The File Chooser

The File Chooser dialog is frequently encountered in Jim. The explanation given here applied to all occasions when you encounter one. A File Chooser allows you to select a file (or multiple files) or directory (or multiple directories). The chooser generally looks like this:

• To select a new directory, move around using a combination of the
  • icon to move up a directory.
  • icon to go to your home directory.
  • to move to higher-level directory.
  • Clicking on a directory to select or open that directory.

• Depending on the context, you can change the file filter to look for different types of file, e.g. Region-of-Interest files, UNC Image files, Analyze^TM Image files, NIFTI Image files etc.

• To select more than one file or folder, press the "Control" key down while making your selection. To select all files or folders in a list, select one file or folder at the top of the list, press the "Shift" key down, and select a file or folder at the bottom of the list. You can select any files or folder from the list in this way.

• If this is an image File Chooser, the image preview panel to the right will give more detail about the type and dimensions of the image. You can also configure in the user Preferences whether you want a thumbnail image preview to be shown. Note: selecting image preview can slow down file image file selection considerably, since the image must be opened and the image data read in order to show the preview. This is especially the case for compressed images.

• When you are happy with your selection, press the "Load" button.
  Note: depending on the context, the label on the "Load" button may be something different, such as "Load Image", or "Save", but the meaning is the same - perform the requested action.

• To cancel the action, press the "Cancel" button.