screen layout
The layout of all views is similar and consists of a center area with panels at the edges:
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center area : Contains information and functionality specific to the current view.
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left panel : Contains modules primarily used to provide information.
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right panel : Contains modules primarily used for image processing.
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top banner : Contains information about the current darktable version and allows you to switch between views. Also used by some modules to show hints and messages.
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top panel : Provides access to global settings and shortcuts
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bottom panel : Provides access to view-specific settings and shortcuts.
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filmstrip/timeline panel : An optional panel that can be enabled at the bottom of the screen to display a timeline (in the lighttable view) or a filmstrip (in other views) of images in the current collection.
🔗panel size and visibility
The left, right and filmstrip/timeline panels can be resized by dragging their inner borders.
Each of the panels can be expanded or collapsed by pressing a triangle located at the outside edge of the panel. Panel visibility can also be adjusted using keyboard shortcuts, as follows:
TAB Temporarily expand the centre view to fill the whole window.
Press again to return to the previous view.
F11 Toggle fullscreen mode
Shift+Ctrl+t Toggle the top panel (between the image and the top banner)
Shift+Ctrl+b Toggle the bottom panel (beween the image and the filmstrip/timeline if shown)
Shift+Ctrl+l Toggle the left panel
Shift+Ctrl+r Toggle the right panel
Ctrl+f Toggle the filmstrip/timeline
Ctrl+h Toggle the top banner
b Toggle all borders and panel-collapse controls
Note: Size and visibility of panels are stored independently for each view.