumbnail as they are scaled proportionately to fit within this size.
vertsize.jpg (1319 bytes) Vertical Border Width - This field displays the width in pixels of the vertical borders between thumbnail images on the index.  The width of the vertical border is controlled by resizing it within the Index Maker window.
horizsize.jpg (1356 bytes) Horizontal Border Height - This field displays the height in pixels of the horizontal borders between thumbnail images on the index.  The height of the horizontal border is controlled by resizing it within the Index Maker window.
backgroundcolor.jpg (1339 bytes) Background Color Well - Use this color well to change the background color used when creating thumbnail image indices.  The Background Color is displayed on any space on the thumbnail index which lies outside of the thumbnail images themselves and the borders which surround them.
thumbcolor.jpg (1344 bytes) Thumbnail Color Well - Use this color well to change the background color of thumbnails on the index.  The Thumbnail Color is displayed around thumbnail images which do not use all of the available space available to them after being placed on the index.
bordercolor.jpg (1309 bytes) Border Color Well - Use this color well to change the color of the vertical and horizontal borders surrounding the thumbnail images on the index.
imagenamebutton.jpg (927 bytes) Include Image Name Button - Check this button to include the name of each thumbnail image on the index.
clearbutton.jpg (1709 bytes) Clear Button - Use this button to clear all previously placed images from the index.
fillbutton.jpg (1468 bytes) Fill Button - Use this button to automatically fill empty thumbnail spaces in the index with images from the loaded image list.  This process will begin filling with the currently selected image in the list and proceed down the list, wrapping around to the beginning if necessary, until either all empty thumbnail spaces have been filled or until the starting image is reached.
savebutton.jpg (1635 bytes) Save Button - This button will save a thumbnail index as a "tiff" image.  The standard Save Panel is used to allow the specification of the folder and file name under which the index image is to be saved.  Once saved, the newly created index will be automatically loaded, added to the loaded file list, and displayed.

 


Mini Control Panel

The Mini Control Panel is useful when working with a computer that which has a limited size screen such as a laptop.  As with the Basic Control Panel it will float above the displayed image however it's small size will obscure less of the image in the event that the image takes up most of the available screen.

The Mini Control Panel can be selected through the Controls menu or by pressing the Close button on the Basic, Advanced, or Thumb Nail Control Panels.

minicontrols.jpg (11061 bytes)

arrowdown.gif (157 bytes) Next Image Button - Press to display the next image in the list.   When the bottom of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the first image in the list.
allimages.gif (223 bytes) Start Slide Show Button - Press to start a slide show of all images that are in the list.
stop.gif (223 bytes) Stop Slide Show - Displayed only when a slide show is running.  Press to stop the slide show.
arrowup.gif (151 bytes) Previous Image Button - Press to display the previous image in the list.   When the top of the list is reached the application will "wrap around" to display the last image in the list.
closebutton.jpg (860 bytes) Close Window Button - Press to remove the Mini Controls Panel and return to the previously used Basic, Advanced, or Thumb Nail Control Panel.

 


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