JView	What's JView? A simple image viewer that supports multiple image formats.
Freeware Current Version: 2.6 Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

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What's new

• Version: 2.6 - January 26, 2008
1. Fixed a major memory issue in full screen/slideshow mode.
2. Resolution in 'Get Info' has been corrected.

Words from the author

• January 26, 2008 - Version: 2.6
  Thanks for users help. Please do not hesitate to report any bugs to me.
• January 2, 2008 - Version: 2.5
  Freeware does not mean I am not responsible for what I did. Any kind of support is always needed. I had been through a huge change in my life during the past one year and a half. I will continue my commitment to JView as hard as I can. Sorry for dropping localizations contributed by passionate users due to code changes. Thanks for the long wait.

Features

• JView allows you not only open single image file but also a folder or folders of images. The first image in each folder will be opened in a separate window.
• Each opened window is equipped with 'image navigation' which allows you to navigate through images contained in the current folder, which is where the opened image resides, and subfolders within the current folder with just one single keystroke. How deep the navigation goes into can be set in preferences. 0 means infinite.

Navigation keys * Here is a full list of keys for JView.

.	or the key you defined in preferences to go to the next image. (Alternative keys: cmd + right arrow or space) If the next file happens to be a folder, JView picks up the file in the folder.	,	or the key you defined in preferences to go to the previous image. (Alternative key: cmd + left arrow)
]	to go the next image randomly. (Alternative key: ctrl + left arrow)	[	to go the previous image randomly. (Alternative key: ctrl + left arrow)

 

u to jump one level up of current folder	U ( shift + u ) to jump two levels up of current folder
option + u to jump to the top level (root folder of the window).
* If any of the above jump keys is combined with ctrl key, the next file will be selected randomly.

 

• You can use l key to lock in or unlock the current folder. You would see brackets surround the file name on the window title bar. What this means is the navigation will only stay in the current folder. If you use any jump keys, the folder will be unlocked automatically.
  

 

You can define your own navigation keys and other default behaviors in preferences. 'Resize to Fit' means if an image is bigger than the screen, it will be scaled to fit the screen. If it is smaller than the screen, it will only be scaled up to 100%. 'Expand to Screen' means the image is always scaled to fit the screen even it needs to be scaled more than 100%. If you do not want to use any resize option, you may specify a fix percentage that every image will be scaled to when opened. 'Cascade' allows you to cascade the next opened image. You may choose to open the image behind the current image by checking the 'in Background' checkbox. Three options available for scroll wheel. The internal cache used by JView can be disabled too. If you are experiencing some weird behavior, try to disable the cache and see if the problem is gone.

 

You can trash the current opened image by choosing the 'Delete' menu item or using either d or delete key. After the file is trashed, the next file in the same folder will be opened. If the next file happens to be a folder, the first image in that folder will be opened. There are 2 'Move' menu items, the first 'Move' will move the file without asking for the destination if a default one is set for that window. The 'Move To...' menu always brings up the dialog to ask for the destination. Shortcuts are t for 'Move', and m for 'Move To...'. The 'Move' feature is also available in slideshow by using the shortcut keys.

 

Three copy options are available. In addition to the standard copy which copies the image in the current scaled dimension, you can copy the image in the original dimension. This is useful when you have your image rotated and also want to maintain the original size. What this means is the orientation of the image on your screen is the orientation that gets copied. The difference is just the size you want to copy. The last option lets you copy only the visible area of the image on your screen.

 

• The screenshot of 'Get Info'.
  

 

• JView lets you save the image in a different format or size. Be careful, the current size may not be 100% of the original size.
  

 

'Auto' zoom means the image will be scaled as you resize the window. 'Fit Window' means the image will be scaled to fit the current size of screen but no bigger than 100%. 'Fit Screen' means the image will be scaled to fit the screen and it may be bigger than 100% in order to fill up the screen. 'Other' zoom will bring up a sheet to let you enter the percentage you want.
'Auto Browse' navigates through all the images in the current folder and subfolders (if any) in a predefined interval set in preferences. Even in the auto browse mode, all the navigation keys are still applicable. 'Full Screen' will take over the whole screen without the menu bar and the dock. It is actually exactly the same as slideshow. It is just an instant way to start up a slideshow with the current image. 'Cascade' cascades all of your opened images to the top left corner. 'Arrange' aligns all the opened images to the top left corner of the screen.
The 'Center' menu item allows you to center any kind of current main window to the center of the screen. The shortcut is c key.

 

• You may drag or use arrow keys to scroll the image. As you hold on the arrow keys, the scrolling speed will increase gradually.
  

 

• If a corrupted image or an image that seems to be good but JView cannot open it is encountered, you may choose to 'Skip' it and go to the next image, 'Trash it' to trash the file, or 'Reveal' it in Finder. * Or use ESC to Cancel.
  

 

Slideshow

The 'Random' option in slideshow is not so random. It randomly picks a file if the file happens to be a folder, it will navigate through all the images in the folder randomly before it jumps out to another place. Even though, you can still use navigation keys to manually jump out. If you choose to use 'Random Across Folders', all the files in all the subfolders will be shuffled together. You will get the truly random slideshow but the resource demand may be higher. Remember, with this option, all the files are virtually like being put into a big folder, so if you try to use random navigation keys, it may not make sense for some keys. All the navigation keys are applicable to slideshow even if an interval is set to move automatically. * The most commonly asked question about the slideshow is how to make the file name at the top left corner disappear or reappear. The answer is to use i key.

Version history

• Version: 2.5 - January 3, 2008
  Leopard compatible.
  Added 'jump to top level' in image navigation.
  Better scroll wheel behaviors for all three options.
  A default 0.01 sec duration for animated GIFs is used if the duration is 0.
  Added 'move to'.
  More information in 'get info'.
  Warning of corrupted images. Action options including 'skip', 'reveal in Finder' or 'trash it' are provided.
  Resize options (fit window up to 100% or expand it to fit the screen size) are remembered through out the use of JView.
  Resize options can be set in preferences as a default behavior.
  Other minor bugs fixed.
  
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Last updated on January 26, 2008
Allan Liu
shopton@gmail.com