Customize Gallery dialog (v7)

This dialog is called from the View menu. There are four tabs on the dialog; three describe each of the three Gallery views and the last tab covers general Gallery level options. The dialog opens showing the details for the active Gallery's current view, but settings for all 3 views and the Gallery can be set whilst the dialog is open. see manual pages 44-51.

• Dialog buttons.
• Thumbnail View.
• List View.
• Item View.
• Borders sub-dialog.
• Define Border sub-dialog.

Dialog main buttons

At the top of the dialog there 3 tabs (Windows) or buttons (Mac) that allow you to select the Thumbnail/List/Item view for customisation. The dialog opens with focus set to the options for the active view of the current gallery. See the screengrab below for other button locations. In Windows the order is slightly different (Save/Restore/OK/Cancel/Apply) but the functions are the same.

• Apply. Apply the current settings on the dialog to the current gallery - assumes the current view is the one for which you are applying settings. Whereas the dialog can be moved in Windows, in OS X - following the UI style - the dialog is a drop-down panel that you can't move and which covers much of the gallery window (unless you have a large screen!). So, 'Apply' is of less use to Mac users.
• Save As Default. Save the changes you've made - to one or more views - as the default for all gallery windows. To save your changes as a non-default Saved View, commit the changes ('Done' button) and then use the Gallery window's 'Saved Views' drop-down to access a the View save function.
• Restore Factory. Undoes the above action and restores as-installed defaults. Good for undoing experimentation with settings (try Thumbnail View with no thumbnails!).
• Cancel. Close the dialog without applying any changes.
• Done. Save changes, apply them and close the dialog.

Thumbnail View

This is the default view for new catalogues.

• Field Display. For this view the default selection is 'Filename'. Tick the names of fields you wish to display and drag them into the order you wish them displayed.
• Display for Selected Fields. This sets customisation for the currently selected field only. Font face, weight, emphasis, colour can be set. The number of rows to be displayed for that field's data (even if empty) can be set plus the option to display the field's name as well as its content.
• Display for All Field Names. This offers the font customisation as described above but for all fields - or at least all those not already customised at per-field level. You have the option to left or right align data (default is 'left align').
• Show Thumbnail Settings.
  • Size. Choose from four display sizes; 32 x 32, 64 x 64, 112 x 112, or 256 x 256 pixels; default is 112x112. Note that Portfolio can't display thumbnails that are larger than the ones you generated when you first catalogued your files. By default, Portfolio generates thumbnails that are 112 x 112 pixels, so if you want to display 256 x 256 thumbnails in your Catalogues, you must set the Thumbnail size to the higher setting in the Advanced Cataloging Options dialog before items are catalogued, as explained earlier in the previous chapter. Alternatively, to generate larger thumbnails for items already catalogued, set the Advanced Cataloging Options the way you want, then choose Item > Regenerate Thumbnail to force Portfolio to build new thumbnails.
  • Border Settings. Described below.
  • Align. Align the thumbnail (and optional border) within the cell: left, centred (default), right.
  • Increase Cell Width. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' inside each cell. Default = 0 (Mac), 10 (Windows). Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Text Line Spacing. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' between lines of displayed field data in each cell. Default = 0. Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Space Between Items. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' between each cell. Default = 6. Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Text Inset. In pixels. Amount to inset start of displayed field data in each cell. Default = 2 (Mac), 6 (Windows). Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Gallery Background Color. Set background colour for the gallery. This is also used as the background colour for any slideshow run from the gallery. Choose from a preset colour or choose edit to open a standard OS colour picker dialog. Colour details saved in Saved Views or PVW files store colour details by OS and so access to Portfolio on both OSs is needed to customise the font in Galleries intended for cross-platform use.
  • Item Background Color. Set background colour for the each Item (more effective if borders are not used). Choose from a preset colour or choose edit to open a standard OS colour picker dialog. Colour details saved in Saved Views or PVW files store colour details by OS and so access to Portfolio on both OSs is needed to customise the font in Galleries intended for cross-platform use.

List View

• Field Display. For this view the default selection is 'Filename/Modified/Directory Path' (Mac) and 'Filename/File Size/Modified/Directory Path' (Windows). Tick the names of fields you wish to display and drag them into the order you wish them displayed.
• Display for Selected Fields. This sets customisation for the currently selected field only. Font face, weight, emphasis, colour can be set. The number of rows to be displayed for that field's data (even if empty) can be set. Alignment of data within each individual column can be set: left (default), centre, right.
• Show Thumbnail Settings. If ticked a 32x32 thumbnail image is shown - the size can't be altered.
• Increase Minimum Row Height. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' above and below content. Default = 0 (Mac), 2 (Windows). Allowable values are from 0-99.
• Row Color. Set background colour for the gallery. Choose from a preset colour or choose edit to open a standard OS colour picker dialog.
• Alternate Row Color. As above but allows the setting of a different colour for alternate rows which can aid rapid screen reading of data. Leave the same as the 'Row Color' setting for a constant colour throughout.

Item View

• Field Display. For this view the default selection is 'Filename/Directory Path/Modified/Keywords/Description'. Tick the names of fields you wish to display and drag them into the order you wish them displayed.
• Display for Selected Fields. This sets customisation for the currently selected field only. Font face, weight, emphasis, colour can be set. The number of rows to be displayed for that field's data (even if empty) can be set plus the option to display the field's name as well as its content.
• Display for All Field Names. This offers the font customisation as described above but for all fields - or at least all those not already customised at per-field level. You have the option to left or right align data (default is 'left align').
• Show Thumbnail Settings.
  • Size. Choose from four display sizes; 32 x 32, 64 x 64, 112 x 112, or 256 x 256 pixels; default is 64x64. Note that Portfolio can't display thumbnails that are larger than the ones you generated when you first catalogued your files. By default, Portfolio generates thumbnails that are 112 x 112 pixels, so if you want to display 256 x 256 thumbnails in your Catalogues, you must set the Thumbnail size to the higher setting in the Advanced Cataloging Options dialog before items are catalogued, as explained earlier in the previous chapter. Alternatively, to generate larger thumbnails for items already catalogued, set the Advanced Cataloging Options the way you want, then choose Item > Regenerate Thumbnail to force Portfolio to build new thumbnails.
  • Border Settings. Described below.
  • Align. Align the thumbnail (and optional border) vertically within the cell: top (default), middle, bottom.
  • Display Items in Gallery as List. When ticked (default), all Gallery items as displayed as a continuous page. Otherwise only one item's data is shown and the user must scroll or use page turn keys to sift to the next item.
  • Text Line Spacing. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' between lines of displayed field data in each cell. Default = 0. Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Space Between Items. In pixels. Inserts 'padding' between each cell. Default = 6. Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Text Inset. In pixels. Amount to inset start of displayed field data in each cell. Default = 8. Allowable values are from 0-99.
  • Row Color. Set background colour for the gallery. Choose from a preset colour or choose edit to open a standard OS colour picker dialog.
  • Alternate Row Color. As above but allows the setting of a different colour for alternate rows which can aid rapid screen reading of data. Leave the same as the 'Row Color' setting for a constant colour throughout.

Borders sub-dialog

• New. Allows a new border to be added - see dialog below.
• Edit. Allows the selected border to be edited - see dialog below.
• Delete. Deletes the selected border.

Define Border sub-dialog

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