User Commands GTKAM(1)
NAME
gtkam - Graphical front end for gphoto2
COMMANDS
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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWgnome-camera |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface stability | Volatile |
| | |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
AUTHOR
The gPhoto2 Team.
Man page edited by Michael J. Rensing
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