Overlay View¶

The overlay is the full entry view. It opens above the main screen when you select an entry in the list or calendar.

Opening and Closing¶

Open the overlay by selecting an entry card, a calendar entry, or an album item.

Close it with:

The close button in the upper-right corner.
Escape.
Clicking outside the content area when no edit action is blocking close.

If the entry has unsaved edits, Lifebook asks whether to save, discard, or continue editing.

Layout¶

The overlay includes:

Main content area
Entry title and short date at the top
Previous and next entry buttons on the left
Optional sidebar on the right
Close button
Collection navigation arrows when viewing an item from an album

The sidebar shows entry details and actions. It can be hidden and shown.

Common sidebar information includes:

Title
Date
Caption
Tags
Edit button
Add to collection button, when available
Convert or add collection assets button, when available
Rotate button for images
Delete button

When the sidebar is hidden, small overlay buttons appear on hover so you can show the sidebar or enter edit mode.

Use the up and down buttons on the left side of the overlay to move to the previous or next visible timeline entry.

Keyboard:

Up: previous visible entry
Down: next visible entry

If the current entry belongs to the filtered result set, navigation follows that visible list.

When viewing a photo album, hover over the content to reveal left and right navigation arrows.

Left arrow: previous item in the album
Right arrow: next item in the album

Keyboard:

Left: previous item in the current collection
Right: next item in the current collection

If you open a single image or video from inside an album, Escape returns to the parent album before closing the overlay.

Text Entries¶

Text entries show the full text content. Search terms are highlighted when the overlay was opened from a search result.

Double-click the text content to enter edit mode and place the cursor in the text box.

Keyboard scrolling in the overlay:

Home: top
End: bottom
PageUp: page up
PageDown: page down

Image Entries¶

Image entries show the image scaled to fit the overlay.

In edit mode, image entries can be rotated right. Rotation is also reflected in thumbnails and albums.

Video Entries¶

Video entries use the media player in extended mode. The player includes:

Preview image
Play or pause
Stop
Progress slider
Elapsed time
Remaining time
Volume control
Mute controls

The main menu also shows global play/pause and mute controls while media is active.

Audio Entries¶

Audio entries use the same extended media player, with an audio preview panel. The controls are the same as for video.

Photo Albums¶

Photo albums show image and video thumbnails in a grid. Select an item to open it from the album.

In edit mode, the album supports additional collection tools. See Photo Albums and Collections.

Missing Files¶

If Lifebook cannot find the original file, the overlay shows a recovery message.

For single files:

Search File: choose the file at its new location.
Delete entry: remove the broken entry from Lifebook.

For collection folders:

Search Folder: choose the folder at its new location.
Delete entry: remove the broken collection from Lifebook.

See Troubleshooting.

Tags in the Overlay¶

Selecting a tag in read mode closes the overlay, opens list view if needed, opens the filter column, and filters the list by that tag.

In edit mode, tags can be removed directly or added with the Add Tag dialog.