JIBS Tutorial

The Viewer is JIBS main screen. Here's the basics:

Viewer Screen

Displaying Picture Information

There are two panels on the left you can open up. The right most left panel displays any information captured by the camera with the picture.

Right-clicking

The List, the Picture, and the Tree all respond to right-clicking with your mouse.

List - No Items Selected

If you right-click on a file in the List, the Rename Dialog will appear.
Prepend Dialog

This will rename a single file.

List - Several Items Selected - Modify Tab
If you select several files in the List and then right-click on a file in the List, the File Name Change Dialog will appear.
Prepend Dialog

This is extremely helpfull for changing the name of a group of files by adding something to the front of the name. For example, suppose you just downloaded several pictures of the Linderhof Castle from the Internet conveniently labeled 001.jpg to 101.jpg. Name like that both make it next to impossible to remember what the picture was, and make it hard to drag and drop because there could already be a different file with the same name in the directory. So select the list of files, right click, enter "Linderhof_Castle_Jan_15_2004_" in the dialog, and the files will be renamed Linderhof_Castle_Jan_15_2004_001.jpg to Linderhof_Castle_Jan_15_2004_101.jpg . It's OK to use spaces in the name. I added the date to make sure that the new name won't conflict with other downloads of the Linderhof Castle.

s in the name. I added the date to make sure that the new name won't conflict with other downloads of the Linderhof Castle.

s in the name. I added the date to make sure that the new name won't conflict with other downloads of the Linderhof Castle.

Now suppose you have a different problem. You downloaded a group of files that won't sort correctly because they did not number them "001" instead numbering them "1". See the List in the picture above. Solve this problem by selecting a group and adding the zero in the proper position. To do this:
a) Hold shift down and select "venice3.jpg".
b) Continue to hold shift down and select "venice9.jpg". This will select all the files in between.
c) Let go of shift, and press Ctrl down.
d) Holding Ctrl down, select "venice1.jpg" and "venice1.jpg".
e) Let go of Ctrl.
f) Right click anywhere in the list to bring up the File Name Change Dialog.
g) Insert 0 and move the slider till the example at the bottom is correct.
h) Press OK to add the zero to all the files.

List - Several Items Selected - Complete Tab
If you select several files in the List and then right-click on a file in the List, the File Name Change Dialog will appear.
Prepend Dialog

This is extremely helpfull for completely changing the name of a group of files. For example, suppose you just downloaded pictures from your vacation labeled pic001.jpg to pic101.jpg. Name like that both make it next to impossible to remember what the picture was. So select the list of files, right click, select the Complete tab, enter "vacation2007" in the dialog, and the files will be renamed vacation2007-001.jpg to vacation2007-101.jpg . It's OK to use spaces in the name.

Picture
Right-clicking on the picture will bring up some information about the picture. The information shown depends on what was used to take the picture.

This shows the basic information you will get with any picture.

This shows the type of information you get if the picture has EXIF information. All modern digital cameras include this information with the picture. It can be used to enhance the printing of the picture. Image manipulation software may strip this information out of the picture.

Tree
Right-clicking on a directory in the tree will bring up the pop-up shown.

Directory Name	The first entry on the pop-up is the name of the directory you clicked on so you can be sure you are working on the correct directory. In this case, the name of the directory was "dedupWorking".
Show Single Directory	Make a single selected directory the current viewed directory. If more than one is highlighted, the last directory is choosen.
Show This Tree	Show all the files in the selected directory and all subdirectories in the viewer. This selects all subdiretories.
Show Selected Directories	Show all the files in the selected directories in the viewer. You can select multiple directories by holding the Ctrl key down. This method does not select subdirectories.
Tree Statistics	Brings up a window allowing to see the size of the directories under this tree node.
Reload This Tree	Reloads the current tree from this point down from the file. This is very useful if you added directories or files outside of JIBS. It causes the directories to be rescanned and file counts updated.
New Directory	Make a new subdirectory as a child of the selected directory. You will have a chance to name the new directory.
Rename Directory	Ask for the new name for the selected directory.
Delete Directory	Remove the selected directory. You will be unable to get the directory or its files back. A confirmation dialog will come up if there are any files in the directory.
Optimize	Brings up the Group Operation dialog loaded with the selected directoriy shown.
Optimize Tree	Brings up the Group Operation dialog loaded with the directories in the selected tree shown. This selects all subdiretories.
Optimize Selected	Brings up the Group Operation dialog loaded with the selected directories shown. You can select multiple directories by holding the Ctrl key down. This method does not select subdirectories.

Tree Statistics
Shows amount of disk space used. Patterned off of XDiskUsage. Boxes are sized relative to the disk space used. Click on a box to show its information. Double click on a box to drill down. Double click on the left most box to go back up.

Tree Statistics

Fast Move
Pressing CTRL-M or using the following button will bring up the fast move box.

Fast Move Directory List

The fast move box is populated by the directories you move file to with the most recent directory being on the top.

You can manually clear the list with the Clear button and add new directories with the Browse button. The Browse button is inactive if there are no directories listed.

Move Files will move the currently selected files to the selected directory. If no files are selected, the current picture in focus is moved.

Picture Movement
Once you have selected a picture directory, here are the ways to navigate among the pictures:

Show the next picture in the directory	Press Space Bar Press Down Arrow Key Press Right Arrow Key Use Mouse Wheel (full screen mode only) If you are in full resize mode the Down and Right Arrow Keys work without the Ctrl. If you are not in full resize, the Arrow Keys move the picture around the screen.
Show the prior picture in the directory	Press Ctrl-Space Bar Press Up Arrow Key Press Left Arrow Key Use Mouse Wheel (full screen mode only) If you are in full resize mode the Down and Right Arrow Keys work without the Ctrl. If you are not in full resize, the Arrow Keys move the picture around the screen.
Show the first picture in the directory	Press Home Key
Show the last picture in the directory	Press End Key
Advance apx. 10% further in the directory	Press Page Down Key
Retreat apx. 10% backwards in the directory	Press Page Up Key
Jump to a specific picture	Hold Ctrl Key down and type the number you want to jump to.
Jump a specific number ahead	Hold Alt Key down and type the number forward you want to jump to. Typing a negative number will move you backwards.
Key Pad	+ Next picture - Prior picture * Jump 10 pictures forward / Jump 10 pictures backward
Move current file shown to last directory you dropped something in	Shift-Space
Move scurrent file shown to park directory	Insert
Moves current file show to trash directory (or moves selected group of files)	Delete

View Parts

	On the left is the Slider. The numbers on the Slider indicate how many pictures are in the directory you are currently looking at. The pointer (which looks like home plate sideways) shows you the number of the picture you are looking at. You can drag the pointer up or down to directly select any picture to look at. In this case, there are three pictures in the directory number 0, 1, and 2. The current picture is 1.
	Next to the Slider is the List, which is hidden when you first start JIBS. The arrows on the right margin (circled in blue) are used to hide and unhide the List. The divider the arrows are on can be used to resize the List. The List is a sorted list of all the file names for the pictures in the current directory. You can use the Sort menu to change the sort order. The current file is shown in red text. Double clicking on a file name in the file list will cause the picture to be shown. You can also drag one or more selected files from this to the Tree to move them. (This also works if you drag them to Windows Explorer, or other Java drop enabled components.) Note that the semantics of initiating a drag operation from this list are somewhat frustrating due to Java limitations - after highlighting wait a second and drag slightly sideways and the cursor should change to indicate a drag has started. Pressing the Control Key ("Ctrl") will cause the drag to be a copy instead of a move.
	The picture you are looking at. If the picture fits in the space shown, it will have a black background. If the picture does not fit in the space shown, it will resized to fit and will have a red background. You can turn off automatic resizing from the Setting Dialog (on the menu, View Settings). You can drag the picture to the Tree. (This also works if you drag the picture to Windows Explorer, or other Java drop enable components.) It much easier to start a drag from here than from the List. Pressing the Control Key ("Ctrl") will cause the drag to be a copy instead of a move. Right-clicking on the picture will bring up some information about the picture. The information shown depends on what was used to take the picture. There are several viewer for the picture found under the view menu. Currently there are Resize, No Resize, and Thumbnails.
	The Tree is on the right-hand side of the screen. It shows your image directories in a traditional tree format. The numbers after the directories are the file count for that directory. You can change the root of the Tree from the Setting Dialog (on the menu, View Settings). You organize your pictures by dragging them from the List or the Picture to the right directory in the Tree. You can also drag from the operating system on to the Tree. Double clicking on a directory will make that directory become the currently view directory. The little arrows at the top of the divider (circled in blue) will collapse or expand the Tree just like the List. You can always drag the divider.

Tool Bar Buttons

Save	Saves the currently displayed pictures with any changes made by Left, Right, Shrink, or Grow. The auto-resizing has no effect on the saved image.
Save As	Saves a copy of the file under a new name.
Rename	Brings up a dialog box to change the file name of the currently displayed picture.
Undo	Undoes moves. If you change the directory you are viewing, undo is cleared.
Redo	Undoes Undo.
Prior Directory	Similar to Back in a browser. If you have selected more than one directory from the Tree, this will take you back to the last directory you looked at. Most useful for previewing a directory to see if it is the one you want to move the picture to.
Next Directory	Similar to Forward in a browser. If you used Prior Directory, this will take you forward to the directory you were looking at when you hit back. Most useful for previewing a directory to see if it is the one you want to move the picture to.
Refresh	Causes the currently displayed directory to be reloaded from disk. Usefull when you have modified the directory contents outside of JIBS.
Rotate Left, Rotate Right	Rotates the picture ±90° and activates the Save button. You need to hit the Save button if you want to save the rotated picture. If auto-resize is in effect (the background is red), the image will be saved at its actual original size adjusted by Shrink or Grow, not the displayed size. Remember, if the background is black, the display size and the actual size are the same.
Shrink, Grow	Makes the picture 10% larger or smaller. and activates the Save button. If auto-resize is in effect (the background is red), the image will be saved at its original size adjusted by Shrink or Grow, not the displayed size. Remember, if the background is black, the display size and the actual size are the same.
Full Screen	Show the application full screen. Once in full sceen mode, pressing the escape key will bring JIBS back to it regular size. You can also right click to exit or start the slide show.
Full Screen Show	Same a Full Screen except the pictures will advance automatically. Rate of advance can be changed in the settings.
Show	Pictures will advance automatically. Rate of advance can be changed in the settings.
Trash	Move the current picture to your designed trash directory. To set this directory (and turn the button on), use the Setting Dialog (on the menu, View Settings).
Park	Move the current picture to your designated park directory. To set this directory (and turn the button on), use the Setting Dialog (on the menu, View Settings).
Repeat	Move the current picture to the last directory you moved a picture to. The Repeat directory is reset whenever you drop a file onto the tree and is listed just above the tree.
About	Tells you about JIBS with the version number.
Help	Brings up a help screen.

S: selects the current picture.
S + SPACE or RIGHT or DOWN: selects the current picture, moves to next picture and select it.
S + LEFT or UP: selects the current picture, moves to prior picture and select it.
S + PAGE_DOWN: selects the current picture, moves to regular page down, selects it and everything in between.
S + PAGE_UP: selects the current picture, moves to regular page up, selects it and everything in between.
S + HOME: selects the current picture, moves to regular home, selects it and everything in between.
S + END: selects the current picture, moves to regular end, selects it and everything in between.
S + SPACE: selects the current picture, moves to regular page down, selects it and everything in between.

D: deselects the current picture.
D + SPACE or RIGHT or DOWN: deselects the current picture, moves to next picture and deselects it.
D + LEFT or UP: deselects the current picture, moves to prior picture and select it.
D + PAGE_DOWN: deselects the current picture, moves to regular page down, deselects it and everything in between.
D + PAGE_UP: deselects the current picture, moves to regular page up, deselects it and everything in between.
D + HOME: deselects the current picture, moves to regular home, deselects it and everything in between.
D + END: deselects the current picture, moves to regular end, deselects it and everything in between.
D + SPACE: deselects the current picture, moves to regular page down, deselects it and everything in between.

Copy	Copies current file name and path so you can paste it into other applications.
Enable Auto-Copy Disable Auto-Copy	Toggies copying current file name and path each time you view a picture.