Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Three:
Luckily, you can choose which info is
displayed for both info overlays using
the pop-up menus in this dialog. So, for
example, instead of having the filename
show up in huge letters, here for Loupe
Info 2, you could choose something like
Common Photo Settings
from the pop-
up menu (as shown here). By choosing
this, instead of getting the filename in
huge letters, you'd get the same info
that's displayed under the histogram
(like the shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, and
lens setting) found in the top panel in
the right side Panels area. You can cus-
tomize both info overlays separately by
simply making choices from these pop-up
menus. (
Remember:
The top pop-up
menu in each section is the one that will
appear in really large letters.)
Step Four:
Any time you want to start over, just click
the Use Defaults button to the right and
the default Loupe Info settings will appear.
Personally, I find this text appearing over
my photos really, really distracting most
of the time. The key part of that is “most
of the time.” The other times, it's handy.
So, if you think this might be handy, too,
here's what I recommend: (a) Turn off the
Show Info Overlay checkbox and turn on
the Show Briefly When Photo Changes
checkbox below the Loupe Info pop-up
menus, which makes the overlay tem-
porary—when you first open a photo,
it appears for around four seconds and
then hides itself. Or, you can do what
I do: (b) leave those off, and when you
want to see that overlay info, press the
letter
I
to toggle through Info 1, Info 2,
and Show Info Overlay off. At the bottom
of the dialog, there's also a checkbox that
lets you turn off those little messages
that appear onscreen, like “Loading” or
“A ssig ne d Key word ,” etc . , along with some
video option checkboxes.
