digikam-doc/showfoto_editor/showfoto_setup.rst

0001 .. meta::
0002    :description: The Showfoto Setup
0003    :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, image, editor, showfoto, setup
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0007    :authors: - digiKam Team
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0009    :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html)
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0011 .. _showfoto_setup:
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0013 Setup
0014 =====
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0016 .. contents::
0017
0018 Overview
0019 --------
0020
0021 Showfoto has a limited configuration entries compared to digiKam, but you will found mostly the same views for the shared features between both applications. Also, this section will presents the slight differences and supplemental features available in Showfoto. To access these settings select :menuselection:`Settings --> Configure Showfoto...` from the menu-bar.
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0023 .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_dialog.webp
0024     :alt:
0025     :align: center
0026
0027     The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Dialog
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0029 Editor Window
0030 -------------
0031
0032 The Showfoto **Editor Window** settings page is the same than digiKam Image Editor. Look :ref:`this section <window_settings>` from the manual for details.
0033
0034 Metadata
0035 --------
0036
0037 The Showfoto **Metadata** settings page only includes few common options that you can found into :ref:`this section <metadata_rotation>` from the digiKam manual.
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0039 .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_metadata.webp
0040     :alt:
0041     :align: center
0042
0043     The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Metadata Page
0044
0045 Tool Tip
0046 --------
0047
0048 The Showfoto **Tooltip** settings page is similar :ref:`than digiKam <tooltip_settings>`. The main difference with digiKam is the non support of extra information stored in database and the video metadata. Tooltips are displayed over the **Thumbbar** items and the list-view thumbnails (eg. **Folders** tab, **Stack** tab, and plugins).
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0050 .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_tooltip.webp
0051     :alt:
0052     :align: center
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0054     The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Tooltip Page
0055
0056 RAW Decoding
0057 ------------
0058
0059 The Showfoto **RAW Decoding** settings page is the same than digiKam Image Editor. Look :ref:`this section <setup_raw>` from the manual for details.
0060
0061 Color Management
0062 ----------------
0063
0064 The Showfoto **Color Management** settings page is the same than digiKam Image Editor. Look :ref:`this section <cm_settings>` from the manual for details.
0065
0066 Save Images
0067 -----------
0068
0069 The Showfoto **Save Images** settings page is the same than digiKam Image Editor. Look :ref:`this section <saveimage_settings>` from the manual for details.
0070
0071 Plugins
0072 -------
0073
0074 The Showfoto **Plugins** settings page is mostly the same than digiKam Image Editor. Look :ref:`this section <plugins_settings>` from the manual for details.
0075
0076 .. note::
0077
0078     Showfoto does not support the **Batch Queue Manager** plugins. This tab does not exist in this view compared to digiKam.
0079
0080 Miscellaneous
0081 -------------
0082
0083 The Showfoto **Miscellaneous** settings page is less complex :ref:`than digiKam <miscs_settings>`, but **SpellCheck** and **Localize** tabs are exactly the same. The **Grouping** tab present in digiKam does not exist in Showfoto due to the lack of database support. The differences are located mostly in tabs listed below:
0084
0085     - In **Behaviour** tab, Showfoto propose some options to **Sort Order** the icon-views as the **Thumbbar** and list-view available in **Folders** and **Stack** tabs from left sidebar. Information show as overlay with **Thumbbar** can be also customized. The **Updates** view to checkout new program version is exactly the same than digiKam.
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0087     .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_misc_behaviour.webp
0088         :alt:
0089         :align: center
0090
0091         The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Misc Behaviour Page
0092
0093     - The **Appearance** tab is a reduced version than digiKam. Less options are presented here, but fundamentally, it's the same. See :ref:`this section <appearance_settings>` for details.
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0095     .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_misc_appearance.webp
0096         :alt:
0097         :align: center
0098
0099         The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Misc Appearance Page
0100
0101     - As Appearance, the **System** tab is also a reduced version than digiKam one. See :ref:`this section <system_settings>` for details.
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0103     .. figure:: images/showfoto_setup_misc_system.webp
0104         :alt:
0105         :align: center
0106
0107         The Showfoto Stand-Alone Editor Setup Misc System Page