1 <pre><code> ###################################################################
4 ## Copyright (C) 2008 - 2017 The Geeqie Team ##
5 ## Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006 John Ellis. ##
7 ## Use at your own risk! ##
9 ## This software released under the GNU General Public License. ##
10 ## Please read the COPYING file for more information. ##
11 ###################################################################
14 <p>This is Geeqie, a successor of GQview.</p>
16 <p><a href="https://travis-ci.org/BestImageViewer/geeqie"><img src="https://api.travis-ci.org/BestImageViewer/geeqie.svg?branch=master" alt="Build Status" title="" /></a></p>
18 <p>Geeqie has been forked from GQview project, because it was not possible to
19 contact GQview author and the only maintainer. Geeqie projects goal is to move
20 the development forward and also integrate the existing patches.</p>
22 <p>Geeqie is currently considered stable. Please report any crash or odd behavior
23 to the <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geeqie-devel">mailing list</a>
24 and/or to <a href="https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues">Github</a></p>
26 <p>For more info see: <a href="http://www.geeqie.org/">http://www.geeqie.org/</a></p>
28 <p>Please send any question or suggestions to <a href="mailto:geeqie-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">geeqie-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a> or
29 open an issue on <a href="https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues">https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues</a></p>
31 <h1>README contents:</h1>
35 <li>Notes and changes for this release</li>
38 <li>Description / Features</li>
43 <h3>Required libraries:</h3>
48 disable with configure option: --disable-gtk3
51 disabled by default when GTK+3 libraries are found.
52 enable with configure option: --disable-gtk3
53 optional items map display and GPU acceleration are not available
56 Note: GTK+3 is still somehow experimental. It is needed for some
57 features but we have several complains about the GTK+3 usability.
59 So if you need a stable version, you are advised to compile it
60 with GTK+2. If you want to play with the cool new features, use
64 <h3>Optional libraries:</h3>
70 for color management support
72 disable with configure option: --disable-lcms
76 for enhanced exif support
78 disable with configure option: --disable-exiv2
82 for remote control support
84 disable with configure option: --disable-lirc
89 wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libchamplain
92 enable with configure option: --enable-map
93 enabling will also enable GPU acceleration
96 www.clutter-project.org
97 for GPU acceleration (a check-box on Preferences/Image must also be ticked)
99 enable with configure option: --enable-gpu-accel
100 explicitly disabling will also disable the map feature
104 support for lua scripting
106 disable with configure option: --disable-lua
109 when running Geeqie, to use the geo-decode function
112 when compiling Geeqie, to create this file in html format
115 <h2>Notes and changes for this release [section:release_notes]</h2>
117 <p>See NEWS file.</p>
119 <h3>Code hackers:</h3>
121 <p>If you plan on making any major changes to the code that will be offered for
122 inclusion to the main source, please contact us first - so that we can avoid
123 duplication of effort.
128 <p>See the Geeqie Bug Tracker at <a href="https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues">https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues</a></p>
132 <p>Geeqie is available as a package with some distributions.</p>
134 <p>The source tar of the latest release may be downloaded: <a href="http://geeqie.org/geeqie-1.3.tar.xz">http://geeqie.org/geeqie-1.3.tar.xz</a></p>
136 <p>To download the sources of the latest commits you must have installed git:</p>
138 <p>Either: <code>git clone git://www.geeqie.org/geeqie.git</code></p>
140 <p>Or: <code>git clone http://www.geeqie.org/git/geeqie.git</code></p>
142 <h2>Installation</h2>
144 <p>Update secondary help documents (optional - requires use of git):
145 <code>./gen_changelog.sh ; markdown README.md > README.html</code></p>
147 <p>Show compile options: <code>./autogen.sh --help</code></p>
149 <p>Compilation: <code>./autogen.sh ; make</code></p>
151 <p>General install: <code>[sudo] make install</code></p>
153 <p>Removal: <code>[sudo] make uninstall</code></p>
155 <h2>Description / Features</h2>
157 <p>Geeqie is a graphics file viewer. Basic features:</p>
160 <li>Single click image viewing / navigation.</li>
161 <li>Zoom functions.</li>
162 <li>Thumbnails, with optional caching and .xvpics support.</li>
163 <li>Multiple file selection for move, copy, delete, rename, drag and drop.</li>
164 <li>Drag and drop.</li>
166 <li>Full screen.</li>
167 <li>Ability to open images in external editors (configurable).</li>
168 <li>Collections.</li>
169 <li>Comparison of images to find duplicates by name, size, date, dimensions, or image content similarity.
171 <li>Rotation invariant detection</li>
173 <li>EXIF support.</li>
174 <li>support for stereoscopic images
176 <li>input: side-by-side (JPS) and MPO format</li>
177 <li>output: single image, anaglyph, SBS, mirror, SBS half size (3DTV)</li>