Eye of MATE
The Eye of MATE Image Viewer application enables you to view single image files, as well as large image collections.
You can start the image viewer by double-clicking an image in your file manager or click on the Applications menu, highlight the Graphics submenu, then click on Eye of MATE Image Viewer.
Image Viewer supports a variety of image file formats. The following image formats can be opened: ANI, BMP, GIF, ICO, JPEG or JPG, PCX, PNG, PNM, RAS, SVG, TGA, TIFF, WBMP, XBM, and XPM.
Image Viewer supports the following formats for saving: BMP, ICO, JPEG or JPG, and PNG.
Image Viewer may be able to open and save other image formats, depending on your system configuration and other installed software.
Image Viewer supports the following formats for saving: BMP, ICO, JPEG or JPG, and PNG.
Image Viewer may be able to open and save other image formats, depending on your system configuration and other installed software.
Opening an Image
Elements of the Image Viewer
Menubar
The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands that you need to work with images in Image Viewer.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar. To show or hide the
toolbar, choose View ▸ Toolbar.
Display area
The display area shows the image file.
Statusbar
The statusbar provides information about the image. To show or hide the statusbar, choose View ▸ Statusbar.
Image Collection
The image collection shows you all supported images in the current working directory. It shows up once an
image has been loaded. To show or hide the collection, choose View ▸ Image Collection or press F9.
Image Collection Pane
The image collection pane provides thumbnails of the images that are in the same folder as the image in the
display area. To show or hide the image collection pane, choose View ▸ Image Collection.
Menubar
The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands that you need to work with images in Image Viewer.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar. To show or hide the
toolbar, choose View ▸ Toolbar.
Display area
The display area shows the image file.
Statusbar
The statusbar provides information about the image. To show or hide the statusbar, choose View ▸ Statusbar.
Image Collection
The image collection shows you all supported images in the current working directory. It shows up once an
image has been loaded. To show or hide the collection, choose View ▸ Image Collection or press F9.
Image Collection Pane
The image collection pane provides thumbnails of the images that are in the same folder as the image in the
display area. To show or hide the image collection pane, choose View ▸ Image Collection.
Image Viewer Features
Image Viewer has a variety of features to help you view your images. You can zoom in and out or view the image full screen. Regardless of your zoom level, Image Viewer uses a low amount of memory. You can also rotate and flip the image you are viewing.
The collection view allows the viewing and editing of large image collections. In this view image operations can be applied to all selected images at once.
Image Viewer has special support for digital camera pictures and displays EXIF metadata recorded with the image. All modifications made in JPEG images are lossless. That is, saving rotated and flipped JPEG images will not recompress the image. Beside this all available metadata (like EXIF) will be preserved and updated accordingly.
Image Viewer has a variety of features to help you view your images. You can zoom in and out or view the image full screen. Regardless of your zoom level, Image Viewer uses a low amount of memory. You can also rotate and flip the image you are viewing.
The collection view allows the viewing and editing of large image collections. In this view image operations can be applied to all selected images at once.
Image Viewer has special support for digital camera pictures and displays EXIF metadata recorded with the image. All modifications made in JPEG images are lossless. That is, saving rotated and flipped JPEG images will not recompress the image. Beside this all available metadata (like EXIF) will be preserved and updated accordingly.
Personalizing The Toolbar
Image Viewer's default toolbar contains only a basic set of items to keep it simple. But you can modify the toolbar if you prefer a different set.
Modifying the Toolbar
If you want to modify the toolbar you need to open the toolbar editor by going to Edit ▸ Toolbar. The following window will pop up:
Image Viewer's default toolbar contains only a basic set of items to keep it simple. But you can modify the toolbar if you prefer a different set.
Modifying the Toolbar
If you want to modify the toolbar you need to open the toolbar editor by going to Edit ▸ Toolbar. The following window will pop up:
It contains the items that are not in the toolbar and the separator item. You can now edit the toolbar:
- To add new items to the toolbar, drag them from the toolbar editor to the toolbar.
- To remove items from the toolbar, drag them from the toolbar to the toolbar editor.
- To rearrange items on the toolbar, drag them to their new position on the toolbar.
You can hover your mouse over or click on the image below to see the slideshow controls.
Resetting the Toolbar
To revert your changes to the toolbar and return to the default layout, perform the following steps:
To revert your changes to the toolbar and return to the default layout, perform the following steps:
- Open the toolbar editor.
- Click the Reset to Default button.
- Click the Close button to close the toolbar editor. The toolbar has been reset to the default layout now.
How to Install Eye Of MATE:
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt-get update -y
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
4. Type the following command: sudo apt-get install -y eom-common
5. Type Y and press Enter or Return
How to Uninstall Eye Of MATE:
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt remove eom-common && sudo apt autoremove
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt-get update -y
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
4. Type the following command: sudo apt-get install -y eom-common
5. Type Y and press Enter or Return
How to Uninstall Eye Of MATE:
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt remove eom-common && sudo apt autoremove