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<div style="display:inline;float:right;">[[Image:Ts-daybrowser2.png|Day Browser]]</div>
Starts and stops the playback of selected day
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The Day Browser is one of the most interesting parts of TimeSnapper.  It's the place where you can go back in time and see what you were really doing in the computer.  It has a lot more features and functionality than is readily apparent at first glance.
  
* TimeBar
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* Date/Day picker
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'''Play/Pause button'''
* Toolbar
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* Starts and stops the playback of selected day
** Speed controls
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** Filter
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** Zoom
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'''TimeBar'''
** Flag creation
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* Shows the times of the day that you were active in front of the computer
** Image menu
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* Click anywhere on the [[TimeBar]] to jump to that point in time
** View menu
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* See [[TimeBar]] for a lot more info on how you can use it
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'''Day picker'''
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* Select the day you need to review
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'''Speed'''
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* Set the speed you want to play your day
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'''Filter'''
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* If you only want to view screen shots for a particular program
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'''Zoom'''
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* Zooms in and out of the image
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* Set it to "(To Fit)" if you want to see the whole image as large as possible, while still seeing the whole picture
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'''Flag'''
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* Create flags on the timeline/[[TimeBar]] to add notes to specific periods or screen shots
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'''Image menu'''
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* Copy Image
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* Copy Path
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* Open Parent Folder
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* Edit
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* Extract Text (OCR)
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* Exclude From Capture
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* Delete Selected Images
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* Properties
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'''View menu'''
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* Productivity Score
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'''Other'''
 
* Image control
 
* Image control
 
* Productivity panel
 
* Productivity panel
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== Tips ==
 
== Tips ==
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* If you want finer control over the play speed than what you get with the drop down, you can enter the speed directly in milliseconds.  TimeSnapper will use that number as the delay between playing each frame.  If you enter 10000, TimeSnapper will advance by 1 frame every 10 seconds.
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* Although the filter drop down box appears only to support filtering by program names, it actually can filter on window titles as well.  Just type directly into it and TimeSnapper will filter as you type on either the program name or the window title
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* You can select a range of activity on the TimeBar just like you can select text in any Windows application -- using either the mouse or the keyboard.
  
 
== Shortcuts ==  
 
== Shortcuts ==  
{|
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{| border=1
Play/Pause | F5
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|-
Next day | Ctrl + + or Ctrl + N
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! Function
Previous day | Ctrl + - or Ctrl + P
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! Shortcut
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|-
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| Play/Pause  
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| F5
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|-
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| Refresh TimeBar
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| Ctrl + F5
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|-
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| Next day  
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| Ctrl + + (or Ctrl + N)
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|-
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| Previous day  
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| Ctrl + - (or Ctrl + P)
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|-
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| Frame left
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| <- (Left arrow)
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|-
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| Frame right
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| -> (Right arrow)
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|-
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| 5 frames left
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| PageUp
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|-
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| 5 frames right
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| PageDown
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|-
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| 15 frames left
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| Ctrl + PageUp
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|-
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| 15 frames right
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| Ctrl + PageDown
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|-
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| TimeBar First Frame
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| Home
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|-
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| TimeBar Last Frame
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| End
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|-
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| TimeBar Select Multiple Screenshots
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| Shift + (Arrows or PgUpDn)
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|-
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| Image Properties
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| F4 (or Alt + Enter)
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|-
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| Copy Images to Clipboard
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| Ctrl + C
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|-
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| Delete selected Images
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| Ctrl + Del
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|-
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| TimeBar Zoom In
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| Z
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|-
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| TimeBar Zoom Out
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| Shift + Z
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|-
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| TimeBar Select All
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| Ctrl + A
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|-
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| New Flag
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| Ins
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|-
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| Go to Filter text box
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| Ctrl + F
 
|}
 
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Latest revision as of 07:00, 7 November 2009

Day Browser

The Day Browser is one of the most interesting parts of TimeSnapper. It's the place where you can go back in time and see what you were really doing in the computer. It has a lot more features and functionality than is readily apparent at first glance.


Play/Pause button

  • Starts and stops the playback of selected day


TimeBar

  • Shows the times of the day that you were active in front of the computer
  • Click anywhere on the TimeBar to jump to that point in time
  • See TimeBar for a lot more info on how you can use it


Day picker

  • Select the day you need to review


Speed

  • Set the speed you want to play your day


Filter

  • If you only want to view screen shots for a particular program


Zoom

  • Zooms in and out of the image
  • Set it to "(To Fit)" if you want to see the whole image as large as possible, while still seeing the whole picture


Flag

  • Create flags on the timeline/TimeBar to add notes to specific periods or screen shots


Image menu

  • Copy Image
  • Copy Path
  • Open Parent Folder
  • Edit
  • Extract Text (OCR)
  • Exclude From Capture
  • Delete Selected Images
  • Properties


View menu

  • Productivity Score


Other

  • Image control
  • Productivity panel
  • Selection panel

Tips

  • If you want finer control over the play speed than what you get with the drop down, you can enter the speed directly in milliseconds. TimeSnapper will use that number as the delay between playing each frame. If you enter 10000, TimeSnapper will advance by 1 frame every 10 seconds.
  • Although the filter drop down box appears only to support filtering by program names, it actually can filter on window titles as well. Just type directly into it and TimeSnapper will filter as you type on either the program name or the window title
  • You can select a range of activity on the TimeBar just like you can select text in any Windows application -- using either the mouse or the keyboard.

Shortcuts

Function Shortcut
Play/Pause F5
Refresh TimeBar Ctrl + F5
Next day Ctrl + + (or Ctrl + N)
Previous day Ctrl + - (or Ctrl + P)
Frame left <- (Left arrow)
Frame right -> (Right arrow)
5 frames left PageUp
5 frames right PageDown
15 frames left Ctrl + PageUp
15 frames right Ctrl + PageDown
TimeBar First Frame Home
TimeBar Last Frame End
TimeBar Select Multiple Screenshots Shift + (Arrows or PgUpDn)
Image Properties F4 (or Alt + Enter)
Copy Images to Clipboard Ctrl + C
Delete selected Images Ctrl + Del
TimeBar Zoom In Z
TimeBar Zoom Out Shift + Z
TimeBar Select All Ctrl + A
New Flag Ins
Go to Filter text box Ctrl + F