Preferences and Settings

Customize Rando to match your workflow and preferences.

Accessing Preferences

Three ways to open preferences:

1. Menu bar: Rando → Preferences...
2. Keyboard shortcut: ⌘, (Mac) or Ctrl+, (Windows)
3. Right-click Rando icon in Dock → Preferences

The Preferences window opens with multiple tabs for different settings categories.

General Settings

Basic app behavior and performance options.

Scan Performance

Adjustable scan speed slider:

• Responsive (50): Frequent UI updates, slower overall scan
• Balanced (150): Good balance (default setting)
• Fast (500): Faster scan, less frequent UI updates

How it works:

The number represents how many files to check between UI updates. Higher = faster scanning but less frequent progress updates.

Recommendations:

Thumbnail Size

Adjustable thumbnail display size:

• Range: 50-300 pixels (max dimension)
• Default: 150 pixels
• Slider control: Real-time preview

Considerations:

• Smaller (50-100px): More photos visible, faster scrolling, lower memory
• Medium (150-200px): Good balance, easy to identify photos
• Larger (250-300px): Better detail, fewer photos visible, more memory

Recent Folders

Configure recent folders list:

• Limit: 5-20 folders (default: 10)
• Clear history: Remove all recent folders
• Auto-cleanup: Old folders removed when limit reached

Folder Memory

Remember last selected folder:

• Enabled: Rando reopens with last folder loaded
• Disabled: Start fresh each launch

Slideshow Settings

Comprehensive slideshow customization.

Timing Settings

Default Slide Duration:

• Range: 1-60 seconds (default: 5)

Transition Duration:

• Range: 0.1-2.0 seconds (default: 0.5)

Control Auto-hide Delay:

• Range: 1-10 seconds (default: 3)

Toggles:

• Auto-advance On/Off
• Loop Slideshow On/Off
• Always Start Full-Screen On/Off

Display Settings

Background Color: Black / Dark Gray

Control Size: Small / Medium / Large

Control Opacity: 10-100% (default: 40%)

Image Scaling: Fit / Fill / Actual Size

Image Source: Selected Only / Entire Folder

Show Image Info: Display filename overlay

Show Progress Indicator: Image counter

Zoom & Pan Settings

Enable Pinch to Zoom (default: On)

Prevent Zoom Out Past 1:1 (default: On)

Natural Scrolling for Pan (default: Off)

Enable Option+Scroll to Zoom (default: On)

Scroll Zoom Sensitivity: 0.005-0.02 (default: 0.01)

Keyboard Shortcuts

All slideshow shortcuts are fully customizable. Click any shortcut field, press your desired key combination, and save automatically.

Reset to defaults button restores original bindings.

See Keyboard Shortcuts for complete reference.

Advanced Options

Preload Images: 1-10 (default: 3)

• More = smoother transitions, more memory

Memory Management: Automatic cleanup

Privacy Settings

Control data collection and privacy.

Analytics

Usage analytics toggle:

• Disabled by default: No data collected
• Opt-in only: Explicit user consent required
• Anonymous: No personal information

What's collected when enabled:

• Feature usage statistics
• Performance metrics
• Session duration
• Device information (OS version only)

Never collected:

• Photo content or filenames
• File paths
• Personal information
• Location data

Crash Reports

Automatic crash reporting:

• Toggle: Send anonymous crash reports
• No personal data included

Appearance Settings

Theme:

• System (follow OS)
• Light
• Dark

UI Scale:

• Normal (100%)
• Large (125%)
• Extra Large (150%)

Advanced Settings

Developer Options

Debug menu: Hidden by default, enable for troubleshooting

Logging: Enable verbose logging for support

Performance Tuning

Memory limits: Automatic by default

Cache settings: Thumbnail cache size and location

Reset Options

Available resets:

• Reset Preferences
• Clear Recent Folders
• Clear Tag Data (Pro)
• Complete Reset (requires restart)

Next Steps

• Master Keyboard Shortcuts
• Learn Performance Tips
• Explore Workflow Optimization
• Customize your Slideshow