In Picview, scrolling with the mouse not only facilitates flipping through images but also enables zooming in to view details or viewing the entire image at once. It also allows moving within the image to browse line by line or column by column. Moreover, Picview provides enhanced scrolling and smooth options for mouse scrolling, making the scrolling experience even smoother. It can be said that the image viewing gestures provided by Picview are both rich and practical, taking into account various usage environments and habits, where you can find the shadow of Windows image viewing operations.
Double-click to open an image, zoom in and out with the mouse scroll wheel, drag the image with the mouse, flip pages with the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard, the operation is very Windows-like.
Browsing Images with Mouse Operations
In Picview, mouse scrolling allows for flipping pages and zooming in. When an image is larger than the window, you can also move within the image. Mouse dragging enables moving the window or copying images. When the window cannot contain the entire image, you can still move within the image. Double-clicking with the mouse allows for full-screen view, closing the window, zooming in or out, and continuous zooming to view image details. In essence, the operations are comprehensive and detailed, optimized for both regular and Magic mice to enhance the image viewing experience. The following details the actions and settings for mouse scrolling, dragging, and double-click operations.
Mouse Scroll Scrolling
In Picview, under Settings/Viewer/Mouse, the mouse scroll can be configured to perform three actions: zoom (default), page, move. Additionally, in Settings/Viewer/Page, you can adjust parameters such as page direction, page speed, and page sensitivity for mouse scrolling.
Apple Magic Mouse
Picview fully utilizes the features of the Magic Mouse, optimizing mouse scroll operations as follows:
- When set to zoom: Scrolling up and down zooms in and out, scrolling left and right flips pages, ⌘ + scroll flips pages, ⌥ + scroll moves within the image.
- When set to page: Scrolling flips pages, ⌘ + scroll zooms in and out, ⌥ + scroll moves within the image.
- When set to move: Scrolling moves within the image, ⌘ + scroll flips pages, ⌥ + scroll zooms in and out.
It is recommended to set zoom as the default setting for mouse scrolling, as it allows zooming and flipping pages with simple scrolling without the need to hold down a modifier key, which is very convenient.
Logitech and Other Regular Mice
- When set to zoom: Mouse scrolling zooms in and out, ⌘ + mouse scrolling flips pages; ⌥ + mouse scrolling moves within the image.
- When set to page: Mouse scrolling flips pages, ⌘ + mouse scrolling zooms in and out; ⌥ + mouse scrolling moves within the image.
- When set to move: Mouse scrolling moves within the image, ⌘ + mouse scrolling flips pages; ⌥ + mouse scrolling zooms in and out.
For mice with imprecise scrolling, Picview has built-in scroll enhancement and smooth scrolling to make mouse scrolling operations smoother. You can enable this feature in Picview Settings/Mouse/Mouse Control. For users of Logitech Anywhere 3/3s mice, pay special attention to the settings. For specific settings, please refer to the FAQ.
Drag and Drop with Mouse
In Picview Settings/Viewer/Browser, drag image can adjust mouse drag-and-drop actions with two options: Move Window (default) and Copy image.
- When set to Move Window: Dragging an image with the mouse moves the entire viewing window.
- When set to Copy image: Dragging an image with the mouse copies the image for pasting into other applications.
- When the image display size is larger than the window size: Dragging the mouse within the image moves within the image, neither dragging the window nor copying the image.
Mouse Double Click
In Picview Setting/Viewer/Browser, double-click can adjust mouse double-click actions with four options: Toggle Zoom (default), Full screen, Close window, None.
- When set to Toggle Zoom: Double-clicking an image zooms in by 1x or zooms out by 1x; ⌥ + double-clicking continuously zooms in at the click point, doubling the size with each double-click.
- When set to Full screen: Double-clicking an image toggles between full-screen and normal view.
- When set to Close window: Double-clicking an image closes the current window.
- When set to None: Double-clicking an image does nothing.
Mouse Click
When the user clicks the mouse on an image, based on the Picview configuration, the title bar and toolbar are shown or hidden.
Right-click with Mouse
When the user right-clicks on an image, a context menu is displayed.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Viewing Photos
Picview provides full keyboard support for browsing photos and allows for custom shortcuts. Users can customize shortcuts in Picview’s Settings/Shortcuts to suit their preferences. Below are some commonly used keyboard shortcuts:
- Zoom In: =/↑
- Zoom Out: -/↓
- Previous Image: ←
- Next Image: →
- First Image: Home
- Last Image: End
- Close Window: Esc/⌘W
- Delete: ⌫
- Slideshow: ↩
- Pin to Desktop: ⌘D
- Zoom to 1:1: 1
- Rotate Left: ⌘L
- Rotate Right: ⌘R
- Vertical Flip: ⌘T
- Horizontal Flip: ⇧⌘T
- … and more.
Touchpad Gestures for Viewing Images
Picview provides excellent support for touchpad gestures.
- Two-finger swipe: Page
- Two-finger pinch: Zoom
- Two-finger tap: Equivalent to right-click with the mouse, displays a context menu
- One-finger tap: Equivalent to Mouse Click
- One-finger double tap: Equivalent to Mouse Double Click
- One-finger drag: Equivalent to Drag and Drop with Mouse
Last
With comprehensive customization and adaptation for mouse, keyboard, and touchpad interactions, Picview meets various image viewing needs, allowing you to effortlessly and smoothly navigate through your images. It directly hits the target without any fuss, seamlessly integrating into your workflow with ease.