JIBS The Java Image Browser Sorter

Frequently Asked Questions


Why create JIBS?

I created JIBS out of frustration I had with other viewers:
How do I change the directories?

Select Tools > Settings... from the menu.  The JIBS Settings screen will allow you to change JIBS directories. 

Can I speed up loading?

Yes.  Select Tools > Settigns... from the menu.  In JIBS Settings, check Remember Directories.  JIBS will place a file named "JibsTree.txt" in any directory you load as the tree directory.  That file contains a list of the directories in the tree and will allow JIBS to start faster.  If you change the directory structure outside of JIBS, you can right-click on the tree directory above the change and select Reload This Tree.  That will cause JIBS to reread the directories.  This also helps if you add directories in JIBS and want the new directories to sort correctly. 

What is the Green Screen?

If Java can not understand the picture it is attempting to load, you get a green screen indicating that the file failed to load. 

Can JIBS be used for a continous slide show when it starts?

Yes.  Select Tools > Settings... from the menu.  In JIBS Settings:
  1. Select either (a) Start with Last Viewed Directory or (b) Start with View Directory and delect a  View Directory
  2. Select Start Full Screen (requires directory at start up)
  3. Select Start show immediately when going to full screen mode.
  4. Select Continous Loop.
  5. Adjust your Show Speed (milliseconds).  3,000 is recommended which will cause each slide to be shown for three seconds.
  6. If you want your picture to grow to fill the screen, select Blow Up and the set the Maximum Times the picture can be grown.  The picture will not be grown larger than the screen.
The slide show readjusts the display list each time it cycles, so if you change the list externally (for example, by FTP), JIBS will reflect the changes.

JIBS shrinks my pictures in when sorting.  Can I see the pictures full size?

Yes.  Select View > No Resize.

Can I speed up the thumbnail viewer?
If you have memory to spare, try starting JIBS from the command line or a batch file with:
java -Xms500M -Xmx1000M -jar c:/ibs/JIBS.jar
The extra memory will cause the thumbnail cache to work better. Apparently, there is no way in Java to ask for extra system memory from within the program.

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