| Modifier Keys | Button | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Button1 | draws a selection rectangle | |
| Button2 | display pixel values, measure distance, picks drawing color | |
| Button3 | opens or closes the xv controls window | |
| <Ctrl> | Button1 | Zoom In |
| <Ctrl> | Button2 | Pan (while zoomed in) |
| <Ctrl> | Button3 | Zoom Out |
| <Shift> | Button1 | draws a square selection rectangle |
| <Shift> | Button2 | freehand drawing tool |
| <Shift><Ctrl> | Button2 | line drawing tool |
| <Shift> | Button3 | smudging tool |
| Modifier Keys | Button | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Button1 | moves selection rectangle | |
| <Shift> | Button1 | moves selection, constrains motion |
| Button2 | 'drag-and drop' cut and paste | |
| <Shift> | Button2 | 'drag and drop' cut and paste, constrains motion |
| <Ctrl> | Button2 | 'drag and drop' copy and paste |
| <Shift> <Ctrl> | Button2 | 'drag and drop' copy and paste, constrains motion |
The following keyboard equivalents can be used in most xv windows, including the xv image, xv controls, xv color editor, and so on, but not the xv visual schnauzer.
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| <Tab> or <Space> |
Next |
| <Return> | reload currently selected image file |
| <Delete> or <Backspace> |
Prev |
| <Ctrl> l | Load |
| <Ctrl> s | Save |
| <Ctrl> p | |
| <Ctrl> d | Delete |
| <Ctrl> q or q |
Quit |
| <Meta> x | Cut |
| <Meta> c | Copy |
| <Meta> v | Paste |
| <Meta> d | Clear |
| n | reset image to Normal size |
| m | Max |
| M | Maxpect |
| > | Double Size |
| < | Half Size |
| <Period> | 10% Larger |
| <Comma> | 10% Smaller |
| S | Set Size |
| a | Re-Aspect |
| 4 | 4x3 |
| I | Int. Expand |
| t | turn image 90 degrees clockwise |
| T | turn image 90 degrees counter-clockwise |
| h | flip image horizontally |
| v | flip image vertically |
| P | Pad |
| A | Text Annotation |
| c | Crop |
| u | UnCrop |
| C | AutoCrop |
| r | Raw |
| d | Dither |
| s | Smooth |
| <Meta> 8 | toggle between 8-bit and 24-bit modes |
| <Ctrl> v or V |
Visual Schnauzer |
| e | Color Editor |
| i | Image Info |
| <Ctrl> c | Image Comments |
| <Ctrl> t | Text View |
| <Ctrl> g | Grab |
| <Ctrl> a | About XV |
| <Meta> b | Blur |
| <Meta> s | Sharpen |
| <Meta> e | Edge Detection |
| <Meta> m | Emboss |
| <Meta> o | Oil Paint |
| <Meta> B | Blend |
| <Meta> t | Copy Rotate |
| <Meta> T | Clear Rotate |
| <Meta> p | Pixelize |
| <Meta> S | Spread |
| <Meta> r or R or <Meta> 0 |
Reset command in xv color editor |
| <Meta> 1 | select preset #1 in xv color editor |
| <Meta> 2 | select preset #2 in xv color editor |
| <Meta> 3 | select preset #3 in xv color editor |
| <Meta> 4 | select preset #4 in xv color editor |
| <Meta> a | Apply command in xv color editor |
The following keys can only be used inside the image window.
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| <Ctrl> <Up> | crops 1 pixel off the bottom of the image |
| <Ctrl> <Down> | crops 1 pixel off the top of the image |
| <Ctrl> <Left> | crops 1 pixel off the right side of the image |
| <Ctrl> <Right> | crops 1 pixel off the left side of the image |
If you're viewing a multi-page document:
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| p | opens a 'go to page #' dialog box |
| <PageUp> | go to previous page |
| <PageDown> | go to next page |
If a selection rectangle is active:
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| <Up> | moves the selection rectangle up 1 pixel |
| <Down> | moves the selection rectangle down 1 pixel |
| <Left> | moves the selection rectangle left 1 pixel |
| <Right> | moves the selection rectangle right 1 pixel |
| <Shift> <Up> | shrink rectangle's height by 1 pixel |
| <Shift> <Down> | expand rectangle's height by 1 pixel |
| <Shift> <Left> | shrink rectangle's width by 1 pixel |
| <Shift> <Right> | expand rectangle's width by 1 pixel |
The following keys can only be used in the visual schnauzer windows.
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| <Ctrl> d | Delete File(s) |
| <Ctrl> n | New Directory |
| <Ctrl> r | Rename File |
| <Ctrl> s | ReScan Directory |
| <Ctrl> w | Open New Window |
| <Ctrl> u | Update Icons |
| <Ctrl> g | Generate Icons |
| <Ctrl> a | Select All Files |
| <Ctrl> t | Text View |
| <Ctrl> q | Quit XV |
| <Ctrl> c | Change Directory |
| <Ctrl> f | Select Filenames |
| <Ctrl> e | Recursive Update |
| <Esc> | Close Window |
| <Return> | load currently selected file(s) |
| <Space> | load next file |
| <Shift> <Space> | load next file, keeping previous file(s) selected |
| <Backspace> | load previous file |
