Chapter 16

Using Image Viewer

Use Image Viewer to view, edit, print, and translate the file formats of monochrome and color images and multiple page documents such as PostScript files. Use the Snapshot function of Image Viewer to capture snapshots of windows, user-defined regions, or the entire desktop screen.

Starting and Quitting Image Viewer

There are several ways to start Image Viewer:

From the Workspace Programs menu
From Application Manager
From the command line

To Start Image Viewer from the Workspace Programs Menu

Place the mouse pointer anywhere on the background of the desktop (the workspace) and click mouse button 3.
The Workspace menu appears.

Choose Programs, and then choose Image Viewer from the Programs submenu.
The Image Viewer main window appears.

To Start Image Viewer from Application Manager

Open Application Manager by clicking the Applications icon on the Applications subpanel of the Front Panel.

Double-click Desktop_Apps in the Application Manager window.
The Desktop_Apps group is displayed in Application Manager.

Double-click Image Viewer in the Desktop_Apps group.
Image Viewer opens.

Figure 16-1 Image Viewer icon

Install Image Viewer in the Front Panel.

To Start Image Viewer from the Command Line

Image Viewer has new features which can be accessed by running the tool from the command line. To start Image Viewer and open files directly from the command line:

Type sdtimage to start Image Viewer.

Or, type sdtimage filename to start Image Viewer and open a specific file.

To Exit Image Viewer

Choose Exit from the File menu.

Viewing Images

With Image Viewer, you can view, edit, print, and translate the file formats of monochrome and color images and PostScript files. See "Image Viewer File Formats" for a list of the file formats that Image Viewer can open. See "Viewing PostScript Files" to learn how to view PostScript files.

To Open an Image File

Choose Open from the File menu.
The Open dialog box appears.

To navigate among and display the contents of folders, double-click a folder in the Folders list.

Select an image file from the Files list or type its name in the Enter file name field.

Click OK to open the image file.
The image file is displayed in the View window.

To Open an Image File Using Drag and Drop

If Image Viewer is already running, drop an image file icon on an open Image Viewer window.

If Image Viewer is not running:

Drag an image file icon from File Manager and drop it on the workspace.

Click mouse button 3 over the image file icon on the workspace and choose Open from the Workspace Object menu.
Image Viewer starts and the image file is displayed in Image Viewer's View window.

To remove the icon from the Workspace when you are finished with it, click mouse button 3 on the icon and select Remove From Workspace from the pop-up menu.


	Chapter 16 Using Image Viewer Use Image Viewer to view, edit, print, and translate the file formats of monochrome and color images and multiple page documents such as PostScript files. Use the Snapshot function of Image Viewer to capture snapshots of windows, user-defined regions, or the entire desktop screen. "Starting and Quitting Image Viewer" "Viewing Images" "Editing Images" "Saving Images" "Viewing PostScript Files" "Printing" "Image Viewer File Formats" "Using Snapshot" Starting and Quitting Image Viewer There are several ways to start Image Viewer: From the Workspace Programs menu From Application Manager From the command line To Start Image Viewer from the Workspace Programs Menu Place the mouse pointer anywhere on the background of the desktop (the workspace) and click mouse button 3. The Workspace menu appears. Choose Programs, and then choose Image Viewer from the Programs submenu. The Image Viewer main window appears. To Start Image Viewer from Application Manager Open Application Manager by clicking the Applications icon on the Applications subpanel of the Front Panel. Double-click Desktop_Apps in the Application Manager window. The Desktop_Apps group is displayed in Application Manager. Double-click Image Viewer in the Desktop_Apps group. Image Viewer opens. Figure 16-1 Image Viewer icon Install Image Viewer in the Front Panel. To Start Image Viewer from the Command Line Image Viewer has new features which can be accessed by running the tool from the command line. To start Image Viewer and open files directly from the command line: Type `sdtimage` to start Image Viewer. Or, type `sdtimage` filename to start Image Viewer and open a specific file. To Exit Image Viewer Choose Exit from the File menu. Viewing Images With Image Viewer, you can view, edit, print, and translate the file formats of monochrome and color images and PostScript files. See "Image Viewer File Formats" for a list of the file formats that Image Viewer can open. See "Viewing PostScript Files" to learn how to view PostScript files. To Open an Image File Choose Open from the File menu. The Open dialog box appears. To navigate among and display the contents of folders, double-click a folder in the Folders list. Select an image file from the Files list or type its name in the Enter file name field. Click OK to open the image file. The image file is displayed in the View window. To Open an Image File Using Drag and Drop If Image Viewer is already running, drop an image file icon on an open Image Viewer window. If Image Viewer is not running: Drag an image file icon from File Manager and drop it on the workspace. Click mouse button 3 over the image file icon on the workspace and choose Open from the Workspace Object menu. Image Viewer starts and the image file is displayed in Image Viewer's View window. To remove the icon from the Workspace when you are finished with it, click mouse button 3 on the icon and select Remove From Workspace from the pop-up menu.