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+<chapter id="interface">
+<title>The interface</title>
+
+<sect1 id='browse_and_view_modes'><title>Browse and View modes</title>
+
+<para>By default, &kappname; opens in Browse mode.</para>
+
+<para>In this mode you can easily navigate through your files and folders. As
+ you can see on the screenshot, the preview window shows the current image as
+ well as any embedded image comment.</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Browse Mode Screenshot</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="browse_mode.png" format="PNG" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+
+<para>From the Browse mode,
+ unchecking
+ <menuchoice>
+ <shortcut>
+ <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Return</keycap></keycombo>
+ </shortcut>
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Browse</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ will put you in View mode, where the image takes all the
+ space of the window.</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>View Mode Screenshot</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="view_mode.png" format="PNG" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+<tip><para>You can start directly in View mode by starting &kappname; with an image
+ as an argument.</para>
+</tip>
+
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+<!-- vim: set ft=xml: -->