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 options.

              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 camera.

              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
              being deleted.

       File->Quit
              Quits gtkam.

   View Menu
       Gives options for previewing photos before downloading them from the camera.

       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 unselected.

       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 Camera 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 communicates with the camers.

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

              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 camera.

       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 window. 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 cursor.

AUTHOR

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

                                                   August 2002                                          GTKAM(1)