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When looking at an image in a directory with the Preview application, I'm used to the Windows behaviour of using the ←/→ keys to move through all the other viewable images in that directory.
Is there something I can turn on or install to get this behaviour? Also, how do I open an image in a new instance of |
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If you are just skimming the pictures do this: Instead of opening a picture in This way you can still use the arrow keys to navigate between the pictures.
You can still open the picture in
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Preview can be used for much more than just a quick glance at an image file when you get out of the habit using it like on a windows machine. To open up the power of Preview I keep it on the dock so it is handy all the time (doesn't have to be open and running). Select the group of files you want to see or just drag the whole folder to the dock and drop on Preview. Check in Previews presences under the General tab and check the "Open groups of files in same window" is checked. Preview will open with all the images in a side bar and some buttons will appear on the bottom right in OSX before Lion. On Lion there wil be buttons at the top by the Search box. Before Lion one of these buttons is "Contact Sheet" when you click on it a Slider will appear and you can adjust the size of the thumbnails. In Lion one is called thumbnails and you can drag the diveder bar to change the size. By dropping multiple files on Preview you can now do Batch operations too, like Adjust the size or flip and rotate. You can easily Crop images and do Color Adjusts in Preview as well. Preview does more than these things too if you will spend a little time learning about it too. To open an image in a new window after you have done the above just right click on the image in the side bar and choose "Open in a new window". |
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I recommend using Xee instead of Preview, and that will allow you to jump from photo to photo in a directory after only opening one. If you wish to change Xee to the default photo viewer, just right click on the file with the type that you want to change the default for, choose "Get Info", and select "Xee" under open with. Then, press "Change All..." To answer your second question, you can open a new instance of Preview by opening one image, then double-clicking and opening the second image. Preview automatically realizes that you want a new instance (that is, of course, if Preview is your default application for that file type). |
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You could also try Sequential. The last update was in 2010, but it's still less buggy than Preview.
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