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| cmr.Pent@gmail.com 2007-08-13, 7:12 am |
| Hi all!
I've migrated to Debian not long ago, and I'm looking for some really
nice image viewer.
Back then my favourite viewer was XnView. It is fast, easy-to-use,
keyboard-friendly, allows to perform simple transformations, has many
really handy features like EXIF auto-orientation.
Imagemagick's display seems to be a true *nix way, but I couldn't
figure how to configure it to auto-size images, and overall it seems
to be a poor viewer.
EOG is nice, but it is a part of GNOME -- has poor manual, starts
slowly and required many components I would normally uninstall (I use
fluxbox).
gliv is fast, and I mean F-A-S-T! Also it is handy and keyboard-
friendly, but lacks features (no transformations and no EXIF goodies).
For slideshows it seems the best option though.
So, what is your favourite viewer and why?
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| Michael C. 2007-08-13, 7:12 am |
| On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:18:08 -0700,
cmr.Pent@gmail.com <cmr.Pent@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I've migrated to Debian not long ago, and I'm looking for some really
> nice image viewer.
>
> Back then my favourite viewer was XnView. It is fast, easy-to-use,
> keyboard-friendly, allows to perform simple transformations, has many
> really handy features like EXIF auto-orientation.
>
> Imagemagick's display seems to be a true *nix way, but I couldn't
> figure how to configure it to auto-size images, and overall it seems
> to be a poor viewer.
>
> EOG is nice, but it is a part of GNOME -- has poor manual, starts
> slowly and required many components I would normally uninstall (I use
> fluxbox).
>
> gliv is fast, and I mean F-A-S-T! Also it is handy and keyboard-
> friendly, but lacks features (no transformations and no EXIF goodies).
> For slideshows it seems the best option though.
>
> So, what is your favourite viewer and why?
I'm partial to XV. I don't think there's a deb for it, as it's
essentially shareware, and you basically need to add a lot of patches
that aren't distributed by the author. It's keyboard friendly, allows
simple transformations, has a complete manual (postscript). I haven't
heard of any patches to make use of EXIF data though.
Michael C.
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| On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:18:08 -0700, cmr.Pent@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I've migrated to Debian not long ago, and I'm looking for some really
> nice image viewer.
>
> Back then my favourite viewer was XnView. It is fast, easy-to-use,
> keyboard-friendly, allows to perform simple transformations, has many
> really handy features like EXIF auto-orientation.
>
> Imagemagick's display seems to be a true *nix way, but I couldn't
> figure how to configure it to auto-size images, and overall it seems
> to be a poor viewer.
>
> EOG is nice, but it is a part of GNOME -- has poor manual, starts
> slowly and required many components I would normally uninstall (I use
> fluxbox).
>
> gliv is fast, and I mean F-A-S-T! Also it is handy and keyboard-
> friendly, but lacks features (no transformations and no EXIF goodies).
> For slideshows it seems the best option though.
>
> So, what is your favourite viewer and why?
gwenview - it works.
gqview
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| Chris Game 2007-08-13, 7:12 pm |
| On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:18:08 -0700, cmr.Pent@gmail.com wrote:
> So, what is your favourite viewer and why?
gThumb; it's small and neat and still being developed.
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Chris Game
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| Johnny Rebel 2007-08-13, 7:12 pm |
| Chris Game wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:18:08 -0700, cmr.Pent@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> gThumb; it's small and neat and still being developed.
>
I second gthumb - been using it for years and the upgrades truly are
that. It gets better and faster with every version.
JR.
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Bill will have to take Linux from my cold, dead flippers.
-Tux.
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| cmr.Pent@gmail.com 2007-08-14, 7:12 am |
| Thanks, I've tried gqview and it's so nice!
Bye-bye Eye-Of-Gnome ;-)
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| Anton Ertl 2007-08-14, 7:12 am |
| Johnny Rebel <rebelATT@magmaDOTT.ca> writes:
>Chris Game wrote:
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>I second gthumb - been using it for years and the upgrades truly are
>that. It gets better and faster with every version.
Not really. I use twm as window manager, and gthumb used to work
nicely for me, until I switched to Etch. Now full-screen mode sucks.
Hmm, I should report this as bug.
- anton
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| Johnny Rebel 2007-08-14, 7:12 am |
| Anton Ertl wrote:
> Johnny Rebel <rebelATT@magmaDOTT.ca> writes:
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> Not really. I use twm as window manager, and gthumb used to work
> nicely for me, until I switched to Etch. Now full-screen mode sucks.
> Hmm, I should report this as bug.
>
> - anton
I am a Gnome user and have not noticed anything sucking to bad. I do a
lot of slide shows etc... and don't have any issues. My image sizes
have gotten larger, so sometimes in full screen mode it will stall for
about a half a second (sometimes) while is seemingly is caching images
or something - that is the only thing I have noticed. Images are about
2.5MB each, and it only seems to do this on my laptop (Pentium M 1Ghz, a
slow little bugger).
JR.
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Bill will have to take Linux from my cold, dead flippers.
-Tux.
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| Anton Ertl 2007-08-14, 1:12 pm |
| Johnny Rebel <rebelATT@magmaDOTT.ca> writes:
>Anton Ertl wrote:
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>I am a Gnome user and have not noticed anything sucking to bad.
Yes, I guess this is a regression that does not occur with more
popular window managers, in particular Gnome's; they would have fixed
it before release then.
The involved gthumb versions are 2.6.3 (fine) and 2.8.0 (not so fine).
- anton
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anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at Most things have to be believed to be seen
http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/home.html
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| Johnny Rebel 2007-08-14, 7:12 pm |
| Anton Ertl wrote:
> Johnny Rebel <rebelATT@magmaDOTT.ca> writes:
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> Yes, I guess this is a regression that does not occur with more
> popular window managers, in particular Gnome's; they would have fixed
> it before release then.
>
> The involved gthumb versions are 2.6.3 (fine) and 2.8.0 (not so fine).
>
> - anton
heheheh, I never looked at my version... it is 2.7.8 on my desktop, it
seems fine to me and 2.6.5 on my laptop, not quite as fine. So, I
believe you are on to something here.... Might have to just upgrade my
laptop version.
JR.
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Bill will have to take Linux from my cold, dead flippers.
-Tux.
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| Linonut 2007-08-23, 7:14 pm |
| After takin' a swig o' grog, cmr.Pent@gmail.com belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> EOG is nice, but it is a part of GNOME -- has poor manual, starts
> slowly and required many components I would normally uninstall (I use
> fluxbox).
fluxbox rox!
> gliv is fast, and I mean F-A-S-T! Also it is handy and keyboard-
> friendly, but lacks features (no transformations and no EXIF goodies).
> For slideshows it seems the best option though.
>
> So, what is your favourite viewer and why?
I use feh the most, mostly for viewing backgrounds and making them the
active wallpaper in fluxbox.
I add this to my .xsession file:
# Use feh to load the last wallpaper you set as root background using
# feh
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
One neat thing about feh is File/Background/Set Seamless for making any
picture into a seamless tiled background.
gqview looks nice.
--
Tux rox!
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| Dirk Hartmann 2007-09-06, 7:15 pm |
| cmr.Pent@gmail.com wrote:
> Back then my favourite viewer was XnView. It is fast, easy-to-use,
> keyboard-friendly, allows to perform simple transformations, has many
> really handy features like EXIF auto-orientation.
>
> Imagemagick's display seems to be a true *nix way, but I couldn't
> figure how to configure it to auto-size images, and overall it seems
> to be a poor viewer.
>
> EOG is nice, but it is a part of GNOME -- has poor manual, starts
> slowly and required many components I would normally uninstall (I use
> fluxbox).
>
> gliv is fast, and I mean F-A-S-T! Also it is handy and keyboard-
> friendly, but lacks features (no transformations and no EXIF goodies).
> For slideshows it seems the best option though.
Too be honest: Irfanview is the only one that has everything. Easy keyboard
Shortcuts, many necessary functions, sufficient Exif informatons, genious
concept, it is fast and shows pictures best. But it only works in Windows.
I'm sad that threre's nothing similar in Linux and I'm not the man to build
it for Linux. So I use Kuickshow to check out my photo folders and jhead to
read exif informations.
Best regards
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Dirk Hartmann
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| SINNER 2007-09-07, 1:14 am |
| * Dirk Hartmann wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
> cmr.Pent@gmail.com wrote:
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> Too be honest: Irfanview is the only one that has everything. Easy keyboard
> Shortcuts, many necessary functions, sufficient Exif informatons, genious
> concept, it is fast and shows pictures best. But it only works in Windows.
Works perfectly in WINE under Linux but gwenview is pretty nice.
> I'm sad that threre's nothing similar in Linux and I'm not the man to build
> it for Linux.
Sure there is.
> So I use Kuickshow to check out my photo folders and jhead to
> read exif informations.
Check out Gwenview it should be in the repos and I am sure you will be
impressed.
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| Dirk Hartmann 2007-09-07, 7:15 pm |
| SINNER wrote:
> * Dirk Hartmann wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
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> Works perfectly in WINE under Linux but gwenview is pretty nice.
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>
> Sure there is.
>
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> Check out Gwenview it should be in the repos and I am sure you will be
> impressed.
Hmm, first impression looks good. Second impression: yes, I guess I could
like it. Gwenview will be my standard editor. And the shortkeys I can fit
for my needs. Thanks for the hint.
Hearty greetings
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Dirk Hartmann
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| SINNER 2007-09-07, 7:15 pm |
| * Dirk Hartmann wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
> SINNER wrote:
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> Hmm, first impression looks good. Second impression: yes, I guess I could
> like it. Gwenview will be my standard editor. And the shortkeys I can fit
> for my needs. Thanks for the hint.
Glad you like it 
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An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while
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| Kai-Martin Knaak 2007-09-07, 7:15 pm |
| On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:30:08 +0000, SINNER wrote:
> Check out Gwenview it should be in the repos and I am sure you will be
> impressed.
For some reason gwenview renders images quite slowly on my desktop. So
I'll stick with gthumb which is much more snappy.
---<(kaimartin)>---
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Kai-Martin Knaak
http://lilalaser.de/blog
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| Salve Håkedal 2007-09-09, 1:13 am |
| On 2007-09-07, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@lilalaser.de> wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:30:08 +0000, SINNER wrote:
>
>
> For some reason gwenview renders images quite slowly on my desktop. So
> I'll stick with gthumb which is much more snappy.
>
> ---<(kaimartin)>---
I use xzgv. It has vi-like keybindings, and I love that.
And few dependencies, I think.
--
Salve Håkedal
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