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Thumbcat Quick Help
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Terms
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Catalogue
equivelent to a RISCOS directory tree
Album
equivelent to a single RISCOS directory
Image
equivelent to a RISCOS file.
Catalogue Application
This looks like an application and has the thumbcat icon to identify it. However it contains
all the details for a catalogue and optionally contains all the image thumbnails. This
catalogue application can be moved anywhere without breaking the catalogue.
Pre-Requisites
==============
SpriteExtend module with JPEG extension (released with RiscOS 3.6 onwards)
CompressJpeg module (released with RiscOS 3.6 onwards)
Creating a catalogue from existing images
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1. Click on the icon bar icon or select the iconbar menu item "Define Catalogue". A window will
popup to define a new catalogue.
2. Drag the top directory to the "image Source " - "Location" entry.
3. Drag the thumbat icon to the directory where the catalogue application is required.
4. Change the short and long titles if required
5. Modify the actions, appearance ot thumbnail sizes as required.
6. Press OK
Creating a new blank catalogue
==============================
1. Click on the icon bar icon or select the iconbar menu item "Define Catalogue". A window will
popup to define a new catalogue.
2. Enter a name for the top directory in the image source area and drag the icon to where the
directory should be created.
3. Drag the thumbat icon to the directory where the catalogue application is required.
4. Change the short and long titles if required
5. Modify the actions, appearance ot thumbnail sizes as required.
6. Press OK
Modifying an existing catalogue
===============================
1. Click on the icon bar icon or select the iconbar menu item "Define Catalogue". A window will
popup to define a new catalogue.
2. Drag and drop the catalogue application to the definition window.
3. Change actions, appearance or thumbnail sizes as required.
4. Press Ok
Displaying an external file
===========================
1. Drag the file to the iconbar icon.
The detail view can be treated as any other detail view
Displaying a directory of images
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1. Drag the directory to the iconbar icon.
The album views can be treated as any other album views except that moving images is not
permitted.
Displaying a catalogue (directory tree)
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* Double click on a catalogue application.
or
* Select "Open Catalogue" from the thumbcat menu.
Displaying an album
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Double click on an album entry in the catalogue tree view
Displaying a detail view
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Double click on an album image.
Adding images to an existing catalogue
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* Copy or move an image from another album view.
or
* Copy an image from a detail view
or
* Copy an image or images from a filer window. NB this works for Digiflash directories so you
can download and catalogue your digital camera pics in one action :-)
Adding albums to a catalogue
============================
1. Display the catalogue (directory tree)
2. Press the menu button whilst the pointer is over the album you wish to add a new album into.
3. Select ""Add an album".
Copying and moving
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* Click drag will copy from an album/detail view/filer to an album or filer or application.
* Shift drag will move an image between albums.
* Adjust drag will copy but allow you to change the name, change the filetype, rotate the image
and/or flip it in the x or y plane.
* Save from an application into a Album will add the image to the album.
Problem Reporting
=================
Please report any problems to myself, my details are at the bottom of this
file. I will also welcome any constructive recommendations but please
refer to the future enhancements section first.
When reporting a bug please email the full error message! You may also
like to run the debugging window which could give further details. The
debugging window can be displayed at anytime by clicking 4 times on the name
part of the info window.
Future enhancememts
===================
These are being worked on now:
* Database queries. The result will be a view of images identical in
appearance to a thumbnail view. These types of views will refresh every
time they are displayed i.e. the search criteria re-run. A database query
result view can be saved/copied as a user view.
* User Views. A user view will be a list of images from any album of any
catalogue. The view will be fully functional. These views will only change
if the user adds or removes images.
* Add digital camera maker notes (I have quite a few).
* Parent-child relationships to allow tracing of copied files
* OLE functionality so that an edited image has its thumbnails reworked
automatically
* Documentation (I do enough of this at work !!)
Annoyances to be fixed:
* Eliminate the opening of duplicate catalogues, albums and detail views.
* External files are displayed with ALL exif tag details. If these are then
copied to an album then all the tags are copied. These should be limited to
the users cataloguing choices.
* Smarter memory usage.
* Some tuning to improve performance.
* Improved progress messages, hourglass indicators etc
Maybe not the next release:
* Allow transformation of draw files.
* Slideshow facility with configurable sizes, fades, borders etc
* Printing of album sheets i.e. a "contact" sheet.
* Validation of edited tag values.
Licence and terms of use
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This program is copyright © Malcolm Ripley 2003. It has been released as
FREEWARE. This means you can copy, distribute and make use of it as you see
fit, provided you do not sell it. PD libraries may include it as long as they
do not charge more for disks than is needed to cover costs.
I can accept no liability for data loss or other damages arising from the use
of this product.
Author Details
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Name : Malcolm Andrew Ripley
Address : 7 MacNeill Gardens, East Kilbride, Glasgow , G74 4TS
Email : mripley@argonet.co.uk
Website : http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/mripley/index.html