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Minimap

The minimap ("Folder layout") shows where each scan in the current folder was physically taken, laid out spatially - not a scaled-down copy of the thumbnail grid's layout.

What it shows

Each scan frame is drawn as a small rectangle at its real acquisition position, color-coded by tag:

  • Green - constant-height (CH) frames
  • Blue - constant-current (CC) frames
  • Gray - untagged frames

Hovering over a frame shows its filename in a tooltip.

Toggle Show real view to switch from flat colored rectangles to actual rendered channel thumbnails at each position - useful when you want to recognize a specific scan by its appearance rather than by color/tag alone.

  • Click a frame to load it into the main preview.
  • Shift+click a frame to hide it from the layout (useful for decluttering a busy area); use Show all frames to bring back everything you've hidden.
  • Mouse wheel zooms in/out, centered on the cursor position. A separate zoom slider and Reset button next to the panel do the same thing without needing the cursor over the map.
  • Middle-drag or right-drag pans the view.

Typical workflow

Use the thumbnail grid for precise selection, and the minimap for fast spatial navigation - especially useful when scans overlap or were taken at slightly different positions across the same sample area, since the minimap is the only view that shows those positions to scale.

A common pattern is:

  1. Use the minimap to spot the physical region you're interested in (helped by the CH/CC color coding).
  2. Click the relevant frame to load it into the main preview.
  3. Use the thumbnail grid or spectroscopy markers for more precise selection from there.

Relationship to the grid

The minimap does not replace the main thumbnail grid - it's a complementary spatial view. Selections, preview loading, and pop-out actions still happen in the main grid; the minimap is for figuring out where to look next.

Tips

Tip

If you are working with spectroscopy-heavy folders, use the minimap to navigate to the relevant image region, then use the main grid or spectroscopy markers for precise selection.

Tip

Turn on Show real view when you need to visually recognize a scan rather than rely on its CH/CC color alone.