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7 | FEATURES |
7 | FEATURES |
8 | CV is supposed to work similar to the venerable XV image viewer, just |
8 | CV is supposed to work similar to the venerable XV image viewer, just |
9 | faster. Why faster? |
9 | faster. Why faster? |
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11 | * optimized directory scanning algorithm |
11 | * optimized directory scanning algorithm |
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12 | The directory scanning in CV uses some tricks that - on most modern |
13 | The directory scanning in CV uses some tricks that - on most modern |
13 | filesystems - makes it possible to detect filetypes faster than |
14 | filesystems - makes it possible to detect filetypes faster than |
14 | stat()'ing every file. This makes CV suitable for directories with |
15 | stat()'ing every file. This makes CV suitable for directories with |
15 | lots of files (10000+). |
16 | lots of files (10000+). |
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21 | On the positive side, it is usually many orders of magnitude faster |
22 | On the positive side, it is usually many orders of magnitude faster |
22 | than traditional scanning techniques (good for directories with |
23 | than traditional scanning techniques (good for directories with |
23 | 10000 or 100000+ files). |
24 | 10000 or 100000+ files). |
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25 | * queuing for all time-consuming background tasks |
26 | * queuing for all time-consuming background tasks |
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26 | All tasks, such as unlinking files or generating thumbnails, that |
28 | All tasks, such as unlinking files or generating thumbnails, that |
27 | can be done in the background will be done so - no waiting required, |
29 | can be done in the background will be done so - no waiting required, |
28 | even when changing directories. |
30 | even when changing directories. |
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30 | * use of asynchronous I/O |
32 | * use of asynchronous I/O |
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31 | CV tries to use asynchronous I/O whereever it makes sense, for |
34 | CV tries to use asynchronous I/O whereever it makes sense, for |
32 | example while scanning directories, waiting for stat data, unlinking |
35 | example while scanning directories, waiting for stat data, unlinking |
33 | files or generating thumbnails. This usually decreases scanning |
36 | files or generating thumbnails. This usually decreases scanning |
34 | times for large directories a bit (especially on RAID devices and |
37 | times for large directories a bit (especially on RAID devices and |
35 | over NFS) and makes CV much more interactive. |
38 | over NFS) and makes CV much more interactive. |
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37 | * fast image loading |
40 | * fast image loading |
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38 | The time span between the user issuing a command and displaying the |
42 | The time span between the user issuing a command and displaying the |
39 | new image should be as small as possible. CV uses optimized |
43 | new image should be as small as possible. CV uses optimized |
40 | (especially for JPEG) loading functions and sacrifices some quality |
44 | (especially for JPEG) loading functions and sacrifices some quality |
41 | (e.g no gamma correction, although this might change) to achieve |
45 | (e.g no gamma correction, although this might change) to achieve |
42 | this speed. |
46 | this speed. |
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44 | * fast thumbnail creation |
48 | * fast thumbnail creation |
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45 | Thumbnail creation uses both CPU and Disk-I/O. CV interleaves both, |
50 | Thumbnail creation uses both CPU and Disk-I/O. CV interleaves both, |
46 | so on modern CPUs, thumbnailing is usually limited by I/O speed. |
51 | so on modern CPUs, thumbnailing is usually limited by I/O speed. |
47 | Thumbnail creation for JPEGs has been specially optimized and can |
52 | Thumbnail creation for JPEGs has been specially optimized and can |
48 | even take advantage of multiple CPUs. |
53 | even take advantage of multiple CPUs. |
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50 | * minimum optical clutter |
55 | * minimum optical clutter |
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51 | CV has no menus or other user interface elements that take up a lot |
57 | CV has no menus or other user interface elements that take up a lot |
52 | of screen space (or are useful for beginning users). The schnauzer |
58 | of screen space (or are useful for beginning users). The schnauzer |
53 | windows can also be somewhat crowded. |
59 | windows can also be somewhat crowded. |
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55 | The point of an image viewer is viewing images, not a nice GUI. This |
61 | The point of an image viewer is viewing images, not a nice GUI. This |
56 | is similar to XV's behaviour. |
62 | is similar to XV's behaviour. |
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58 | * efficient (and hard to learn) user interface |
64 | * efficient (and hard to learn) user interface |
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59 | CV uses key combinations. A lot. If you are an experienced XV user, |
66 | CV uses key combinations. A lot. If you are an experienced XV user, |
60 | you will find most of these keys familiar. If not, CV might be hard |
67 | you will find most of these keys familiar. If not, CV might be hard |
61 | to use at first, but will be an efficient tool later. |
68 | to use at first, but will be an efficient tool later. |
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63 | * multi-window GUI |
70 | * multi-window GUI |
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64 | CV doesn't force you to use a specific layout, instead it relies on |
72 | CV doesn't force you to use a specific layout, instead it relies on |
65 | your window manager, thus enabling you to chose whatever layout that |
73 | your window manager, thus enabling you to chose whatever layout that |
66 | suits you most. |
74 | suits you most. |
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68 | * i18n'ed filename handling throughout |
76 | * i18n'ed filename handling throughout |
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69 | As long as glib can recognize your filename encoding (either UTF-8 |
78 | As long as glib can recognize your filename encoding (either UTF-8 |
70 | or locale-specific, depending on the setting of G_BROKEN_FILENAMES) |
79 | or locale-specific, depending on the setting of G_BROKEN_FILENAMES) |
71 | and you have the relevant fonts, CV will display your filenames |
80 | and you have the relevant fonts, CV will display your filenames |
72 | correctly. |
81 | correctly. |
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74 | * extensible through plug-ins |
83 | * extensible through plug-ins |
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75 | I have weird plug-ins that access remote databases to find a |
85 | I have weird plug-ins that access remote databases to find a |
76 | directory. This is not likely to be of any use to other people. |
86 | directory. This is not likely to be of any use to other people. |
77 | Likewise, others might have weird requirements I cannot dream of. |
87 | Likewise, others might have weird requirements I cannot dream of. |
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79 | * filename clustering |
89 | * filename clustering |
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80 | Among the standard plug-ins is a filename clustering plug-in, that |
91 | Among the standard plug-ins is a filename clustering plug-in, that |
81 | (in case of tens of thousands images in one directory) might be able |
92 | (in case of tens of thousands images in one directory) might be able |
82 | to cluster similar names together. |
93 | to cluster similar names together. |
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94 | |
84 | DESCRIPTION |
95 | DESCRIPTION |
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92 | . enlarge the image by 10% |
103 | . enlarge the image by 10% |
93 | n reset to normal size |
104 | n reset to normal size |
94 | m maximize to screensize |
105 | m maximize to screensize |
95 | M maximize to screensize, respecting image aspect |
106 | M maximize to screensize, respecting image aspect |
96 | ctrl-m toggle maxpect-always mode |
107 | ctrl-m toggle maxpect-always mode |
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108 | ctrl-sift-m toggle using current image size as max image size |
97 | u uncrop |
109 | u uncrop |
98 | r set scaling mode to 'nearest' (fastest) |
110 | r set scaling mode to 'nearest' (fastest) |
99 | s set scaling mode to 'bilinear' (default) |
111 | s set scaling mode to 'bilinear' (default) |
100 | shift-s set scaling mode to 'hyper' (slowest) |
112 | shift-s set scaling mode to 'hyper' (slowest) |
101 | t rotate clockwise 90° |
113 | t rotate clockwise 90° |
102 | T rotate counterclockwise° |
114 | T rotate counterclockwise° |
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115 | a apply all rotations loslessly to a jpeg file (using exiftran) |
103 | ctrl-v open a new visual schnauzer window for the current dir |
116 | ctrl-v open a new visual schnauzer window for the current dir |
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117 | ctrl-c clone the current image window |
104 | ctrl-e run an editor ($CV_EDITOR or "gimp") on the current image |
118 | ctrl-e run an editor ($CV_EDITOR or "gimp") on the current image |
105 | ctrl-p fire up the print fialog |
119 | ctrl-p fire up the print dialog |
106 | escape cancel a crop action |
120 | escape cancel a crop action |
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108 | And when playing movies, these additional keys are active: |
122 | And when playing movies, these additional keys are active: |
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110 | left rewind by 10 seconds |
124 | left rewind by 10 seconds |
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125 | Left-clicking into the image window will let you crop the image (usually |
139 | Left-clicking into the image window will let you crop the image (usually |
126 | to zoom into large images that CV scales down). |
140 | to zoom into large images that CV scales down). |
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128 | THE VISUAL SCHNAUZER |
142 | THE VISUAL SCHNAUZER |
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143 | Any image-loading action in a schnauzer window acts on the |
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144 | "last-recently-activated" imagewindow, which currently is simply the |
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145 | last image window that received a keypress. |
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129 | You can use the following keys in the schnauzer window: |
147 | You can use the following keys in the schnauzer window: |
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131 | ctrl-space, |
149 | ctrl-space, |
132 | space move to and display next image |
150 | space move to and display next image |
133 | ctrl-backspace, |
151 | ctrl-backspace, |
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145 | ctrl-shift-a select all files currently displayed in the schnauzer window |
163 | ctrl-shift-a select all files currently displayed in the schnauzer window |
146 | ctrl-d delete selected files WITHOUT ASKING AGAIN |
164 | ctrl-d delete selected files WITHOUT ASKING AGAIN |
147 | ctrl-g force generation of thumbnais for the selected files |
165 | ctrl-g force generation of thumbnais for the selected files |
148 | ctrl-s rescan current direcory or files updates/deletes etc. |
166 | ctrl-s rescan current direcory or files updates/deletes etc. |
149 | ctrl-u update selected (or all) icons if neccessary |
167 | ctrl-u update selected (or all) icons if neccessary |
150 | ctrl-l don't use, will become a plug-in eventually |
168 | ctrl-- unselected thumbnailed images |
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169 | ctrl-+ keep only thumbnailed images, deselect others |
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152 | ^ go to parent directory (caret). |
171 | ^ go to parent directory (caret). |
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154 | 0-9, |
173 | 0-9, |
155 | a-z find the first filename beginning with this letter |
174 | a-z find the first filename beginning with this letter |
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157 | Right-clicking into the schnauzer window displays a pop-up menu with |
176 | Right-clicking into the schnauzer window displays a pop-up menu with |
158 | additional actions. |
177 | additional actions. |
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179 | SELECTION |
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180 | You can select entries in the Schnauzer in a variety of ways: |
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182 | Keyboard |
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183 | Moving the cursor with the keyboard will first deselect all files |
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184 | and then select the file you moved to. |
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186 | Clicking |
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187 | Clicking on an entry will select the one you clicked and deselect |
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188 | all others. |
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190 | Shift-Clicking |
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191 | Shift-clicking will toggle the selection on the entry under the |
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192 | mouse. |
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194 | Dragging |
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195 | Dragging will select all entries between the one selected when |
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196 | pushing the button and the one selected when releasing the button. |
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197 | If you move above or below the schnauzer area while drag-selecting, |
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198 | the schnauzer will move up/down one row twice per second. In |
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199 | addition, horizontal mouse movement acts as a kind of invisible |
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200 | horizontal scrollbar. |
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202 | Hint: double-click works while click-selecting |
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203 | You can double-click any image while click-selecting to display it |
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204 | without stopping the selection process. This will act as if you |
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205 | normally double-clicked the image to display it, and will toggle the |
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206 | selection twice, resulting in no change. |
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160 | FILES |
208 | FILES |
161 | When starting, CV runs the .cvrc file in your $HOME directory as if it |
209 | When starting, CV runs the .cvrc file in your $HOME directory as if it |
162 | were a perl script. in that, you will mostly load plug-ins. |
210 | were a perl script. in that, you will mostly load plug-ins. |
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167 | or require "/fs/cv/cvplugin.pl"; |
215 | or require "/fs/cv/cvplugin.pl"; |
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169 | This will load a plug-in, but only if the machine *ether* is reachable |
217 | This will load a plug-in, but only if the machine *ether* is reachable |
170 | (supposedly the plug-in is networked in some way :). |
218 | (supposedly the plug-in is networked in some way :). |
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172 | ENVIRONMENT |
220 | ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES |
173 | CV_EDITOR |
221 | CV_EDITOR |
174 | The program that gets executed when the user presses "CTRL-e" in the |
222 | The program that gets executed when the user presses "CTRL-e" in the |
175 | Schnauzer or image window. The default is "gimp". |
223 | Schnauzer or image window. The default is "gimp". |
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225 | CV_AUDIO_PLAYER |
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226 | Program used to play all sorts of audio (wav, aif, mp3, ogg...), |
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227 | default "play". Will be called like "$CV_AUDIO_PLAYER -- <path>". |
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177 | CV_PRINT_DESTINATION |
229 | CV_PRINT_DESTINATION |
178 | The default (perl-style) destination to use in the print dialog. |
230 | The default (perl-style) destination to use in the print dialog. |
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180 | CV_TRASHCAN |
232 | CV_TRASHCAN |
181 | When set, must point to a directory where all files that are deleted |
233 | When set, must point to a directory where all files that are deleted |
182 | are moved to. If unset, files that are deleted are really being |
234 | by the "Delete Physically" (ctrl-d) action are moved to (other |
183 | deleted. |
235 | deletion actions still delete!). If unset, files that are deleted |
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236 | are really being deleted. |
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238 | SIGNALS |
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239 | Sending CV a SIGUSR1 signal will cause all image viewers to reload the |
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240 | currently loaded image. This is useful if you use CV as a viewer for |
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241 | changing data - just run it in the background with some path and each |
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242 | time the image changes, send it a SIGUSR1. |
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185 | SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS |
244 | SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS |
186 | CV uses Pixbuf to load non-JPEG images. Pixbuf is not considered safe |
245 | CV uses Pixbuf to load non-JPEG images. Pixbuf is not considered safe |
187 | for this purpose, though (from the gtk-2.2 release notes): |
246 | for this purpose, though (from the gtk-2.2 release notes): |
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