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The Image Editor

The File Menu

File->Back (PgUp)

Display the previous image of the current Album.

File->Forward (PgDown)

Display the next image of the current Album.

File->First (Ctrl+Home)

Display the first image of current Album.

File->Last (Ctrl+End)

Display the last image of current Album.

File->Save (Ctrl+S)

Save the current image if it has been modified.

File->Save As

Save the current image in a new file.

File->Revert

Restore the current image from the original file if it has been modified.

File->Delete File/Move to trash (Shift-Del)

Delete/Move to trash the current image from the current Album.

File->Print Image (Ctrl+P)

Print the current image.

File->Quit (Ctrl-Q)

Quit digiKam Image Editor.

The Edit Menu

Edit->Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copy the current image selection in the clipboard.

Edit->Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Cancel the last action applied to the current image using history.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)

Redo the last action applied to the current image using history.

The Color Menu

Color->Auto-Correction (Ctrl+Shift+B)

Automatic color/exposure correction of the current image by an histogram manipulation (help).

Color->White Balance

Image Editor tool to adjust white color balance on the current image (help).

Color->Brightness/Contrast/Gamma

Exposure correction of the current image by Brightness, Contrast, or Gamma adjustments (help).

Color->Hue/Saturation/Lightness (Ctrl+U)

Color correction of the current image by Hue, Saturation, or Lightness adjustments(help).

Color->Color Effects

Set of four Image Editor tools: Solarize, Vivid (Velvia), Neon and Edge (help).

Color->Color Balance (Ctrl+B)

Color correction of the current image by Red, Green, or Blue adjustments (help)

Enhance->Curves Adjust

Image Editor plugin to adjust curves manually on the current image (help).

Color->Levels Adjust

Image Editor plugin to adjust levels manually on the current image (help).

Color->Channel Mixer

Image Editor tool to mix color channels on the current image.

Color->Invert (Ctrl+I)

Invert image colors.

Filter->Black & White

Open the Black & White filter dialog for the current image.

Color->Color Management

Invokes the interactive Color Management editor.

Color->Depth

Toggle between 8 bit and 16 bit format on color channels.

The Enhance Menu

Enhance->Sharpen

Classical image sharping operation (help).

Enhance->Blur

Image softening operation by blurring (help).

Enhance->Red Eye Reduction

Red Eye correction tool using the current selection (help).

Enhance->Inpainting

Image Editor tool to remove unwanted areas and specs (help).

Enhance->Noise Reduction

Image Editor tool to reduce the noise with a Despeckle filter (help).

Enhance->Restoration

Image Editor tool to reduce artifacts on the current image (help).

Enhance->Hot Pixels Correction

Image Editor tool to remove hot pixels on the current image (help).

Enhance->Anti Vignetting

Image Editor plugin to correct vignetting of the current image (help).

Enhance->Lens Distortion Correction

Image Editor plugin to correct lens distortion of the current image (help).

The Transform Menu

Transform->Rotate->-90 degrees (Ctrl+Shift+Left)

Left rotation of the current image.

Transform->Rotate->90 degrees (Ctrl+Shift+Right)

90 degrees rotation of the current image.

Transform->Free Rotation

Image Editor plugin to rotate the current image by any angle in degrees (help).

Transform->Flip->Horizontally (Ctrl+*)

Horizontal flip of the current image.

Transform->Flip->Vertically (Ctrl+/)

Vertical flip of the current image.

Transform->Crop (Ctrl+X)

Crop image to the current selection.

Transform->Resize

Resize (reduce or blow-up) the current image to the appropriate factor or dimensions (help).

Transform->Aspect Ratio Crop

Crop the current image using an constrained aspect ratio (help).

Transform->Shear

Image Editor plugin to shear the current image horizontally or vertically (help).

Transform->Perspective Adjustment

Image Editor plugin to adjust perspective of the current image (help).

The Decoration Menu

Decoration->Apply Texture

Image Editor tool to apply decorative texture to the current image.

See the dedicated Apply Texture manual for more information.

Decoration->Add Border

Image Editor plugin to add a decorative border around the current image (help).

Decoration->Insert Text

Image Editor plugin to insert text in the current image (help).

Decoration->Template Superimpose

Image Editor plugin for apply a template to the current image (help).

The View Menu

View->Zoom In (Ctrl++)

Increase the zoom factor on the current image.

View->Zoom Out (Ctrl+-)

Decrease the zoom factor on the current image.

View->Fit to Window (Ctrl+Shift+A)

Toggle between fit-to-window zoom or 100% image zoom size.

View->Fit to Selection (Ctrl+Shift+S)

Make the selection fit the window.

View->Histogram

Display superposed histogram on current image (Luminosity, Red, Green, Blue, Alpha).

View->Slideshow

Start a slideshow of the current album.

The Filter Menu

Filter->Infrared Film

Image Editor filter to simulate infrared film (help).

Filter->Add Film Grain

Image Editor filter for to adding Film Grain (help).

Filter->Oil paint

Image Editor filter to simulate Oil Painting (help).

Filter->Charcoal Drawing

Image Editor filter to simulate Charcoal Drawing (help).

Filter->Emboss

Image Editor Emboss filter (help).

Filter->Distortion Effects

Image Editor filter set with distortion special effects (help).

Filter->Blur Effects

Image Editor filter set with blurring special effects on (help).

Filter->Raindrops

Image Editor filter to add Rain Drops (help).

The Settings Menu

Settings->Full Screen Mode (Ctrl+Shift+F)

Toggles the graphic interface to full screen mode.

Settings->Configure Shortcuts

Configure the digiKam image editor shortcuts.

Settings->Configure Toolbars

Configure the digiKam image editor toolbars.

The Help Menu

Help->digiKam Handbook (F1)

Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the digiKam help pages. (this document).

Help->What's This? (Shift+F1)

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within digiKam will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help->Report Bug...

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Help->Switch Application Language...

Opens a dialog where you can edit the Primary language and Fallback language for this application.

Help->About digiKam

This will display version and author information.

Help->About KDE

This displays the KDE version and other basic information.

Additionally digiKam Image Editor offers this item:

Help->ImagePlugins' Handbooks

Launch the KDE help interface with the digiKam Image Editor plugins handbooks.

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