Mouse and Keyboard Usage

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

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

Description

<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

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 clockwise

T

turn image 90 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.

<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:

p

opens a 'go to page #' dialog box

<PageUp>

go to previous page

<PageDown>

go to next page

If a selection rectangle is active:

<Up>

moves selection rectangle up 1 pixel

<Down>

moves selection rectangle down 1 pixel

<Left>

moves selection rectangle left 1 pixel

<Right>

moves selection rectangle right 1 pixel

<Shift> <Up>

shrink rectangle vertically by 1 pixel

<Shift> <Down>

expand rectangle vertically by 1 pixel

<Shift> <Left>

shrink rectangle horizontally by 1 pixel

<Shift> <Right>

shrink rectangle horizontally by 1 pixel

The following keys can only be used in the visual schnauzer windows.

<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