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authorkraxel <kraxel>2004-06-08 08:36:57 +0000
committerkraxel <kraxel>2004-06-08 08:36:57 +0000
commit3c6816cd0d4eb03edd3b2ee1474ce2fbcbf79c63 (patch)
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- fbi: add config file support to fbi
- fbi: misc fixes
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH fbi 1 "(c) 1999-2002 Gerd Knorr"
+.TH fbi 1 "(c) 1999-2004 Gerd Knorr"
.SH NAME
fbi - linux \fBf\fPrame\fBb\fPuffer \fBi\fPmageviewer
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ mapped to.
name of the video mode to use video mode (must be listed in
/etc/fb.modes). Default is not to change the video mode.
.TP
-.B -q
-be quiet: don't print anything.
-.TP
.B -v
-be verbose: allways print filenames.
+be verbose: enable status line on the bottom of the screen.
.TP
.B -P
Enable textreading mode. This has the effect that fbi will display
@@ -52,12 +49,11 @@ select resolution. PhotoCD only, n = 1..5.
set scroll steps in pixels (default is 50).
.TP
.B -f font
-Set font. This can be either a pcf console font file or a X11 font
-spec. Using X11 fonts requires a font server (The one specified in
-the environment variable FONTSERVER or on localhost). The FBFONT
-environment variable is used as default. If unset, fbi will
-fallback to 10x20 (X11) / lat1u-16.psf (console).
-.TP
+Set font. This can be anything fontconfig accepts. Try fc-list for a
+list of known fonts on your system. The fontconfig config file is
+evaluated as well, so any generic stuff defined there (such as mono,
+sans) will work as well. It is recommended to use monospaced fonts,
+the textboxes (help text, exif info) look better then.
.B -a
Enable autozoom. fbi will automagically pick a reasonable zoom factor
when loading a new image.
@@ -95,6 +91,9 @@ PgDn, Space next image
Return next image, write the filename of the current
image to stdout.
P pause the slideshow (if started with -t, toggle)
+V enable/disable status line
+H display textbox with brief help
+I display textbox with some EXIF info
<number>g jump to image #<number>
.fi
.P
@@ -115,10 +114,8 @@ to type Shift+D. This is done to avoid deleting images by mistake
because there are no safety bells: If you ask fbi to delete the image,
it will be deleted without questions asked.
.P
-The rotate function actually works for JPEG images only because it
-calls the jpegtran command to perform a lossless rotation if the image.
-It is especially useful if you review the images of your digital
-camera.
+The rotate function actually works for JPEG images only. It does
+a lossless transformation of the image.
.SH COMMON PROBLEMS
.B fbi
needs rw access to the framebuffer devices (/dev/fbN), i.e you (our
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ logins, but any kind of a pseudo tty (xterm, ssh, screen, ...) will
.B not
work.
.SH SEE ALSO
-fbset(1), convert(1), jpegtran(1)
+fbset(1), convert(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
.SH COPYRIGHT