Learn Image Viewer
From Open Educational Resources
Introduction
An image viewer or image browser is a computer program that can display stored graphical images; it can often handle various graphics file formats. Such software usually renders the image according to properties of the display such as colour depth, display resolution, and colour profile.
Educational application and relevance
Version
3.18.21
Configuration
Overview of Features
- Basic viewing operations such as zooming and rotation
- Full screen display
- Slide show
- Thumbnail display
- Printing
- Screen capture
Other similar applications
- Imgv (Image Viewer)
- Image Magic Display
Development and community help
GNOME Foundation
Working with the application
Functionalities
|
|
| To open Image Viewer go to Application > Graphics > Image Viewer, and thennyou can click on "File > Open" and choose images to open. | Alternatively you can open Image Viewer by clicking on any Images. Right click on Image and choose "Open with Image Viewer". |
|
|
| Here you can view photo in zoom in and zoom out option. click on "+" symbol and drag in and out to zoom. | Rotate images by clicking on "Edit" >> Rotate image. |
|
|
| If you have many photos in folder, then you can have slideshow of images from here. Just open one image and click on next to see other images. The images will be shown in the order in which they are shown in the folder (sorted by date of the image, or by the file name). | You can see all images as gallery. Go to View from Menu bar and choose "View Gallery".
If you would like to see or show the images in a different order, one simple way to do this is by renaming the files, and prefixing file name with a serial number. In this case the file with prefix 1 will be shown first file with prefix 2 in its name. |
File formats for creation
Not Applicable
Saving the file
Not Applicable
Export and publishing files
Not Applicable
Advanced features
Installation
| Method of installation | Steps |
|---|---|
| From Ubuntu software Centre | Search Image viewer in software centre. |
| From Terminal | sudo apt-get install eog |
| From the web | Steps |
| Web based registration | Steps |
The application on mobiles and tablets
- Perfect Viewer
- Photo Gallery (Fish Bowl)
- Image Viewer
- Nexus Photo Viewer
