Opening Image Files and Documents

There are several ways to open (or display) an image for viewing, depending on your starting point:

Open an image by selecting File -> Open.

See Chapter 1, Introduction to the Solaris User Environment, for standard information on opening a file.

In Mail Tool, open an attached image file or multiple page document.

Drag and drop a file from another application to the Image Tool View window.

In Snapshot, after an image has been snapped, choose the View option.

Once Image Tool is launched from Mail Tool or Snapshot you don't have to open Image Tool again to view other images.

Viewing Single Page Images and Multiple Page Documents

If the image you opened is a single page image, the View window resizes to the size of the image (unless the image extends beyond the size of the screen.)

You can now save your image as described in "Saving an Image", print your image as described in "Printing Images", or use the palette with your image as described in "Using the Image Tool Palette".

If your document is a multiple page document, refer to "Viewing Multiple Page Documents".

Formats that Image Tool Can Open

Table 13-1 lists the file formats that Image Tool can open along with recommended file name extensions. These extensions may help you recognize file formats.

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Note -

PostScript file formats are for PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript File (EPSF) documents. For simplicity, in the rest of this chapter the term PostScript includes EPSF.

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Table 13-1 Image Tool File Formats and Extensions

File Format	File Name Extension
Encapsulated PostScript File	.ps, .eps, .epsf
PostScript	.ps
3 Portable Graymap	.rgb3
Abekas YUV	.yuv
Andrew Toolkit	.atk
Atari Compressed	.spc
Atari Uncompressed Spectrum	.spu
Atari Degas 1	.pi1
Atari Degas 3	.pi3
AutoCAD Slide	.sld
Benet Yee Face File	.ybm
CMU Window Manager	.cmu
FITS	.fits
GEM	.img
GIF	.gif, .GIF
Gould Scanner	.gould
Group 3 Fax	.g3
HIPS	.hips
IFF ILBM	.ilbm
HP PaintJet	.pj
JFIF (JPEG)	.jpg, .jpeg, .JPG, .JPEG
Lisp Machine Bit-Array	.lispm
MGR	.mgr
MTV/PRT Ray-Tracer	.mtv
MacPaint	.mac
PBM	.pbm
PC Paintbrush	.pcx
PGM	.pgm
PICT	.pict
PPM	.ppm
QRT Ray-Tracer	.qrt
Raw Grayscale	.rawg
Raw RGB	.raw
Sun Icon	.icon
Sun Raster	.im1 (monochrome)  .im8 (8-bit color)  .im24 (24-bit color)  .im32 (32-bit color)  .rs
TIFF	.tif, .tiff, .TIF, .TIFF
TrueVision Targa	.tga
Usenix FaceSaver	.fs
X Bitmap	.xbm
X11 Window Dump	.xwd
XPM	.xpm
Xerox Doodle Brush	.brush
Xim	.xim

Opening Your File in a Specific Format

If Image Tool cannot recognize the file format you want to open, you may need to specify the format, as described in the following section. To do so:

1. Choose File -> Open As.

   The Open As window displays, as shown in Figure 13-3, with the current folder location and document file type.

   Figure 13-3 The Open As Window

   
   

2. Select a file type from File Format.

   Table 13-1 shows the possible file extensions and list of file formats Image Tool can open.

3. Select a file from the scrolling list.

4. Click Open.

   Your file or document is opened in the View Window. The palette is automatically displayed when your file is opened. If you do not want to automatically display the palette, refer to "Setting Image Tool Properties".

Getting Information About Your Image

Image Tool provides the following information about the currently opened file: height, width, colors, or size. To view this information:

Select View -> Image Info.

The Image Information window displays as shown in Figure 13-4.

Figure 13-4 Image Information Window