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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<sect1 id="what-is-gwenview">
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<title>What is &kappname;</title>
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&kappname; is a fast and easy to use image viewer for KDE.
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It features a folder tree window and a file list window to provide easy
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navigation of your file hierarchy. &kappname; uses docked windows, so you can
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alter its layout any way you wish. You can also browse your images in
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full-screen mode, or embedded within &konqueror; using the Image View and Kpart.</para>
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<para>Image loading is handled by the Qt library, so &kappname; supports all
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image formats your Qt installation supports. &kappname; correctly displays images
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with an alpha channel as well as animations.</para>
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<para>&kappname; supports the displaying and editing of EXIF comments if the
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necessary JPEG kfile-plugin is installed. This comes as part of the kdegraphics
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package. Lossless JPEG transforms such as rotations and mirroring are also supported.</para>
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