| 1 | sxiv: Simple (or small or suckless) X Image Viewer |
| 2 | |
| 3 | sxiv is a really simple alternative to feh and qiv. Its only dependency is |
| 4 | imlib2. The primary goal for writing sxiv is to create an image viewer, which |
| 5 | only implements the most basic features required for fast image viewing. It |
| 6 | works nicely with tiling window managers and its code base should be kept small |
| 7 | and clean to make it easy for you to dig into it and customize it for your |
| 8 | needs. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Installation |
| 11 | ------------ |
| 12 | sxiv is built using the commands: |
| 13 | |
| 14 | $ make |
| 15 | # make install |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Please note, that the latter one requires root privileges. |
| 18 | By default, sxiv is installed using the prefix "/usr/local", so the full path |
| 19 | of the executable will be "/usr/local/sbin/sxiv". |
| 20 | |
| 21 | You can install it into a directory of your choice by changing the second |
| 22 | command to: |
| 23 | |
| 24 | # PREFIX="/your/dir" make install |
| 25 | |
| 26 | All build-time specific settings can be found in the file "config.h". Please |
| 27 | check and change them, so that they fit your needs. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Usage |
| 30 | ----- |
| 31 | sxiv has no useful command line options yet, but they will be added in the next |
| 32 | releases. Right now, it simply displays all files given on the command line. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Use the following keys to control sxiv: |
| 35 | |
| 36 | q Quit sxiv |
| 37 | Escape Quit sxiv and return an exit value of 2 (useful for scripting) |
| 38 | Space,n Go to the next image |
| 39 | Backspace,p Go to the previous image |
| 40 | g/G Go to first/last image |
| 41 | [/] Go 10 images backward/forward |
| 42 | +,= Zoom in |
| 43 | - Zoom out |
| 44 | h,j,k,l Pan image left/down/up/right |
| 45 | <,> Rotate image (counter-)clockwise by 90 degrees |
| 46 | f Toggle fullscreen mode (requires an EWMH/NetWM compliant |
| 47 | window manager) |
| 48 | a Toggle anti-aliasing |
| 49 | |
| 50 | Additionally, sxiv can be controlled via the following mouse commands: |
| 51 | |
| 52 | Button1 Go to the next image |
| 53 | Button3 Go to the previous image |
| 54 | ScrollUp Pan image up |
| 55 | ScrollDown Pan image down |
| 56 | Shift+ScrollUp Pan image left |
| 57 | Shift+ScrollDown Pan image right |
| 58 | Ctrl+ScrollUp Zoom in |
| 59 | Ctrl+ScrollDown Zoom out |