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diff --git a/doc/chalk/using-views.docbook b/doc/chalk/using-views.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e9d184a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/chalk/using-views.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +<chapter id="views"> +<title>Views</title> + +<para> +One of the most important things you need to know when working with a painting +or image editing application, is how to adapt the view of your image to your +(changing) needs. This chapter describes the various possibilities &chalk; +offers. +</para> + +<sect1 id="views-zooming"> +<title>Zooming</title> + +<para> +By zooming, you can view your images at various levels of detail. Zooming out +will show a larger part of the image, but with less detail. &chalk; offers a +couple of options that affect which part of the image is shown: +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term>Zooming in</term> +<listitem><para>Zooming in allows you to see more details, but you will only +see a smaller part of the image. You can zoom in by choosing the +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom +in</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item, by clicking the +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata +fileref="toolbars-button-zoomin.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Zoom in</guilabel> button on the +toolbar, or by pressing the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo> keys. +You can zoom in up to 1600% (a 16:1 ratio) via a number of fixed zoom levels. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Zooming out</term> +<listitem><para>Zooming out allows you to see a larger part of the image while +losing some detail. Zooming out can be done by choosing the +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom +out</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item, by clicking the +<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata +fileref="toolbars-button-zoomout.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Zoom out</guilabel> button on the +toolbar, or by pressing the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo> keys. +You can zoom out up to 0.2% (a 1:500 ratio) via a number of fixed zoom levels. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Going back to 100%</term> +<listitem><para>As viewing your image at its real size is quite handy at +times, you can do so via the +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Actual +pixels</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item or by pressing <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>0</keycap></keycombo>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Zooming in and out from the <guilabel>Overview</guilabel> +tab</term> +<listitem><para>The <guilabel>Overview</guilabel> tab of the control box +(usually found at the right hand side of the &chalk; window) also allows you +to change the zoom level by using the slider or the spinbox. Slightly +different zoom levels are available here, so if zooming in or out as described +above does not produce a view you want, you can try using this option. The +<guibutton>1:1</guibutton> button offers another way of getting back to a 100% +zoom.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Special zooms</term> +<listitem><para>There are two more special ways of zooming. The +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Fit to +Page</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item zooms your image such that it is +as large as possible while remaining entirely visible. The +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Full Screen +Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item (pressing <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> will also activate +this mode) enlarges the &chalk; window to fill your entire screen, removing +the title bar as well. Although this is not a <quote>real</quote> way of +zooming, it can help you by showing just that little bit more of your +image.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="views-views"> +<title>Working with views</title> + +<para> +Apart from changing the zoom level of your view, you can also open different +views for the same image. This way, you can for example look at two different +parts of your image that would not fit on your screen together otherwise. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term>New view windows</term> +<listitem><para>You can open a new &chalk; window for your image by choosing +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>New +View</guimenuitem></menuchoice> Both windows are independent from each other +(so you can select different tools, view different parts of your image, +&etc;), but changes you make to the image in one window are immediately +visible in the other. To close a window, use the normal window closing button. +There is also an option <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close +All Views</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, which closes all newly created views and +leaves only the original window open.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Splitting views</term> +<listitem><para>You can also split a window into two views. Like a new window, +one view of a split window has its own settings for brushes, zoom levels and +the like, but both views are shown in the same window. To split your window, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Split +View</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The viewing area of the &chalk; window will +then be divided into two halves. You can switch between horizontal and +vertical division with the +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Splitter +Orientation</guisubmenu></menuchoice> menu, and get back to one view by +choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Remove +View</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="views-miscellaneous"> +<title>Miscellaneous view options</title> + +<para> +&chalk; also offers two options that can help you with knowing where you are. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term>Rulers</term> +<listitem><para>You can have &chalk; show rulers along the sides of your +image, indicating x and y coordinates. To do so, choose +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show +Rulers</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or press <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>. The rulers will +automatically adapt to your zoom level to show a proper amount of +subdivisions. To remove the rulers, choose the same menu option (now called +<guimenuitem>Hide Rulers</guimenuitem>) or press <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo> again. </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term>Grid</term> +<listitem><para>In order to see grid lines, choose +<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show +Grid</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You can set the distance between grid lines +with <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Grid +Spacing</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and you can choose different colours for the +lines in the <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +&chalk;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog (see <link +linkend="settings-preferences-grid">the Grid section of the Settings +chapter</link>). +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> |