4. The Screen Setup of PhotoLine
In order the simplify the usage of the partly quite complex functions of PhotoLine, many dialogs contain a presets bar (see chapter 3.9.2). By using this bar quick access to predefined sets of options is possible. This is quite useful but there are still 2 disadvantages. First the preset bar contains only text and text is not always sufficiently meaningful. Second if you don’t exactly know what kind of effect you want to use, you have to open various dialogs. These are the points where the Gallery can be used. The Gallery shows the presets of nearly every function in a single window. By using the presets the Gallery can be extended easily. Additionally you can add actions to the Gallery, too (see chapter 4.26).
On the left side the various functions are listed. On the right side the presets are shown, that are selected at the left. If a whole group is selected, all presets of this group are shown.
By double-clicking a preset it is executed. Depending on the kind of preset, the active layer will be modified, a new document is created or another tool is selected.
The context menu of a preset offers several commands:
These functions are offered by an icon bar, too.