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<chapter id="sendimages">
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<chapterinfo>
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<title>Send Images</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Gilles</firstname><surname>Caulier</surname>
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<affiliation><address><email>caulier_dot_gilles_at_free.fr</email></address></affiliation>
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</author>
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<author>
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<firstname>Gerhard</firstname><surname>Kulzer</surname>
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<affiliation><address><email>gerhard_at_kulzer.net</email></address></affiliation>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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The Kipi <quote>Send Images</quote> plugin is a tool for sending images directly by e-mail.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>Kipi</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</chapterinfo>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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With this Kipi-plugin you can e-mail the selected images with your favorite e-mail agent. A resizing items operation is possible. You can use drag and drop to add more images in the list to send.
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</para>
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<sect1 id="using-plugin-mailselectiondialog">
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<title>Image Selection Dialog</title>
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<para>
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Upon opening of the plugin from the host application the <emphasis>Images</emphasis> window will appear with your
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pre-selected images already in the list to be sent. With the <guilabel>Add Images</guilabel> button a file browser
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opens to add more files as needed in the usual file selection manner. The image under the cursor in the list is displayed on the right side.
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</para>
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<tip><para>
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You can use drag and drop capability between the host application window and the image file list for add new
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items to e-mail.
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</para></tip>
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<para>
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When clicking on the second button <guilabel>Remove Images</guilabel> the selected images (highlighted in the list)
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will be removed from the send list.
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</para>
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<para>
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When you have finished selecting your files, click <guilabel>OK</guilabel> to open the 'new e-mail' dialog window
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of your favorite e-mail client. You just need to add the addressee and the subject. The selected images will be already there as attachments.
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</para>
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<warning><para>
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Be sure not to overload your own or your addresses e-mail transmission limit, most providers limit the e-mail
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size to some megabytes of data. Use several e-mails if you want to send a lot of data.
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</para></warning>
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<figure>
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<title>The Image Selection Dialog</title>
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<graphic srccredit="The Image Selection Dialog" fileref="sendimages_imageselection.png"/>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="using-plugin-mailsettingsdialog">
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<title>Mail Dialog</title>
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<para>
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The mail dialog is used to change the settings of the images to be sent. These settings will be remembered when you close the plugin until you change them.
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</para>
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<para>
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Select your favorite e-mail client from the drop-down menu. (If you use <application>Thunderbird</application>, the field below will be available to select the correct path according to your installation).
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</para>
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<note><para>
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If you want to use GMail service, you need to install <application>GMailAgent</application> in your computer, available at <ulink url="http://gmailagent.sourceforge.net">this url</ulink>.
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</para></note>
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<para>
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If you select <guilabel>Add Comments in the Attached File</guilabel> the comments included with the images will be merged to a text file and attached in the mail.
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</para>
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<para>
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The next 3 items allow you to set-up the image quality to be sent. Select one of those. The <guilabel>New Images Compression</guilabel> ratio can be chosen with the slider or the value box. 75% is a standard compression ratio for <guilabel>JPEG</guilabel> files. Setting compression to 100% will result in a lossless compression at the cost of the largest file size. The difference in file size between 90% and 100% can be quite dramatic, whereas the gain in quality is minor. Very good quality is already obtained with 85% compression.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <guilabel>PNG</guilabel> format on <guilabel>New Images Format</guilabel> drop-down menu is not well adapted to reduce photographic images file size, but it is best suited for compressing lossless items like TIFF file format. <guilabel>PNG</guilabel> must be used if you use a speed internet dialup and if you want preserved the photo quality. Else, <guilabel>JPEG</guilabel> is the recommended format.
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</para>
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<note><para>
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If you choose <guilabel>JPEG</guilabel> as <guilabel>New Images Format</guilabel> and if the original files were in <guilabel>JPEG</guilabel> format, then the original Exif data included is preserved in e-mailed images.
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</para></note>
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<figure>
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<title>The Mail Dialog</title>
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<graphic srccredit="The Mail Dialog" fileref="sendimages_mail.png"/>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="using-plugin-emailimagesinaction">
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<title>E-mail Images in Action</title>
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<para>
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A progress dialog giving a feedback indicate to user. Press <guilabel>Cancel</guilabel> button during this stage
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if you want abort the process.
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</para>
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<para>
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When all jobs are completed, this dialog will not closed automaticly and user can consult the progress messages
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if any errors occurs durring this stage. The mail agent will be started automaticly at end. Press <guilabel>Close</guilabel> button to close dialog.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>The E-mail Images Plugin in Action</title>
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<graphic srccredit="The E-mail Images Plugin in Action" fileref="sendimages_progress.png"/>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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