<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<sect1 id="what-is-gwenview">
<title>What is &kappname;</title>

<para>
&kappname; is a fast and easy to use image viewer for KDE.
</para>

<para>
It features a folder tree window and a file list window to provide easy
navigation of your file hierarchy.  &kappname; uses docked windows, so you can
alter its layout any way you wish. You can also browse your images in
full-screen mode, or embedded within &konqueror; using the Image View and Kpart.</para>

<para>Image loading is handled by the Qt library, so &kappname; supports all
image formats your Qt installation supports. &kappname; correctly displays images
with an alpha channel as well as animations.</para>

<para>&kappname; supports the displaying and editing of EXIF comments if the
necessary JPEG kfile-plugin is installed. This comes as part of the kdegraphics
package. Lossless JPEG transforms such as rotations and mirroring are also supported.</para>

</sect1>

</chapter>
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