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GTKAM(1)								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 op-
     tions.

	    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 to the
			  identified folder.

		   Save EXIF data
			  Saves the EXIF data associated with the images.

			  FIXME: should we say more about the EXIF format?

	    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 cam-
		   era.

	    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 deletion 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 be-
	    ing deleted.

     File->Quit
	    Quits gtkam.

   View Menu
     Gives  options  for previewing photos before downloading them from the cam-
     era.

     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 uns-
	    elected.

     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 Dialog.  "Enhanced" Select  Cam-
	    era  Dialog.   Dialog  for	explicitly  adding a path to the port to
	    which the camera is attached.

   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 commu-
		   nicates with the camers.

	    Data   Causes  the	logging  of  all data being transferred from the
		   camera. This will generate huge quantities of hexadecimal in-
		   formation.

	    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 cam-
	    era.

     Right Click->Make directory
	    Opens dialog to create new directory.

     Right Click->Remove directory
	    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 maintainers  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 win-
	    dow. 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.

     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  cur-
	    sor.

AUTHOR
     The gPhoto2 Team.
     Man page edited by Michael J. Rensing <michael.rensing@shaw.ca>.

				   August 2002				GTKAM(1)

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