Chapter 3: Photo Browsing
3.1 All Photos View
The All Photos view is the default home page, displaying all indexed photos in a grid layout.
Grid Browsing
- Photos are arranged in a thumbnail grid
- Quality icons appear on thumbnails (yellow indicates low quality/blurry)
- Photos with faces show face bounding boxes on thumbnails
- Hover over a photo to preview more information
Pagination
- Pagination controls are at the bottom of the page
- A default number of photos is displayed per page
- Click page numbers or use the previous/next buttons to navigate
Sorting Options
Sorting can be selected from the top toolbar of the view:
- Sort by shooting time (ascending/descending)
- Sort by file name
- Sort by file size
- Sort by date added
Filtering
Combined with the top search box, you can filter within All Photos:
- Search by file name
- Search by content/EXIF
- Limit search scope by folder
3.2 Photo Preview
Entering Preview Mode
There are several ways to enter photo preview:
- Double-click any photo
- Right-click a photo and select "Preview"
- Select a photo and press Enter
Preview Interface Controls
Navigation:
| Action | Method |
|---|---|
| Previous / Next | Click left/right arrows |
| Keyboard Navigation | ← → arrow keys |
| Exit Preview | Esc key or click the background area |
Zoom Controls:
| Action | Method |
|---|---|
| Zoom In | Mouse wheel up |
| Zoom Out | Mouse wheel down |
| Reset Zoom | Click the zoom reset button |
| Zoom Range | 1x ~ 6x |
Panning:
- After zooming in, hold the left mouse button and drag to pan the photo
- Smart boundary detection prevents the photo from moving out of the display area
Rotation:
- Click the rotate button (90° clockwise rotation)
- Supports continuous rotation
Long Image Optimization
The software automatically detects long images (images where height is much greater than width) and optimizes the display for easier viewing of panoramas, long screenshots, etc.
Loop Preview
When reaching the last photo, clicking next loops back to the first; when on the first photo, clicking previous jumps to the last.
EXIF Information
In preview mode, click the info icon to view the photo's EXIF metadata:
- Shooting time
- Camera model
- Shutter speed, aperture, ISO
- Focal length
- GPS coordinates
- Image resolution, file size
3.3 Right-Click Context Menu
Right-click a photo in the grid or preview to access the full context menu.
Basic Operations
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Preview | Enter full-screen preview mode |
| Open | Open with the system default image viewer |
| Copy Image | Copy the image content to clipboard |
| Copy File | Copy the image file to a specified location |
| Copy Path | Copy the file path to clipboard |
Edit Submenu
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Write Tags | Edit EXIF metadata tags |
| Rename | Open the batch rename dialog |
| OCR Recognition | Re-recognize text content in the image |
| Rebuild Index | Re-index a single image |
Album Management
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Create New Album | Create a new album based on selected photos |
| Add to Existing Album | Choose a target album and add photos |
| Set as Cover | Set the photo as the current album cover |
Search Functions
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Find Same Year/Month/Day | Search by shooting time |
| Search by Similarity | Search for similar images using the current photo as reference |
| Search in Similar Group | Search within a similar image group |
| Find Same Folder | Browse photos in the same folder |
| Find Same Location | Search by GPS location |
| Find Person Related | Search for other photos of the same person |
Face Operations
Selected faces are highlighted with a red border. You can:
- Click a face box to select a face
- Right-click a face box to reassign or merge faces
- After selecting a face, search for other photos of that person
File Operations
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Move to Trash | Soft delete, recoverable |
| Delete from Disk | Move the file to the operating system trash |
| Remove from Album | Remove from the current album |
3.4 Selection Operations
Selection Methods
| Action | Method |
|---|---|
| Single Select | Click a photo |
| Multi-Select | Ctrl + Click multiple photos |
| Range Select | Shift + Click (selects all photos between two clicks) |
| Select All | Use the select all feature (if available) |
| Clear Selection | Click empty area or the clear button |
Cross-Page Selection
The software supports "cross-page selection" mode, allowing you to maintain selection state across different pages:
- Enable cross-page selection in the status bar (layers icon)
- Select photos on any page
- When switching pages, selected photos remain selected
- View the total count of cross-page selections in the status bar
- Perform batch operations on the selected photos
This feature is ideal for collecting photos across different views before processing them together.
3.5 Shortcut Reference
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Double-click photo | Full-screen preview |
| Esc | Exit preview / Close popup |
| ← → | Switch photos in preview mode |
| Ctrl + Click | Multi-select photos |
| Shift + Click | Range select |
| Scroll Wheel | Zoom photo / Scroll list |
Next: Read Chapter 4 to learn about the powerful search features.