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2 ## GQview 0.7.0 (07/03/99) ##
3 ## This software is Copyright (C) 1999 by John Ellis. ##
4 ## Use this software at your own risk. I am not responsible for ##
5 ## anything this software may do to your computer. ##
6 ## This software falls under the GNU Public License. Please read ##
7 ## the COPYING file for more information ##
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11 e-mail: gqview@email.com
12 homepage: gqview.netpedia.net
13 www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/5235/ (mirror always up to date)
17 GTK+-1.2.0: ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk
18 Imlib 1.9: ftp://ftp.labs.redhat.com/pub/imlib
20 ======== Notes and changes for this release
23 > Now use autoconf/make, resulting in a configure script.
24 > Now supports i18n, added translations: de ja pt_BR ru
25 > Remove 'save settings on exit', they are now always saved.
26 > Copy/move dialogs now include drop down history.
27 - Icons now update when size is configured.
28 - When dragging files, and the action was a move, refresh the filelist.
29 * Icons sizes are now properly remembered when the config dialog is opened
30 then closed without re-selecting the size.
33 known bug: When starting up with tools floating, then unfloat the tools and
34 attempt to do drag and drop, BOOM! endless loop of errors on
35 GTK+-1.2.3 (hint: could use a little help figuring this out)
39 Compilation: ./configure ; make
40 General install: make install
41 GNOME install: make gnome-install is deprecated!, configure finds gnome for
43 Removal: make uninstall
45 ======== Description / Features
47 GQview is a graphics file viewer. Basic features:
48 - Single click image viewing / navigation.
50 - Thumbnails, with optional caching and .xvpics support.
51 - Multiple file selection for move, copy, delete, rename, drag and drop.
55 - Ability to open images in external editors (configurable).
57 ======== Documentation (brief)
61 [PageUp] previous image
62 [Home] first image in list
63 [End] last image in list
64 [Tab] tab completion in path entry window
65 [Escape], cancel completion in path entry window
66 [Escape] stop generating thumbnails
68 Keyboard commands valid when image has focus (image has black rectangle)
70 [Shift] - arrow keys pan image faster
72 [Backspace] previous image
75 [Ctrl] - N New directory
78 [Ctrl] - R Rename file
79 [Ctrl] - D, [Delete] Delete file
83 [Ctrl] - 1 .. 8 run external editor
84 [Ctrl] - O configure Options
85 [Ctrl] - S Save options
86 [Ctrl] - T Maintain thumbnails
91 Z zoom to original size
93 T toggle thumbnail display
95 F (Un)float file selection area
96 H (Un)hide file selection area
97 [Ctrl] = F Toggle full screen
100 ======== Thanks go to the following for fixes, additions, and patches:
102 Oleg Andrjushenko <oandr@itec.cn.ua>
103 for Russian translation
105 Vitor Fernandes <vitor_fernandes@SoftHome.net>
106 for Brazilian Portuguese translation
108 Shingo Akagaki <akagaki@ece.numazu-ct.ac.jp>a
109 for Japanese translation
111 Matthias Warkus <mawarkus@t-online.de>
112 for German translation.
114 Diederen Damien <D.Diederen@student.ulg.ac.be>
115 for .xvpics thumbnail reading support.