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What are Gallery Mode, Focus Mode, and Dual-Focus Mode?

In a CartoScope multi-sample session, there are three spatial navigation and viewport layout modes: Gallery Mode, Focus Mode, and Dual-Focus Mode. These modes control how multiple tissue slides are displayed, organized, and synchronized in the central map workspace.

View Mode Options

Mode Display Layout Camera Synchronization Best Suited For
Gallery Mode Displays all loaded samples simultaneously in an N × M grid layout. Camera pan, zoom, and rotation are synchronized across all slots in real-time. Cohort-wide overview and global pattern screening across all slides.
Single-Focus Mode Enlarges a single selected sample to occupy the workspace. Maintains background camera synchronization with the global grid state. Detailed inspection of spatial features on a specific slide, such as ROI creation.
Dual-Focus Mode Displays two selected samples side-by-side in a split view. Camera pan, zoom, and rotation are locked between the two active slots. Direct side-by-side comparative analysis between two specific slides (e.g. Control vs. Treated).