Image Controller

Quickly zapping through large collections of images across multiple directories.

Key Benefits

Lightning-fast image zapping - Navigate through hundreds of images with simple arrow keys
Seamless folder traversal - Jump between folders without losing your viewing context
Direct manipulation - Drag, zoom, and rotate images intuitively

Features

Basic Functions

• Display image files (PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, WebP, SVG, ICO) in the editor
• Fast image loading and display

Navigation

• Right Arrow: Instantly jump to next image in the same folder
• Left Arrow: Instantly jump to previous image in the same folder
• Ctrl+Up: Move to previous folder and show its first image
• Ctrl+Down: Move to next folder and show its first image
• Rapid zapping: Navigate through entire image collections with just arrow keys

Image Operations

• Mouse Drag: Move image
• Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out
• Ctrl+R: Rotate image (90 degrees)
• Reset: Reset zoom and rotation

File Operations

• Delete Key: Delete image (with confirmation dialog)
• Ctrl+C: Copy image path

Toolbar

Toolbar displayed at the top-right of the image allows all operations via button clicks:

• ◀▶ Navigate to previous/next image
• 🔽🔼 Navigate to previous/next folder
• ↻ Rotate
• ⌂ Reset
• 📋 Copy
• 🗑 Delete

Usage

1. Right-click on any image file in your project
2. Select "Open With" → "Image Controller"
3. Start zapping! Use arrow keys to rapidly browse through your entire image collection
4. Use Ctrl+Up/Down to seamlessly move between different folders

Perfect for:

• 📸 Photo collections - Browse vacation photos across multiple folders
• 🎨 Design assets - Review UI mockups, icons, and graphics quickly
• 📚 Comic/Manga reading - Page through sequential images effortlessly
• 🖼️ Art galleries - Curate and review artwork collections
• 🔍 Image comparison - Quickly switch between similar images

Settings

• imageController.zoomStep: Zoom step when using mouse wheel (default: 0.1)
• imageController.maxZoom: Maximum zoom level (default: 10)
• imageController.minZoom: Minimum zoom level (default: 0.1)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.74.0 or higher

License

This extension is released under the MIT License.