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= Opening Images
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[topic]
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@link[guide >index#getting-started]
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@desc Open and browse through pictures via the file chooser, file manager, or drag and drop.
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== Opening Files
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=== From The File Chooser
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Image Viewer allows users to pick images with the file chooser at any time.
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[steps]
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* Click the $gui(Open Files…) button, the $gui[style="menuitem"](Open…) menu item, or press $keyseq($key(Ctrl)$key(O)). The $gui(Open Image) file dialog will appear.
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* Select the image you want to open, then click $gui(Open).
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Image Viewer will open with the selected image showing, and the other images in the directory can be reached by browsing.
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=== From The File Manager
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Users can also open images in Loupe directly from their file manager.
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[steps]
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* Open your preferred file manager application.
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* Navigate to the image you want to view in Loupe.
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* If Image Viewer is set as your default image viewer, use the file manager's function for opening files.
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* If Image Viewer is not your default image viewer, you will need to select $gui(Open With…) or similar in the file manager, and pick Image Viewer.
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=== Drag & Drop
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Image Viewer also accepts local image files dragged from other applications.
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[steps]
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* In the source application, begin dragging the image.
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* Drag the image over the Loupe main window. A blue highlighted area should appear.
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* Drop the image while it's still hovered over the main window.
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== Browsing
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When opening an image from the file chooser or file manager, Loupe will load other files
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in the parent directory of the image and sort them in alphabetical order. Users can
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browse the other images in the directory with the $gui(Previous Image) ($media[type="image" src="figures/go-previous-symbolic.svg"](go-previous-symbolic))
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and $gui(Next Image) ($media[type="image" src="figures/go-next-symbolic.svg"](go-next-symbolic)) buttons.
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[note .tip]
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Keyboard users can also use the corresponding shortcuts presented in the $gui(Keyboard Shortcuts) dialog.
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