8.7.  Info Window

With this command, you can view informations about the active image and informations about the pixel under he mouse pointer.

8.7.1.  Activate Dialog

  • You can find this command in the image menu bar under ViewInfo-window.

  • or by using the Shift-Ctrl-I shortcut.

8.7.2.  Description of the Info Window

The Info Window shows basic information about the Image, including its name and a thumbnail:

The General Tab

Figure 10.40.  Info Window

Info Window

  • Pixel Dimensions: Shows the image height and width in pixels.

  • Print Size: Shows the size in current unit the image will have when printed. That's the “ logical size” of the image.

  • Resolution: Shows the image resolution in dot per inch (dpi), usually that of the screen.

  • Scale Ratio: Shows the zoom factor of the active image.

  • Number of Layers: No comment.

  • Size in Memory: Shows the number of KB the image takes up in memory. This information is also displayed in the image window. This size is very different from the file size as you can see it in your browser. First, the displayed image is decompressed, then GIMP keeps a copy of the image in memory for Redo operations.

  • Display Type: Shows the color mode of the active image.

  • Visual Class: Shows the class of the number of colors of your screen: 256 colors, True Color...

  • Visual Depth: Another mode to express the number of colors of your screen: with 8 bits you can code for 256 colors, with 16 bits to 256x256 and with 24 bits to 256x256x256 colors.

Cursor Tab

Figure 10.41.  Cursor Tab

Cursor Tab

In this tab, color information is displayed when you move the mouse pointer on the image. It looks like the Tool Color Picker but doesn't display the color.

  • Pixels: Coordinates of the pointed pixel. The origin (0,0) is in the upper left corner.

  • Units: Distance of the pointed pixel from the origin, in the current unit, that selected when the image was created.

  • Pixel values: Values in each channel, for RGB, HSL and CMYK modes are displayed, also the color hexadecimal code.

Comment Tab

Figure 10.42.  Comment Tab

Comment Tab

Probably, one day, this tab will be used to edit the comment that accompanies the image.