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XV: Mouse and Keyboard Usage
Mouse and Keyboard Usage
Modifier Keys
Button
Action
Button1
draws a selection rectangle
Button2
display pixel values, measure distance, picks drawing
color
Button3
opens or closes the xv controls window
<Ctrl>
Button1
Zoom In
<Ctrl>
Button2
Pan (while zoomed in)
<Ctrl>
Button3
Zoom Out
<Shift>
Button1
draws a square selection rectangle
<Shift>
Button2
freehand drawing tool
<Shift><Ctrl>
Button2
line drawing tool
<Shift>
Button3
smudging tool
Mouse Usage in Selection Rectangle
Modifier Keys
Button
Action
Button1
moves selection rectangle
<Shift>
Button1
moves selection, constrains motion
Button2
'drag-and drop' cut and paste
<Shift>
Button2
'drag and drop' cut and paste, constrains motion
<Ctrl>
Button2
'drag and drop' copy and paste
<Shift> <Ctrl>
Button2
'drag and drop' copy and paste, constrains motion
The following keyboard equivalents can be used in most xv
windows, including the xv image, xv controls, xv color
editor, and so on, but not the xv visual schnauzer .
Key(s)
Action
<Tab> or
<Space>
Next
<Return>
reload currently selected image file
<Delete> or
<Backspace>
Prev
<Ctrl> l
Load
<Ctrl> s
Save
<Ctrl> p
Print
<Ctrl> d
Delete
<Ctrl> q
or q
Quit
<Meta> x
Cut
<Meta> c
Copy
<Meta> v
Paste
<Meta> d
Clear
n
reset image to Normal size
m
Max
M
Maxpect
>
Double Size
<
Half Size
<Period>
10% Larger
<Comma>
10% Smaller
S
Set Size
a
Re-Aspect
4
4x3
I
Int. Expand
t
turn image 90 degrees clockwise
T
turn image 90 degrees counter-clockwise
h
flip image horizontally
v
flip image vertically
P
Pad
A
Text Annotation
c
Crop
u
UnCrop
C
AutoCrop
r
Raw
d
Dither
s
Smooth
<Meta> 8
toggle between 8-bit and 24-bit
modes
<Ctrl> v
or V
Visual Schnauzer
e
Color Editor
i
Image Info
<Ctrl> c
Image Comments
<Ctrl> t
Text View
<Ctrl> g
Grab
<Ctrl> a
About XV
<Meta> b
Blur
<Meta> s
Sharpen
<Meta> e
Edge Detection
<Meta> m
Emboss
<Meta> o
Oil Paint
<Meta> B
Blend
<Meta> t
Copy Rotate
<Meta> T
Clear Rotate
<Meta> p
Pixelize
<Meta> S
Spread
<Meta> r or
R or
<Meta> 0
Reset command in xv color editor
<Meta> 1
select preset #1 in xv color editor
<Meta> 2
select preset #2 in xv color editor
<Meta> 3
select preset #3 in xv color editor
<Meta> 4
select preset #4 in xv color editor
<Meta> a
Apply command in xv color editor
The following keys can only be used inside the image
window.
Key(s)
Action
<Ctrl> <Up>
crops 1 pixel off the bottom of the image
<Ctrl> <Down>
crops 1 pixel off the top of the image
<Ctrl> <Left>
crops 1 pixel off the right side of the image
<Ctrl> <Right>
crops 1 pixel off the left side of the image
If you're viewing a multi-page document:
Key(s)
Action
p
opens a 'go to page #' dialog box
<PageUp>
go to previous page
<PageDown>
go to next page
If a selection rectangle is active:
Key(s)
Action
<Up>
moves the selection rectangle up 1 pixel
<Down>
moves the selection rectangle down 1 pixel
<Left>
moves the selection rectangle left 1 pixel
<Right>
moves the selection rectangle right 1 pixel
<Shift> <Up>
shrink rectangle's height by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Down>
expand rectangle's height by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Left>
shrink rectangle's width by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Right>
expand rectangle's width by 1 pixel
The following keys can only be used in the visual schnauzer
windows.
Key(s)
Action
<Ctrl> d
Delete File(s)
<Ctrl> n
New Directory
<Ctrl> r
Rename File
<Ctrl> s
ReScan Directory
<Ctrl> w
Open New Window
<Ctrl> u
Update Icons
<Ctrl> g
Generate Icons
<Ctrl> a
Select All Files
<Ctrl> t
Text View
<Ctrl> q
Quit XV
<Ctrl> c
Change Directory
<Ctrl> f
Select Filenames
<Ctrl> e
Recursive Update
<Esc>
Close Window
<Return>
load currently selected file(s)
<Space>
load next file
<Shift> <Space>
load next file, keeping previous file(s) selected
<Backspace>
load previous file