--- CV/README 2008/07/08 12:04:04 1.8 +++ CV/README 2017/12/27 17:48:16 1.12 @@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ cv - a fast gtk+ image viewer loosely modeled after XV SYNOPSIS - cv [file...] + cv + + cv directory + + cv path... + + cv -g + + find .. -print0 | cv -0r FEATURES CV is supposed to work similar to the venerable XV image viewer, just @@ -110,13 +118,15 @@ r set scaling mode to 'nearest' (fastest) s set scaling mode to 'bilinear' (default) shift-s set scaling mode to 'hyper' (slowest) - t rotate clockwise 90° - T rotate counterclockwise° + t rotate clockwise 90° + T rotate counterclockwise° a apply all rotations loslessly to a jpeg file (using exiftran) + ctrl-shift-t apply current rotation for future image loads ctrl-v open a new visual schnauzer window for the current dir ctrl-c clone the current image window ctrl-e run an editor ($CV_EDITOR or "gimp") on the current image ctrl-p fire up the print dialog + ctrl-shift-p same as ctrl-p, but automatically selects "ok" escape cancel a crop action And when playing movies, these additional keys are active: @@ -162,7 +172,8 @@ ctrl-a select all files ctrl-shift-a select all files currently displayed in the schnauzer window ctrl-d delete selected files WITHOUT ASKING AGAIN - ctrl-g force generation of thumbnais for the selected files + ctrl-g force generation of thumbnails for the selected files + ctrl-shift-g remove thumbnails for the selected files ctrl-s rescan current direcory or files updates/deletes etc. ctrl-u update selected (or all) icons if neccessary ctrl-- unselected thumbnailed images @@ -217,22 +228,44 @@ This will load a plug-in, but only if the machine *ether* is reachable (supposedly the plug-in is networked in some way :). -ENVIRONMENT +ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES CV_EDITOR The program that gets executed when the user presses "CTRL-e" in the Schnauzer or image window. The default is "gimp". CV_AUDIO_PLAYER + EXPERIMENTAL: audio playback is now via mpv, this variable is + currently ignored. + Program used to play all sorts of audio (wav, aif, mp3, ogg...), default "play". Will be called like "$CV_AUDIO_PLAYER -- ". + CV_MPLAYER + Program used to play all sorts of video files. Unlike + "CV_AUDIO_PLAYER", this really must be one of the "mplayer", + "mplayer2" or "mpv" programs, or something that is very command-line + compatible to them. + + Currently, if this string contains the substring "mpv", then it is + assumed to be mpv-compatible, otherwise it is assumed to be + mplayer-compatible. + + Note: for video-thumbnailing, mplayer is still used (and hardcoded). + CV_PRINT_DESTINATION The default (perl-style) destination to use in the print dialog. CV_TRASHCAN When set, must point to a directory where all files that are deleted - are moved to. If unset, files that are deleted are really being - deleted. + by the "Delete Physically" (ctrl-d) action are moved to (other + deletion actions still delete!). If unset, files that are deleted + are really being deleted. + +SIGNALS + Sending CV a SIGUSR1 signal will cause all image viewers to reload the + currently loaded image. This is useful if you use CV as a viewer for + changing data - just run it in the background with some path and each + time the image changes, send it a SIGUSR1. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS CV uses Pixbuf to load non-JPEG images. Pixbuf is not considered safe