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authorManuel Giraud <manuel@ledu-giraud.fr>2023-02-19 12:19:02 +0100
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2023-02-19 17:05:30 +0200
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More doc on image-dired-dired-* (bug#61624)
* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Image-Dired): Some fixes and more documentation about image-dired-dired-* commands.
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index cae8207990e..d78443271b6 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -1655,11 +1655,11 @@ become available.
@findex image-dired-display-previous
With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @key{RET}
(@code{image-dired-display-this}) to display the image in another
-window. Use the arrow keys to move around in the thumbnail buffer.
-For easy browsing, use @key{SPC} (@code{image-dired-display-next}) to
-advance and display the next image. Typing @key{DEL}
-(@code{image-dired-display-previous}) backs up to the previous
-thumbnail and displays that instead.
+window. Use the standard Emacs movement key bindings or the arrow
+keys to move around in the thumbnail buffer. For easy browsing, use
+@key{SPC} (@code{image-dired-display-next}) to advance and display the
+next image. Typing @key{DEL} (@code{image-dired-display-previous})
+backs up to the previous thumbnail and displays that instead.
@vindex image-dired-external-viewer
Type @kbd{C-@key{RET}}
@@ -1669,10 +1669,20 @@ in an external viewer. You must first configure
You can delete images through Image-Dired also. Type @kbd{d}
(@code{image-dired-flag-thumb-original-file}) to flag the image file
-for deletion in the Dired buffer. You can also delete the thumbnail
+for deletion in the Dired buffer. You can also remove the thumbnail
image from the thumbnail buffer with @kbd{C-d}
(@code{image-dired-delete-char}).
+@findex image-dired-dired-toggle-marked-thumbs
+@findex image-dired-dired-display-external
+@findex image-dired-dired-display-image
+ You could also use Image-Dired for ``inline'' operations (i.e.,
+right into the Dired buffer). Type @kbd{C-t C-t}, and the thumbnails
+of the selected images in Dired will appear in front of their names
+(@code{image-dired-dired-toggle-marked-thumbs}). @kbd{C-t i} and
+@kbd{C-t x} will display the image under the point in Emacs or with
+the external viewer, respectively.
+
More advanced features include @dfn{image tags}, which are metadata
used to categorize image files. The tags are stored in a plain text
file configured by @code{image-dired-tags-db-file}.
@@ -1684,14 +1694,18 @@ in the minibuffer. To mark files having a certain tag, type @kbd{C-t f}
(@code{image-dired-mark-tagged-files}). After marking image files
with a certain tag, you can use @kbd{C-t d} to view them.
+@findex image-dired-dired-comment-files
+@findex image-dired-dired-edit-comment-and-tags
You can also tag a file directly from the thumbnail buffer by typing
-@kbd{t t} and you can remove a tag by typing @kbd{t r}. There is also
-a special tag called ``comment'' for each file (it is not a tag in
-the exact same sense as the other tags, it is handled slightly
-differently). That is used to enter a comment or description about the
-image. You comment a file from the thumbnail buffer by typing
+@kbd{t t}, and you can remove a tag by typing @kbd{t r}. There is
+also a special tag called ``comment'' for each file (it is not a tag
+in the exact same sense as the other tags, it is handled slightly
+differently). That is used to enter a comment or description about
+the image. You comment a file from the thumbnail buffer by typing
@kbd{c}. You will be prompted for a comment. Type @kbd{C-t c} to add
a comment from Dired (@code{image-dired-dired-comment-files}).
+@kbd{C-t e} will bring a buffer to edit comment and tags
+(@code{image-dired-dired-edit-comment-and-tags}).
@vindex image-dired-thumb-visible-marks
Files that are marked in Dired will also be marked in Image-Dired if