Gallery Perspective
This perspective offers basic image gallery functionality, including previewing images from the current folder and a presentation mode with full-screen viewing.
This perspective can only be activated in folders containing images and photos in file formats such as JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, SVG, WEBP, etc.
Functionalities in the Toolbar
The toolbar of the gallery perspective offers the following functionalities:
- (1) Navigate to parent folder - Opens the parent folder of the current folder.
- (2) Switch to masonry view - Returns to the initial masonry view.
- (3) Folder properties - Opens the properties of the current folder.
- (4) Open previous/next image - Navigates to the previous or next image file in the current folder.
- (5) Start/stop presentation mode - Toggles the slideshow presentation mode, displaying images from the current folder for 3 seconds each. (Future releases will allow configurable durations.)
- (6) Full screen mode - Opens the currently selected file in full screen mode.
- (7) File properties - Opens the properties of the current file in the regular properties area.
- (8) Thumbnail bar modes - Toggles through thumbnail bar positions: at the top, on the left, or hidden. These modes apply in full screen mode as well.
- (9) Import EXIF/IPTC - Opens the dialog to import EXIF/IPTC information from your files.
- (10) Help - Opens this page for further guidance.
In full-screen mode, you can navigate through the files using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard. On touch-screen devices, images can be changed by swiping left or right.
Importing EXIF/IPTC Data from JPGs
Many digital cameras embed additional metadata, such as geolocation, in the photos they capture. One common format for this metadata is EXIF. Another format is IPTC, which is often used for embedding keywords and descriptions in JPG files. The gallery perspective can read and convert the following data into TagSpaces' tags:
- EXIF geolocation - Converts latitude and longitude into geo-tags using Plus Code or MGRS format.
- EXIF shooting date and time - Converts the shooting date and time into a date-time tag.
- IPTC keywords - Imports IPTC keywords as regular tags.
