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changeset 2435:eccb275b0175
Update documentation for orientation commands
Clarify some sections and remove a TBD
author | Colin Clark <cclark@mcb.net> |
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date | Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:17:13 +0000 |
parents | ddba21e66364 |
children | 8cd75e68e050 |
files | doc/docbook/GuideMainWindowMenus.xml doc/docbook/GuideOptionsMetadata.xml |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/docbook/GuideMainWindowMenus.xml Mon Jan 23 17:40:40 2017 +0000 +++ b/doc/docbook/GuideMainWindowMenus.xml Mon Jan 23 20:17:13 2017 +0000 @@ -645,6 +645,13 @@ </term> <listitem> <para>Swaps the top and bottom sides of the image, does not modify the file on disk.</para> + <warning> + <para> + The above orientation commands - Rotate, Mirror and Flip - do not change the image on disk. The changes will be lost when Geeqie closes. Refer to the + <link linkend="MetadataMiscellaneous">Metadata tab of the Preferences Dialog</link> + if you wish these changes to be written to metadata. + </para> + </warning> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -661,7 +668,7 @@ </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> - <para>Removes all effects applied through the Adjust menu, reverting image to its original state.</para> + <para>Removes all temporary effects applied through the above commands, reverting the image according to its Exif Orientation tag.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -672,9 +679,14 @@ </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> - The commands above modifies image metadata only. This commands actually transforms image pixels. See - <link linkend="GuideImageManagementExternalEditing">Editors section</link> - for details + <para>This command affects only jpeg, tiff and png files. The image file on disk is rotated to the orientation as specified by its Exif Orientation tag.</para> + <warning> + <para> + The file rotate.desktop, using external commands exiftran, exiv2 and mogrify, is used to implement this command. Refer to + <link linkend="GuideImageManagementExternalEditing">Editors section</link> + for details. + </para> + </warning> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry>
--- a/doc/docbook/GuideOptionsMetadata.xml Mon Jan 23 17:40:40 2017 +0000 +++ b/doc/docbook/GuideOptionsMetadata.xml Mon Jan 23 20:17:13 2017 +0000 @@ -112,8 +112,11 @@ <para> <guilabel>Write altered image orientation to the metadata</guilabel> <para /> - TBD + If checked, the results of orientation commands (Rotate, Mirror and Flip) issued on an image will be written to metadata either automatically as specified below or when manually initiated. </para> + <warning> + <para>If this option is not checked, the results of orientation commands will be lost when Geeqie closes.</para> + </warning> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para />