Mouse and Keyboard Usage

Mouse Usage in the Image Window

Modifier Keys Button Action
  Button1 draws a selection rectangle
  Button2 display pixel values, measure distance, picks drawing color
  Button3 opens or closes the xv controls window
<Ctrl> Button1 Zoom In
<Ctrl> Button2 Pan (while zoomed in)
<Ctrl> Button3 Zoom Out
<Shift> Button1 draws a square selection rectangle
<Shift> Button2 freehand drawing tool
<Shift><Ctrl> Button2 line drawing tool
<Shift> Button3 smudging tool
 

Mouse Usage in Selection Rectangle

Modifier Keys Button Action
  Button1 moves selection rectangle
<Shift> Button1 moves selection, constrains motion
  Button2 'drag-and drop' cut and paste
<Shift> Button2 'drag and drop' cut and paste, constrains motion
<Ctrl> Button2 'drag and drop' copy and paste
<Shift> <Ctrl> Button2 'drag and drop' copy and paste, constrains motion

Normal Keyboard Equivalents

The following keyboard equivalents can be used in most xv windows, including the xv image, xv controls, xv color editor, and so on, but not the xv visual schnauzer.

Key(s) Action
<Tab> or
<Space>
Next
<Return> reload currently selected image file
<Delete> or
<Backspace>
Prev
<Ctrl> l Load
<Ctrl> s Save
<Ctrl> p Print
<Ctrl> d Delete
<Ctrl> q
or
q
Quit
<Meta> x Cut
<Meta> c Copy
<Meta> v Paste
<Meta> d Clear
n reset image to Normal size
m Max
M Maxpect
> Double Size
< Half Size
<Period> 10% Larger
<Comma> 10% Smaller
S Set Size
a Re-Aspect
4 4x3
I Int. Expand
t turn image 90 degrees clockwise
T turn image 90 degrees counter-clockwise
h flip image horizontally
v flip image vertically
P Pad
A Text Annotation
c Crop
u UnCrop
C AutoCrop
r Raw
d Dither
s Smooth
<Meta> 8 toggle between 8-bit and 24-bit modes
<Ctrl> v
or
V
Visual Schnauzer
e Color Editor
i Image Info
<Ctrl> c Image Comments
<Ctrl> t Text View
<Ctrl> g Grab
<Ctrl> a About XV
<Meta> b Blur
<Meta> s Sharpen
<Meta> e Edge Detection
<Meta> m Emboss
<Meta> o Oil Paint
<Meta> B Blend
<Meta> t Copy Rotate
<Meta> T Clear Rotate
<Meta> p Pixelize
<Meta> S Spread
<Meta> r or
R or
<Meta> 0
Reset command in xv color editor
<Meta> 1 select preset #1 in xv color editor
<Meta> 2 select preset #2 in xv color editor
<Meta> 3 select preset #3 in xv color editor
<Meta> 4 select preset #4 in xv color editor
<Meta> a Apply command in xv color editor

Image Window Keys

The following keys can only be used inside the image window.

Key(s) Action
<Ctrl> <Up> crops 1 pixel off the bottom of the image
<Ctrl> <Down> crops 1 pixel off the top of the image
<Ctrl> <Left> crops 1 pixel off the right side of the image
<Ctrl> <Right> crops 1 pixel off the left side of the image

If you're viewing a multi-page document:

Key(s) Action
p opens a 'go to page #' dialog box
<PageUp> go to previous page
<PageDown> go to next page

If a selection rectangle is active:

Key(s) Action
<Up> moves the selection rectangle up 1 pixel
<Down> moves the selection rectangle down 1 pixel
<Left> moves the selection rectangle left 1 pixel
<Right> moves the selection rectangle right 1 pixel
<Shift> <Up> shrink rectangle's height by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Down> expand rectangle's height by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Left> shrink rectangle's width by 1 pixel
<Shift> <Right> expand rectangle's width by 1 pixel

Visual Schnauzer Keys

The following keys can only be used in the visual schnauzer windows.

Key(s) Action
<Ctrl> d Delete File(s)
<Ctrl> n New Directory
<Ctrl> r Rename File
<Ctrl> s ReScan Directory
<Ctrl> w Open New Window
<Ctrl> u Update Icons
<Ctrl> g Generate Icons
<Ctrl> a Select All Files
<Ctrl> t Text View
<Ctrl> q Quit XV
<Ctrl> c Change Directory
<Ctrl> f Select Filenames
<Ctrl> e Recursive Update
<Esc> Close Window
<Return> load currently selected file(s)
<Space> load next file
<Shift> <Space> load next file, keeping previous file(s) selected
<Backspace> load previous file