IMGVIEW(1)IMGVIEW(1)NAMEimgview - displays and enhances image files
SYNOPSISimgview [-compare] [-noBorders] [-nofork] [-usePopup] [-exitOnError]
image_file[:index][#format][%format_args] ...
NOTEimgview replaces the imgtool imgworks which is no longer available on
SGI's Onyx4 UltimateVision graphics systems.
DESCRIPTIONimgview allows multiple image files to be displayed. Only image files
with formats supported by the Image File Library (IFL) and that are
installed, can be displayed. Use the imgformats command to determine
which file formats are currently supported.
The following command line options are allowed:
-compare Tells the tool to display all images on the command line in
a single window instead of in separate windows. The images
will be stacked one on top of the other with the last file
specified on the command line appearing at the top of the
stack. This mode can be useful when comparing related
images of the same size for subtle differences (by wiping
an image on top to reveal the image below).
-noBorders Suppresses the normal window manager borders. This option
implies -usePopup.
-nofork Specifies that the application should run in the
foreground, when invoked from the shell. The default is to
fork and run in the background during startup. This is
only relevant when -gui is specified.
-usePopup Tells the tool to use a popup menu instead of the standard
menu bar.
-exitOnError Tells the tool to exit if an error is encountered opening
any of the images supplied as command line arguments.
In addition the standard X Window command line arguments like -geometry
and -iconic are recognized.
The optional index after a file name is useful on multi-resolution images
like Photo CD, to select the desired sub-image. You can use imginfo to
get a complete list of all sub-images for a given file.
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The optional format following a file name can be used to specify a file
format where it can't be determined from the file's magic (e.g. an image
is in raw format). The format_args are format specific.
When multiple images are specified on the command line they will be
displayed in separate windows unless -compare is specified. If an image
is larger than the window, the center portion of the image will be
displayed initially. The middle-mouse button is used to roam around the
full image. In addition, the images can be moved within the window using
the left-mouse. Various other options are available thru the menus.
EXAMPLES
To display the highest resolution of a Photo CD image called "janzen.pcd"
with a 512x512 window type:
imgview-geometry 512x512 janzen.pcd:5
RESOURCESimgview understands the following X resources:
geometry
Specifies the preferred size and location of the imgview window.
compare
exitOnError
noBorders
nofork
usePopup
If specified as True then imgview will behave as if the command line
switch of the same name had been specified.
NOTES
The supported image file formats depend on which file formats are
currently installed. The installed formats can be listed with the
imgformats(1) command.
SEE ALSOimgcopy(1), imginfo(1), imgworks(1), imgformats(1)
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