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User Commands                                            GTKAM(1)



NAME
     gtkam - Graphical front end for gphoto2

COMANDS
  File Menu
     File->Save Photos
          Gives options to save photos to the computer.




          File->Save Photos->Selected
               Saves the selected photos from the camera  to  the
               computer.


          File->Save Photos->All
               Saves all photos in the camera to the computer.

     Both menu items open a "Save  photos..."  dialog  box  which
     allows  the user to select the folder to save the images in,
     as well as a number of other options.



          What to save:



                    This is a set of checkboxes which allows  the  user  to
                    select  the  forms  in  which  data  for  the  selected
                    image(s) will be saved. Any or all of these options may
                    be selected at once.


               Save photos
                    This is the default.  It  causes  the  photos
                    being  saved to be downloaded from the camera
                    and saved to the identified folder.


               Save raw data
                    FIXME: What to say?


               Save audio data
                    Causes any audio  data  associated  with  the
                    image to be saved to the selected folder.


               Save thumbnails
                    Saves a small version of the selected  images



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                    to the identified folder.


               Save EXIF data
                    Saves  the  EXIF  data  associated  with  the
                    images.

                    FIXME: should we say more about the EXIF for-
                    mat?



          Open image(s) with:
               This allows the user to specify FIXME ??


          Use filename(s) provided by the camera.
               Causes the saved files to have the names  provided
               by the camera.


          Filename prefix:
               Defines  a  prefix  to  be  used   when   creating
               filenames. This prefix is combined with the number
               starting with the number defined in:


          Start numbering with:
               Defines the first number of the sequence of photos
               to be stored.



     File->Delete Photos
          Gives options to delete photos from the camera.



          File->Delete Photos->Selected
               Deletes selected photos from the camera.


          File->Delete Photos->All
               Deletes all photos in the camera.


          Both of these menu items open a dialog to confirm the  dele-
          tion  of  the  photos.  A list of photos is presented with a
          checkbox beside each photo name. Uncheck the box to  prevent
          a specific file from being deleted.





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     File->Quit
          Quits gtkam.


  View Menu
     Gives options for previewing photos before downloading  them
     from the camera.


     View->View Thumbnails
          This is the same command as the checkbox  on  the  main
          gtkam  window.  It  allows  the  user to select whether
          thumbnails of the photos are  displayed,  or  just  the
          file names.


     View->Zoom In
          Enlarges the thumbnails.


     View->Zoom 100
          Returns the thumbnails to default size.


     View->Zoom Out
          Reduces the thumbnails.


  Select Menu
     Select->All
          Selects all pictures in the camera.


     Select->Inverse
          Inverts the selections already made so that  previously
          unselected  images  are  now  selected,  and previously
          selected images are now unselected.


     Select->None
          Undoes all selections so that no images are selected.


  Camera Menu
     Camera->Add Camera...
          Opens a window to allow the user to define  the  camera
          and  interface being used.  "Simple" Select Camera Dia-
          log.  "Enhanced"  Select  Camera  Dialog.   Dialog  for
          explicitly  adding a path to the port to which the cam-
          era is attached.





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  Help Menu
     Help->Debug...
          Opens the logging  window  which  allows  the  user  to
          select the type of messages to log.



          Error
               causes the logging of any error messages.


          Verbose
               Increases the amount of information being  logged.
               (I can't see what effect this has. - mjr)


          Debug
               Causes the logging  of  progress  reports  as  the
               software communicates with the camers.


          Data Causes the logging of all data  being  transferred
               from  the  camera. This will generate huge quanti-
               ties of hexadecimal information.


          Save As...
               opens a dialog to  allow  the  user  to  save  the
               information logged in the debug window.


          Close
               Closes the debug window



     Help->About...
          Opens the about gtKam window. This  gives  the  current
          version, author credits, and contact information.


  Right Click (over directory pane) Menu
     Right Click->Upload File
          Opens a dialog to identify an image file for  uploading
          to the camera.


     Right Click->Make directory
          Opens dialog to create new directory.


     Right Click->Remove directory



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          Opens a dialog to remove (delete)  an  existing  folder
          (directory).


     Right Click->Capture
          Opens a window to allow the user to trigger the  camera
          to  acquire  an  image  if  the  camera and its gphoto2
          driver supports this feature..  (This  feature  is  not
          available  on  my  camera,  so  I would appreciate some
          input on this item. -mjr)


     Right Click->Preferences
          Camera configuration tab.  Driver configuration tab.


     Right Click->Summary
          Displays a window with information about the camera and
          its memory.


     Right Click->Manual
          I'm not sure what this should contain.  Anyone?  -  mjr
          FIXME: need useful image


     Right Click->About
          Displays a window with  information  about  the  camera
          driver and its authors.

          This should include contact information for  the  main-
          tainers of the drivers for your camera.


     Right Click->Select Camera
          Opens the Add Camera dialog.


     Right Click->Remove Camera
          Removes the camera from the directory pane.


  Right Click (over list pane) Menu
     Right Click->View with...->Built-in viewer
          Downloads the image under the cursor and displays it in
          a  new  window.  The  window  automatically resizes the
          image to fill the window.


     Right Click->Info
          Presents file name, type, size,  date  and  permissions
          information about the image under the cursor.



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     Right Click->Save
          Downloads the image under the cursor and opens a dialog
          to allow it to be saved to the computer.


     Right Click->Delete
          Opens a dialog to allow the user to  delete  the  image
          under the cursor.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWgnome-camera            
    
     Interface stability          Volatile                    
                                                              
    




AUTHOR
     The gPhoto2 Team.
     Man    page     edited     by     Michael     J.     Rensing
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