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This is an interface design choice we made when we created Imagevue, but you are in full control of changing it.

The default buttons that appear on rolling over the image, are buttons related to actions for the image like download, open in popup, send by email ... The default buttons in the controls below the image, are for navigating the gallery, and not directly related to the image. We didn't want to bloat the controls with too many buttons, and rather have them appear on-demand.

You can add/remove buttons to both of the interface options. Just go to admin -> config -> maincontrols.controls.items ... Add other items and/or remove items. Admin -> config -> image.imagebuttons.buttons ... Add or remove items.

Sorry for digging this up - the original question is still somehow there:
The issue was, that certain controls can be enabled for the image, but cannot for the main controls - and vice versa.

I currently have the issue, that users of my page do not find their way back to the thumbnails overview, because i have disabled the main controls. They "could" press the "X", but apparently this is not "obvious" for them.

So i tried to enable a "togglethumbnails" button within the imagebuttons, but it's not there, but in the main controls. Any chance, i can add that one to the imagebuttons?

I am not sure how a togglethumbnails button in the general imagebuttons can be more obvious than a separate CLOSE button located in the top right of the image. Anyway, you can add togglethumbnails button if you like by doing this:

Open imagevue/include/config.xml, and find the line: Change it to: As you may be able to see, I have added "togglethumbnails" in the options array. Save and upload this file, then go to your admin -> settings, and locate this option. You should now be able to add a "togglethumbnails" button to your imagebuttons.