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> I wish there was an image viewer like xterm You mean like xli or xloadimage? Or something slightly more modern, like geeqie, gthumb, or mirage? Or if you w
by teddyh 4y ago
> I wish there was an image viewer like xterm
You mean like xli or xloadimage? Or something slightly more modern, like geeqie, gthumb, or mirage? Or if you want something larger, “display” from Imagemagick?
- amelius 4y agoThanks for the suggestions. However, they all have issues: xli - doesn't support zooming with mouse wheel xloadimage - doesn't support zooming with mouse wheel geeqie - has UI rendering issues (not all text visible); uses dbus gthumb - uses dbus mirage - core dumped on me (Ubuntu 22.04 package, remote X session) display - doesn't support zooming with mouse wheel My images are usually too large to fit on a screen 1:1, so zooming is essential.
- ipython 4y agoDoes xv fit the bill?
- amelius 4y agoI just tried. It starts with the wrong aspect ratio. I can fix it by pressing "a". And "." and "," can be used for zooming. But a major drawback for me is that on Ubuntu I need to use snap to install it. Also, I have to set the XAUTHORITY variable to make it work over a remote X11 connection.
- tjoff 4y agoSurprised noone has mentioned sxiv, it is brilliant in (I guess) the same way people like xterm. Really minimalistic but at the same time quite powerful under the hood. All normal operations have quick vim-inspired shortcuts (and scroll to zoom) and if you want to get advanced you can trigger scripts to do some heavy-lifting. Not for everyone but when it fits it is brilliant. If sxiv isn't your thing and you want something minimalistic, maybe have a look at feh (don't know if it has scroll to zoom).
- amelius 4y agoOk, I tried sxiv. It works locally, but when I invoke it over a remote X11 connection, I get a blank screen. I also tried feh. It simply hangs when I invoke it with a png file over a remote X11 connection. If you are starting to wonder whether there is something wrong with my setup: I can run other applications like xterm, xeyes, gimp, just fine over a remote X11 connection.
- tjoff 4y agoWeird, sxiv works fine over remote X11 for me.
- teddyh 4y agoDo you have an indexed color display instead of a truecolor display or something? In that case it would make sense that modern programs have problems with it while older programs work. What does “xdpyinfo” say?
- amelius 4y agoOk, I checked. All the visuals have either TrueColor or DirectColor.
- teddyh 4y agoThere’s also shotwell, feh, gpicview, and ristretto.
- amelius 4y agogpicview and ristretto use dbus; feh and shotwell hang when used on my remote X11 connection.
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