The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 7. Image sorting / Rapid filing

Using the command line or GUI it is often very time consuming to sort images into directories. To help cut down sorting time PikView has a rapid image filing feature which lets the user sort large collections of images into directories in a very efficient manner. Items may be filed with as little as one keypress.

The system works by assigning shortcut key combinations to various directories. You might for example assign "pp" to /home/pics/personalPhotos, "gp" to /home/pics/groupPhotos and "m" to /home/pics/misc. This way you need only press at most two keys to file and image. Note that it is not necessary to press the Enter key after the shortcuts, this means that you could not have a shortcut "p" as well as "pp" as "p" would activate every time. The configuration dialog ensures such conbinations do not arise.

In order to file an image simply type the shortcut key combination when the viewer window is selected. A brief message saying where the image was sent will appear. Note that the Tab key repeats the last shortcut. Pressing the Backspace key clears any characters in the shortcut key buffer.