Main Menu

With the main menu, you can customize the look of the program, as well as perform all basic operations. The most important and frequently used items of the menu are dublicated by the Tool Bar. The contents of the main menu are described in detail below:

File

Menu File contains the following items:

  • Save results - this option allows you to save search results into file under any name. The chosen name will then be used for automatic saving and restoring the results.

  • Load results - clicking on the item you can load previously saved results. The chosen name will then be used for automatic saving and restoring the results.

  • Exit - when you click on this point the program will exit.

Edit

Menu Edit contains the following items:

  • Undo (Ctrl-Z) - allows to undo last user action (deletion, renaming and moving of images or marking result as mistake). User can cancel up to 10 consecutive operations. Note that the operations "load results", "start search" and "refresh results" can not be undone. This item is duplicated by button of the Tool Bar.

  • Redo (Ctrl-Y) - allows you to repeat the previously undone action. This item is duplicated by button of the Tool Bar.

  • Sellect all (Ctrl-A) - allows to select all search results.

View

Menu View contains the following items:

  • Tool Bar - this menu item defines the visibility of the Tool Bar. By default this item is on.

  • Status Bar - this menu item defines the visibility of the Status Bar. By default this item is on.

  • Language - this option specifies the interface language. By default it may be Russian or English, but user can add translation into his native language. To do so, you need to create their own version of the file of string resources in xml-format and add into data\resources\strings directory.

  • Orientation - In this menu item you can select the orientation of the results (vertical or horizontal). Vertical orientation is used by default.

  • Select Columns - item brings up a window where you can adjust the appearance of columns in a table of results. In the vertical orientation of the results, it looks like:

    And for a horizontal orientation of the results, it looks like:

  • Hot keys - this item brings up a window where you can change hot keys used in the program.

  • Stretch small images - this menu item defines whether to stretch small images to the size of Preview Panel. By default this item is off.

  • Proportional size of images - when enabled, this menu item, a pair of images are displayed on the same scale at Preview Panel. By default this item is on.

Search

Menu Search contains the following items:

  • Start search - if you click this item then the search will be started. This item is duplicated by button of the Tool Bar.

  • Refresh results - selecting this item, you can refresh the search results. It is sometimes necessary to make, if user delete or move pictures from the list with using any external program. In this case, links to pictures that are stored in the program are not valid. The operation "Refresh results" is needed to remove these invalid links from the results list. This item is duplicated by button of the Tool Bar.

  • Paths - opens Paths Window or its simplified version. This item is duplicated by button of the Toolbar.

  • Options - opens Options Window. This item is duplicated by button of the Toolbar.

  • One search path - this menu item enables/disables the use of a simplified version of the Paths Window. By default, this option is turned off.

  • Use database of image - this menu item determines whether to use when searching a database of previously scanned images. By default, this option is turned on.

Help

Menu Help contains the following items:

  • Help - if you click the item, then help system will be opened. This item is duplicated by button of the Toolbar.

  • About program... - this menu item displays a summary of the program.

  • Checking for updates - this menu item enables/disables the checking for new versions of the program.

New Version

Menu New Version has a red color. This menu at the normal state is hidden from the user. It becomes visible if a new version of the program is available. Number of its version is displayed in the tooltip. By clicking this menu you will come to the site of the program, where you can download the new version of the program.